The Form and Manner of Ordering of Priests

Almighty God, and heavenly Father, who, of your infinite love and goodness towards us, has given to us your only and most dearly beloved Son Jesus Christ, to be our Redeemer, and the Author of everlasting life;¹

who, after he had made perfect our redemption by his death, and was ascended into heaven, sent abroad into the world his Apostles, Prophets, Evangelists, Doctors, and Pastors; by whose labour and ministry he gathered together a great flock in all the parts of the world, to set forth the eternal praise of your holy Name:² For these so great benefits of your eternal goodness, and for that you have vouchsafed to call these your servants here present to the same Office and Ministry, appointed for the salvation of mankind, we render unto you most hearty thanks, we praise and worship you;³

and we humbly beseech you, by the same your blessed Son, to grant unto all, who either here or elsewhere call upon your holy Name, that we may continue to show ourselves thankful unto you for these and all your other benefits; and that we may daily increase and go forwards in the knowledge and faith of you and your Son, by the Holy Spirit.⁴

So that as well by these your Ministers, as by them over whom they shall be appointed your Ministers, your holy Name may be for ever glorified, and your blessed kingdom enlarged; through the same your Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the same Holy Spirit, world without end. Amen.⁵