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007 - Confirmation · Book of Common Prayer, 1662- selections

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  Speaker 1: The Order of Confirmation from the Book of Common Prayer
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  Speaker 1: sixteen sixty two. This LibriVox recording is in the public
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  Speaker 1: domain recording by Michaelmag's the Order of Confirmation or laying
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  Speaker 1: on of hands upon those that are baptized and come
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  Speaker 1: to years of discretion upon the day appointed, All that
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  Speaker 1: are to be then confirmed, being placed and standing in
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  Speaker 1: order before the Bishop, he or some other minister appointed
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  Speaker 1: by him, shall read this preface following to the end,
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  Speaker 1: that confirmation may be ministered to the more edifying of
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  Speaker 1: such as shall receive it. The Church hath thought it
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  Speaker 1: good to order that none hereafter shall be confirmed, but
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  Speaker 1: such as can say the Creed, the Lord's Prayer, and
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  Speaker 1: the Ten Commandments, and can also answer to such other
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  Speaker 1: questions as in the short Catechism are contained, which order
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  Speaker 1: is very very convenient to be observed, to the end
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  Speaker 1: that children, being now come to the years of discretion,
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  Speaker 1: and having learned what their godfathers and godmothers promised for
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  Speaker 1: them in baptism, they may themselves, with their own mouth
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  Speaker 1: and consent openly before the Church, ratify and confirm the same,
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  Speaker 1: and also promise that, by the grace of God, they
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  Speaker 1: will evermore endeavor themselves faithfully to observe such things as they,
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  Speaker 1: by their own confession have assented unto. Then shall the
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  Speaker 1: Bishop say, do ye here, in the presence of God
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  Speaker 1: and of this congregation, renew the solemn promise and vow
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  Speaker 1: that was made in your name at your baptism, ratifying
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  Speaker 1: and confirming the same in your own persons, and acknowledging
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  Speaker 1: yourselves bound to believe and to do all those things
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  Speaker 1: which your Godfathers and Godmothers then undertook for you. And
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  Speaker 1: every one shall audibly answer, I do the Bishop. Our
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  Speaker 1: help is in the name of the Lord. Answer, who
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  Speaker 1: hath made heaven, and us Bishop, blessed be the name
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  Speaker 1: of the Lord. Answer henceforth world without end. Bishop Lord,
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  Speaker 1: hear our prayers. Answer, and let our cry come unto
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  Speaker 1: THEE Bishop. Let us pray, Almighty and Everlasting God, who
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  Speaker 1: has vouchsafed to regenerate these thy servants by water and
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  Speaker 1: the Holy Ghost, and has given unto them forgiveness of
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  Speaker 1: all their sins, strengthen them. We beseech THEE Lord with
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  Speaker 1: the Holy Spirit that comfort her and daily increase in
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  Speaker 1: them the manifold gifts of grace, the spirit of wisdom,
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  Speaker 1: and understanding, the spirit of counsel and ghostly strength, the
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  Speaker 1: spirit of knowledge and true godliness. And fill them, O Lord,
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  Speaker 1: with the spirit of thy holy fear now and forever. Amen.
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  Speaker 1: Then all of them in order, kneeling before the Bishop,
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  Speaker 1: ye shall lay his hand upon the head of every one,
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  Speaker 1: severally saying, defend, O Lord, this child or this thy
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  Speaker 1: servant with thy heaven negrace, that he may continue thine
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  Speaker 1: forever and daily, increase in thy holy spirit more and
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  Speaker 1: more until he come unto Thy everlasting Kingdom. Amen. Then
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  Speaker 1: shall the bishop say, the Lord be with you, answer
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  Speaker 1: and with thy spirit, and all kneeling down. The Bishop
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  Speaker 1: shall add, let us pray our Father, which art in heaven.
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  Speaker 1: Halload be thy name, Thy Kingdom. Come, Thy will be
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  Speaker 1: done in earth as it is in heaven. Give us
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  Speaker 1: this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses,
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  Speaker 1: as we forgive them that trespass against us. And lead
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  Speaker 1: us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.
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  Speaker 1: And this collect almighty and everlasting God, who makest us
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  Speaker 1: both to will and to do those things that be
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  Speaker 1: good and acceptable. Unto Thy divine Majesty, we make our
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  Speaker 1: humble supplications unto Thee for these Thy servants, upon whom,
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  Speaker 1: after the example of Thy Holy apostles, we have now
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  Speaker 1: laid our hands to certify them by this sign of
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  Speaker 1: Thy favor and gracious goodness towards them. Let thy fatherly hand.
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  Speaker 1: We beseech THEE ever be over them, Let Thy Holy
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  Speaker 1: Spirit ever be with us them, and so lead them
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  Speaker 1: in the knowledge and obedience of Thy word, that in
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  Speaker 1: the end they may obtain everlasting life through our Lord
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  Speaker 1: Jesus Christ, who with THEE and the Holy Ghost liveth
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  Speaker 1: and reigneth ever one God world without end. Amen. O,
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  Speaker 1: Almighty Lord and Everlasting God, vouchsafe. We beseech THEE to direct,
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  Speaker 1: sanctify and govern both our hearts and bodies in the
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  Speaker 1: ways of Thy laws and in the works of Thy commandments,
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  Speaker 1: that through Thy most mighty protection, both here and ever,
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  Speaker 1: we may be preserved in body and soul through our
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  Speaker 1: Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Then the Bishop shall
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  Speaker 1: bless them, saying, thus the blessing of God Almighty, the Father,
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  Speaker 1: the Son, and the Holy Ghost be upon you and
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  Speaker 1: remain with you forever. Amen. An there shall none be
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  Speaker 1: admitted to the Holy Communion until such time as he
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  Speaker 1: be confirmed, or be ready and desirous to be confirmed,
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  Speaker 1: And of the order of Confirmation