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A34064	A discourse upon the form and manner of making, ordaining, and consecrating bishops, priests, and deacons, according to the order of the Church of England by Thomas Comber ...	Comber, Thomas, 1645-1699.	1699 (1699)	Wing C5464; ESTC R1808	281,164	522

in duties of Piety and Charity making them full of Love both to God and to their Neighbours Be pleased therefore thus to anoint us who need all these Blessed Qualifications Ver. 4. Material Oyl being inflamed is soon exhausted and then its light ceases but thy Spiritual Oyl will burn and shine for ever By it therefore enable us to have a right judgment in all things and direct us with perpetual Light in all our ways to cure the dulness of our slow understandings and remove the ill effects of our natural darkness and almost blinded sight which makes us so apt to err in Spiritual things Ver. 5. As the Jews when they Feasted and rejoyced used to anoint their Faces with perfumed Oyl to make their Skin smooth and fair and give their Countenances a chearful air (q) Psal civ 15. Matth. vi 17. Duo sunt liquores corporibus hominum gratissimi intus Vini foris Olei Plin. l. 14. c. 22. be thou pleased in like manner to anoint and chear our Souls which have contracted a soiled Face and mournful Figure in our late days of Fasting and Penitence for our Sins Seal our Pardon and Chear our Spirits with the abundance of thy grace which will extreamly refresh us and make us lovely in our Redeemers Eyes to whom above all things we desire to be acceptable Ver. 6. And that nothing from without may disturb our inward Joy and Comfort make the world peaceable Keep far off from us all our Foes that would invade us from Foreign Countries and also Give Peace to us at home in our own Land that neither this Church or state may be shaken by Faction Schism or Sedition And direct us as well as guard us for where thou art our constant Guide no ill can come either to our Souls or Bodies Ver. 7. Where thou art our Teacher Mysteries become easie to our Faith Therefore do thou Teach us to know the Blessed Trinity in Unity for our everlasting Salvation (r) John xvii 3. even the Father Almighty our Creator the Eternal Son our Redeemer And Thee O Holy Spirit our Sanctifier who proceedest of both to be really Three Persons and yet but one God Ver. 8 and 9. Which right Knowledge will direct us rightly to praise thee So that as it has been in the true Church through the Ages all along from the beginning this may be also our endless Song to be continued down to our latest Posterity Glory and Praise be given to thy Eternal Merit who art ever deserving from us and all mankind fresh and lasting acknowledgments O Blessed Father beloved Son and Holy Spirit may the Trinity in Unity and Unity in Trinity thus be adored and glorified for ever and ever Amen CHAP. VII Of the Large Collect before the Ordination §. 1. THat Prayer was a Principal Part of this Office was shewed before the Forms are various in divers Churches there is something like this of ours in Antiquity (s) Clement Constit l. 8. c. 24. fol. 141. but nothing is so full and so exact as this in any Church being made at the Reformation and continued ever since without any alteration The Analysis of this Collect. This Collect hath two General Parts 1st The Laudatory part wherein there is 1. The Original cause of all God's Mercies Almighty God who of thine infinite love c. 2 Some proper instances viz. 1 His giving us his Son Hath given to us thine only and most dearly c. 2. Sending the Apostles and other Pastors Sent abroad his Apostles Prophets c. 3. Their success and the effect of their preaching By whose labour and ministry he c. 4. Providing this succession of Ministers And for that thou hast vouchsafed to call these c. 3. An Act of Praise for them all We tender unto thee most hearty thanks c. 2ly The Precatory part and there in 1. The petitions for all Christian people 1. That they may be thankful And we humbly beseech thee to grant unto all which c. 2. And also grow in grace And that we may daily increase and go forwards in the knowledge c. 2. Those for Priests and people both 1. That by both Gods name may be glorified So that aswell by these thy Ministers as by them over whom c. 2ly And his Kingdom further extended And thy blessed Kingdom enlarged 3. The pressing conclusion Through the same thy Son Iesus Christ our Lord c. Amen A Discourse upon the larger Collect. §. 2. ALmighty God and Heavenly Father who of thy infinite Love c. Nothing can more fitly dispose us to praise Almighty God who shews himself to be our Heavenly Father by providing a proper Ministry for his Spouse the Church our Mother than serious reflection upon the whole Oeconomy of our Redemption and all the steps he hath made towards this mighty blessing So that 't is proper here to consider that when our first Parents fell from their Innocence they brought two evils upon their Posterity First The Guilt and then the power of Sin Now our Lord and Saviour undertook the removing of both First of our Guilt by his Death and Secondly of our Bondage under its power by his most holy Ordinances and his Word and in order to this he left his Ministers in all Ages to apply these means to this great end And therefore upon the ordaining new Pastors 't is very fit we should acknowledge 1st In general The true original of that Fatherly care he hath expressed by this gracious Provision which was no merit in us but his infinite love and innate goodness we did not deserve nor could we requite such concern for our eternal welfare his own desire of our Salvation and propensity to do good alone excited him this favour was shewed freely (t) Gratia est gratis data non meritis operantis sed miseratione donantis Aug. Ep. 120. Upon this principle he first gave us his only and therefore most dearly beloved Son (u) Gen. xxii 2. Angl. thy only Son ex Hebr. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 at LXX 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Though he was and had been the delight of his Bosom from all eternity yet when our Salvation needed him to be the Author and necessary cause of it (w) Hebr. v. 9. Graec. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 He freely sent him not only to take our Nature but our Guilt upon himself For which by his Death upon the Cross he did so fully satisfie his Fathers justice that he who never boasted said it is finished (x) Johan xix 30. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Theoph. in loc And St. Paul hath declared There is now no more need of any other or further offering for Sin (y) Hebr. ix 25 26 and chap. x. 14. which our most learned Reformers judiciously put into this Collect and say he made perfect our Redemption by his Death with a plain design to confute that false Opinion of the Roman Church

Church in Sacred Mysteries and dispensing of Charity so that we pray according to ancient forms that God would mercifully look upon these his Servants (h) Super hunc famulum tuum quaesumus Domine placatus intende Morin p. 263. Mabil p. 304. Pont. Rom. 35. 'T is true they are now approved by Man yet we know and their own Conscience tells them they have many infirmities and defects so that they need the mercy of that God who sees them all to excuse and so accept them none are worthy by their own merit 't is Grace alone that makes them fit and if God did not look on the best with favour they could not be sufficient for these things (i) 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 2 Cor. ii 16. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 2 Co● iii. 5. The Bishop can do the outward part but the grace that makes them worthy flows from the visitation of the riches of his mercy (k) 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Euch. p. 251. as the Greek Office expresses this And now having prayed in general for God's mercy and favour we further beg that when his mercy hath preceded his grace may follow and that in those great effects of it so necessary for the Tribe of Levi Illumination in true Doctrine and Innocency or Perfection in Manners the former to replenish their Understandings with the knowledge of all Truth the latter to adorn their Conversation with all sorts of Virtue these two are Moses's Prayer for the Sacred Tribe and the meaning of Urim and Thummim (l) Deut. xxxiii 8. Perfectiones tuae Doctrinae tuae Vers Samar and will make our Man of God perfect and throughly furnished to every good work (m) 2 Tim. iii. 7. And indeed both are absolutely necessary for a Clergy-man he must as the first Deacons were be replenish'd with wisdom (n) Act. vi 3. Vid. item Luke ii 40. The Fountain which is to water many had need to be very full yea to overflow and then he may serve God by his words And he must also be adorned with Innocency of Life that he may serve God by his good Example and thus both by Word and Deed he may glorifie his Name and edifie the Church Hence the ancient Offices mention both these (o) 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Clement Constit ap Morin p. 24. Ut coelesti munere ditati tuae majestatis gratiam possint acquirere bene vivendi aliis exemplum praebere Pont. Rom. p. 39. and pray they may labour both by their Words and Deeds to edifie God's people And that being filled with Heavenly Gifts they may both please Almighty God and profit others by their good Example Nor may these two be separated for if a Minister be Innocent but Ignorant his Innocence only profits himself but he is not qualified to instruct others And if he be Learned but Vitious his Evil Example hinders the effect of his Exhortations and makes his Knowledge become unprofitable Wherefore St. Hilary notes a good Clergy-man must have both and we pray for both together (p) Non statim boni Sacerdotis est tantum innocenter agere aut scienter praedicare innocens sibi tantum proficit doctus sine doctrina sit authoritate nisi sit innocens Hill Pict d● Trin. l. 8. that his Head may be full stored with the knowledge of all Orthodox Principles and his Life adorned with all sorts of Virtuous Practices Holiness is often compared to an Ornament and to such Robes as Men put on when they would appear gay and graceful (q) Isai lxi 10. 1 Pet. iii. 3 4. Rev. vi 11. Virtue is admired and lovely in all Men especially in Ministers they who are wicked themselves cannot but commend it in those of this Order (r) Quinetiam placet sua natura adeoque gratiosa est virtus ut insitum etiam sit malis probare meliora Sen. de Ben. l. 4. Who can never be generally acceptable reverenced and respected whatever Parts or other Qualifications they may have unless their Lives be holy and without blemish So that this which we pray for must be our Candidates principal care to live religiously and to abstain from all appearance as well as avoid all occasions of evil Neither Wit nor Learning Eloquence or Education will adorn him unless he lead a pious and holy Life §. 5. That both by Word and good Example they may faithfully serve Thee in this Office to the Glory of thy Name and the Edification of thy Church through the Merits c. 'T is fit so great and necessary a request should be earnestly desired by us and graciously granted by God to which end we conclude with two proper Motives the former to excite our Devotion in Asking the latter to incline our Heavenly Father to hear us Let us therefore consider that if we can prevail with him for a Learned and Holy Clergy they will be enabled to serve God faithfully and the effects of that service shall bring abundance of glory to God and much profit to his People both by their Preaching and Living Fidelity is the most necessary quality in and the proper Character of a good servant (s) Titus ii 10. Matth. xxv 21. especially if he be in a place of considerable trust (t) 1 Cor. iv 2. And more particularly it is required where the things committed to their trust are the Souls of Men that are more valuable than Silver or Gold (u) 1 Pet. i. 18. and the Master an All-seeing God who cannot be deceived who hears their Words and sees all their Actions and has declared he will require of them all that are lost by their neglect (w) Ezek. xxxiii 6. To serve such a Lord carelesly or deceitfully will certainly bring a curse on them (x) Jerem. xlviii 10. But to discharge this Trust faithfully cannot fail of a large reward (y) Dan. xii 3. Matth. x. 41. Luk. xii 37. Wherefore 't is not only their duty to be his faithful Servants but their interest also for our Lord hath promised that such as both do his Will themselves and teach others to obey it shall be the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven (z) Matth. v. 19. therefore if we desire their eternal happiness hereafter who are chosen to minister for our Salvation here we must earnestly pray they may faithfully serve God in this Office But let it be observed by the way unless they serve God in this Calling both by Word and Deed it is not full and compleat and therefore not faithful service good Preaching is but half their duty Good Living is as necessary for Example as the other for Instruction and both do equally conduce to promote those two great ends of this holy Calling the glory of God and the edifying of his People A learned diligent and religious Pastor 't is to be hoped will daily glorifie God himself and not only persuade others so to do but by