exhaling from the Altar of Incense; and not a word may Irish Form of pass from us, but may have the accent of heaven in it, and Consecration sound pleasantly in thy ears.

O dearest God, fill every faculty of our souls with the impresses of Religion, that we loving thee above all things in the world, worshipping thee with frequent and humblest adorations, continually feeding upon the apprehensions of thy Divine sweetness, and living in a daily observation of thy Divine Commandments, and delighted with the perpetual feast of a holy conscience, may by thy Spirit be seal'd up to the day of Redemption, and the fruition of thy glories in thine everlasting Kingdom, through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom with thee, O Father of mercies, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, and with thee, O blessed and Eternal Spirit the Comforter, all honour and power be ascribed from generation to generation for ever and ever. Amen.

¶ Then adde the prayer of S. Clement.1

God, the beholder and discerner of all things, the Lord of Spirits and all flesh, who hath chosen our Lord Jesus, and us through him, to be a peculiar people, grant unto every soul that calleth upon his glorious and holy Name, faith and fear, peace and patience, long-suffering and temperance, with purity and wisdom, to the well-pleasing of his Name, through our High Priest and Ruler, by whom unto him be glory and Majesty, both now and to all ages evermore. Amen.

Then the Bishop arising, shall sit in his Chair, at the South end of the H. Table, and being covered, shall cause the Chancellor to read the Instrument of Consecration, and give command that it be entred into the Registry, and an Act made of it in perpetuam rei memoriam: A Duplicate of which Instrument, attested under the Register's hand, and seal of the Office, is to remain with the Patron or Founder, and the Original with the Bishop.

1 Clement. 1 Epist. ad Corinth. in fine.

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Irish Form of¶ After which this Anathematism shall be read by him and his Clergy alternately, all standing up.

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The Anathematism.

Ex Psalmis 79. 83. 129.

1 Keep not thou silence, O God: hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God.

2 Let not thine enemies make a tumult, and they that hate thee lift up their head.

3 Let them not come into thine inheritance to defile thy holy Temple, lest they lay waste thy dwelling places, and break down the carved work thereof with axes and hammers.

4 Make their Nobles like Oreb and Zeeb: yea, all their princes like Zeeba and Zalmunna.

5 Who say, let us take to ourselves the houses of God in possession.

6 O my God, make them like unto a wheel, as the stubble before the wind.

7 As the fire burneth the wood, and as the flame setteth the mountains on fire.

8 So persecute them with thy tempests, and make them afraid with thy storm.

9 Fill their faces with shame, that they may seek thy Name, O Lord.

10 That men may know, that thou, whose Name is Jehovah, art the most High over all the earth.

II For the Lord is righteous, he will cut asunder the cords of the wicked.

12 Let them all be ashamed that hate Sion.

13 Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, which withereth before it groweth up.

14 Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand; nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom.

15 Neither do they which go by say, The blessing of the Lord be upon you: we bless you in the name of the Lord.

The Bishop.

Glory be to God on high.

Answer. And on earth peace to men of good will.

Bishop. Amen.

Answer. Amen.

Then shall the Bishop conclude with this Εὐφημισμός, or Acclamation, the Clergy answering alternately.

¶ The Bishop first saying,

Seeing now, dearly beloved in the Lord, that by the blessing of God, and his gracious favour, we have dedicated to God [this House of Prayer, and] these gifts for the Ministeries of Religion, let us give hearty thanks to Almighty God for these benefits, and say,

Ex Psalmis, 150. 68. 87. 99. 100.

I Praise ye the Lord: praise God in his sanctuary, praise him in the firmament of his power.

2 Blessed be the Lord who daily loadeth us with benefits even the God of our salvation.

3 He that is our God, is the God of salvation and unto God the Lord belong the issues from death.

4 The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of Angels: the Lord is among them as in Sinai, in the holy place.

5 They have seen the goings of God, even the goings of my God, my King in the sanctuary.

6 The singers went before, the players on instruments followed after amongst them were the damsels playing with the timbrels.

7 Bless ye God in the congregations: even the Lord from the fountains of Israel.

8 Thy God hath commanded thy strength: strengthen, O God, that which thou hast wrought in us.

9 O God, thou art terrible out of thy holy places: the

Irish Form of
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Irish Form of God of Israel is he that giveth strength and power unto Consecration his people. Blessed be the Lord.

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10 His foundation is in the holy mountains: the Lord loveth the gates of Sion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.

II Glorious things are spoken of thee, O thou city of God and of Sion it shall be said, This and that man was born in her, and the Highest himself shall establish her.

12 Exalt ye the Lord our God: and worship at his footstool, for he is holy.

13 Moses and Aaron among his Priests: and Samuel among them that call upon his name: his name: they called upon his name, and he answered them.

14 Thou answered them, O Lord our God: thou wast a God that forgavest them, though thou didst take vengeance of their inventions.

15 Exalt the Lord our God, and worship at his holy hill for the Lord our God is holy.

16 Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise be thankful unto him and bless his

name.

¶ Then shall All together say,

For the Lord is good, his mercy is everlasting, and his truth endureth to all generations.

Bishop. Worship Jesus.

Answer. We worship and adore the great King of heaven and earth, the blessed Saviour of the world.

Bishop. Holy is our God.

Answer. Holy is the Almighty.

Bishop. Holy is the Immortal.

All together.

Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of Sabbath; blessed be thy Name in Heaven and Earth for ever and ever. Amen. Amen.

So ends the Office of Consecration.

¶ Then the Bell tolling a little in the interval, the Bishop shall Irish Form of appoint the Dean to read the Morning Prayer, or first Consecration Service, in the Reading Desk.

The Psalms appointed for the Day.

Psalm 122, 125, 132.

¶ The first Lesson is Gen. 28. verse 10. unto the end.

Or else 1 Kings 8. verse 10. unto verse 62. exclusively.

The second Lesson is St. Matth. 21. ver. 1. unto v. 17. inclusively.

At the end of the Letany, the Bishop shall confirm such persons as can be conveniently brought to him, fitted to that purpose.

¶ The Bishop shall read the second Service, and administer the Communion.

The Epistle is taken out of the third of the Acts, vers. 1.
unto vers. 16. inclusively.

¶ The Gospel is Luke 7. vers. 1. to the 10. inclusively.
¶ The Collect to be said at Morning prayer, and the Com-
munion, together with the Collect of the Day.

O Almighty God, who dwellest among thy Saints, and hast plac'd thy Tabernacle in the hearts of thy servants, give thy heavenly blessings, and encrease to the place where thine honour dwelleth; that what is founded by thy Providence, and built according to thy Commandment, may be established for ever, and blessed in all things by thy Eternal goodness, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Amen.

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