...deacon ;" or, in the case of ordaining priests, the bishop, with the priests present, lay their hands, the bishop saying, " Receive the Holy Ghost, for the office and work of a priest." After this, the communion of the Lord's Supper is administered. The names of those who have been ordained...

...for the ordination of priests, where the bishop says to each candidate : " Receive the Holy Gliost for the office and work of a priest in the church of God, now committed onto thee by the imposition of our hands. Whose sins thou dost forgive, they are forgiven ; and whose...

...hear, from his brethren, the awful words, " Receive the Holy Ghost, for the office and work of a Bishop in the Church of God, now committed unto thee, by the imposition of our hands ; in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost." Let us implore the Lord of all...

...be more natural and obvious ; especially as following so closely upon the language which points to the office and work of a priest, " in the church of God" it seems to refer to ecclesiastical offences. Others, however, take a two-fold view of the meaning...

...question ; When one is set apart for the ministry, and the bishop pronounces over him the words, " Receive the Holy Ghost for the office and work of...committed unto thee by the imposition of our hands," do you think that he receives no spiritual benefit ? or that no spiritual benefit is thereby implied...

...upon his knees, the Archbishop saying, "DECEIVE the holy Ghost, for the XV Office and Work of a Bishop in the Church of God, now committed unto thee by the Imposition of our hands ; In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. And remember that thou stir...

...Deacons.—Preface to Ordination Services. Receive the HOLY GHOST for the office and work of a Bishop in the Church of GOD, now committed unto thee by the imposition of our hands ; We Presbyterian Kirk. That we shall in like manner, without respect of persons, endeavour the extirpation...

...subsequently ratified and confirmed by the celebration of the holy Communion, that authority to execute the office and work of a priest in the Church of God is then committed to the candidate by the imposition of the Bishop's hands. Thus, every thing is done...

...and bishops present are required to lay their hands on the head of the elected bishop, the archbishop saying, " Receive the Holy Ghost, for the office and work of a bishop in the church of God, now committed unto thee by the imposition of our hands, in the name of...

...present shall lay their hands upon the head of the elected bishop, who kneels before them, the archbishop saying, ' Receive the Holy Ghost, for the office and work of a bishop in the Church of God, now committed unto thee by the imposition of our hands, in the name of...