THE ORDER OF CONFIRMATION,

OR LAYING ON OF HANDS UPON THOSE THAT ARE BAPT.ZED AND COME

TO YEARS OF DISCRETION.

Upon the day appointed, all that are to be then confirmed, being placed, and standing in order, before the Bishop; he (or some other Minister appointed by him) shall read this l'reface following.

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O the end that Confirmation may be ministered to the more edifying of such as shall receive it, the Church hath thought good to order. That none hereafter shall be Confirmed, but such as can say the Creed, the Lord's Prayer and the Ten Commandments; and can also answer to such other Questions, as in the short Catechism are contained; which order is very convenient to be observed; to the end, that children, being now come to the years of discretion, and having learned what their Godfathers and Godmothers promised for them in Baptism, they may themselves, with their own mouth and consent, openly before the Church, ratify and confirm the same; and also promise, that by the grace of God they will evermore endeavour themselves faithfully to observe such things, as they, by their own confession, have assented unto.

Ne weghniserate tsinoewe nikaragwea, agwekouh ethone ne yoeda. derighwahniratire, eakaweyeaneataouh eayekeanyatane raoheatouh ne Arighwawakhouhkowa; raouhha (neteas_thihate ne Ratsihustatsy eahoyadarakoh) ne eahaweanaghnotouh ne keaiekea Oheatouh karighwatehkouh.

SIYEYODOKTE nene Eakarighwahniratouh eawatsteristouh nene seaha aontgwatakoh tsinikouh ne eayeyena, nc Onouhsadokeaghty yawerouh yoyanere ne egh neakayere, Nene yagh oughka ne oghnakeake Thaoesayoedaderighwahniratshe, nok neok ne eayegweny ne eatyoedady ne Skarighware, ne Royaner Raodereanayeant, neoni ne Oyery Weany; neoni ne eayegweny oni eatyerighwahserakoh ne odyakeshouh ne Yerighwanoenoedoetha, ne niyorighwesouhsa karighwaroenyouh: nenahotea tsinikayerea watesheaniyoh ne ayoedeaghnikoerarea; tsiyeyodokte, nene exhaokocah, ne nea yeyakoghserayery ne teayoedatyadoreghte, neoni ne nea yakodaderihoenyeany tsinahotea rodirharatstouh akaouhhake ne Tehoditaouh nea Shaontnekosserawe, ne akaouhha yadeyeyadishouh, tsiyeghsakahroete neoni eatyakaweryeaghtiyoh, eawatgwatho akoheatouh ne Onouhsadokeaghtike, eayerighwahnirate nene shakat; nok oni eayerharatste, nene raodearat ne Niyoh ne yadeyeyadishouh eayoedatenikouhrissa ne tsiniyeaheawe eatyakaweghtahkoehake eayoedeaghnikoerarea ne egh nahoteashouh, nene akaouhha eayoe toeterene, eatyerighwanoewene.

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¶ Then shall the Bishop say,

Do ye here, in the presence of God, and of this congregation, renew the solemn promise and vow that was made in your name at your Baptism; ratifying and confirming the same in your own persons, and acknowledging yourselves bound to believe, and to do, all those things, which your Godfathers and Godmothers then undertook for you?

¶ And every one shall audibly answer,

I do.

The Bishop.

OUR help is in the Name of the Lord;

Answer. Who hath made heaven and earth.

Bishop. Blessed be the name of the Lord;
Answer. Henceforth, world without end. ·

Bishop. Lord, hear our prayers.

Answer. And let our cry come unto thee.

The Bishop. Let us pray.

ALMIGHTY and everliving God, who hast vouchsafed to regenerate these thy servants by Water and the Holy Ghost, and hast given unto them forgiveness of all their sins; Strengthen them, we beseech thee, O Lord, with the Holy Ghost the Comforter, and daily increase in them thy manifold gifts of

¶ Ethone ne Arighwawakhoukowa eahearouh,

Keaghkea iesewese, raoheatouh ne Niyoh, neoni ne keatho tsiyakotkeanissouh, ase tsitsyoenyane tsiniyorighwakoenyeast karharatstouh neoni kaweaneataouh ne sewaghseanakouh Tsiyetshinekosserhouh; sewarigwahnirathe nene shakat ne yatesewayaghtishouh, neoni sewatoeterese ne tsyouhha sewanerea nene eadise weghtahkouh, neoni egh neasewayere, agwekouh tsinahoteashouh, nenahotea ne Teyetshitase ne shesewatnekosserawe teyakodateghgwcany ne tsyouhhake?

Neoni niyateyakouh eatyerighwahserakoh eayoghroekatouh,

Egh neakyere.

Ne Arighwawakhouhkowa.

Ne oegwayenawaghtshera ne Raoghseanakouh ne Royaner;

Eatye. Ne raoenissouh ne karoeya neoni ne oughweatsya.

Arighw. Yodaskats ne Raoghseana ne Royaner; Eatye. Keagh yeyodaghsawe, tsiyouhweatsyate yagh thiyaoedoktea.

Arighw. Sayaner, tagwadahouhsadats ne oegwadereanayeant.

Eatye. Neoni kinyoh yeyagwaweananiharan ne ieseke.

Ne Arighwawakhoukowa. Dewadereanayea.

Seshatsteaghseragwekouh neoni tsiniyeaheawe soenhe Niyoh, ne egh nidisanouhweouh ne ase shonatoeniouh keaiekea shenhaseokouh ne Oghnekanosne neoni ne Onikouhradokeaghtike, neoni sheyawy ne shonaterighwiyosteany agwekouh ne raodirighwaneraaxheraokouh; Sheshatsdat, wagweani

grace; the spirit of wisdom and understanding; the spirit of counsel and ghostly strength; the spirit of knowledge and true godliness; and fill them, O Lord, with the spirit of thy holy fear, now and for ever. Amen.

Then all of them in order kneeling before the Bishop, he shall lay his hand upon the head of every one severally, saying.

DEFEND, O Lord, this thy Child [or this thy Servant] with thy heavenly grace, that he may continue thine for ever; and daily increase in thy Holy Spirit more and more, until he come unto thy everlasting kingdom. Amen.

¶ Then shall the Bishop say,

The Lord be with you.

Ans. And with thy spirit.

¶ And (all kneeling down) the Bishop shall add,

Let us pray.

OUR Father, which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, As it is in heaven. Give us this day our