238 Mr. NEAL's IId Vol. of the Bithop does not differfrom the Ordination of a Presby- ter. If he means, that there was no difference in the Primitive Times, there was a very great one, as he may be convinced, by cdshfulting Mr. Bingham's Origines Ecclefiaficæ ; if at the time when the Smeaymnuan Divines wrote, therewas a difference. The Rubrick, in ordering of Priefts, as follows ; The Biftiop, with the Priefts prefent, fhall lay their Hands feverally upon the Head ofevery one that receiveth Orders ; the Receivers humbly kneeling upon their Knees, and the Bifhop fay - ing, " Receive the Holy Ghoft : whofe Sins « thou do'ft forgive, they are forgiven ; and whofe <G Sins thou dolt retain, they are retain'd ; and he thou a faithful Difpenfer of the Word of God, « and of his Holy Sacraments. In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghoft. omen. The Bifhop avail deliver to every one of them the Bible in his Hand, faying; Take thou Authority to preach the Word of « God, and to minifl=er the Holy Sacraments in the << Congregation, where thou fhalt be fo appointed." The Confecration of Bops : Then the Archbifhop and Bishops prefent, shall lay their Hands upon the Head ofthe eleLed- Biduop, the Archbifhop flying ; << Take the Holy Ghoft, and remember, that G< thou l'tir up the Grace of God which was in thee, « by Imposition of Hands ; for God bath not gi- << ven us the Spirit of Fear, but of Power, and « Love, and Sobernefs. Then the Archbishop fhall deliver him the Bible, flying; ,, Give heed unto Reading,Exhortarion and Doe - R< trine. Think upon there things cot iin'd in this Book,
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