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...to be a call for it, in any thing that follows; unless in the Collect, in which are these words—" We make our humble supplications unto thee, for these...of thy favour and gracious goodness towards them." These words have been caviled at, as savouring of the erecting of Confirmation into a Sacrament: which...

...authorized performance of the rite. When administered, the bishop prays — "Almighty and everlasting God, we make our humble supplications unto Thee for these...hands, to certify them by this sign of Thy favour and goodness towards them." Thus the laying on of the Bishop's hands is declared to be a sign and certificate...

...makest us both to will and to do those tlungi which are good, and acceptable unto thy Divine M.Josty; we make our humble supplications unto thee for these thy servants, upon whom, aftir the example of thy holy Apostles, we have now l.iid our hamls; to certify them, by this /iign,...

...makest us both to will and to do those things that be good and acceptible unto thy divine Majesty ; We make our humble supplications unto thee, for these...have now laid our hands, to certify them (by this sigh) of thy favour and gracious goodness towards them. Let thy fatherly hand, we beseech thee, ever...

...God, who makest us both to will and to do thuse things which and acceptable unto thy Divin»: Majesty; we make our humble supplications unto thee for these...thy servants, upon whom, after the example of thy boly Apostles, we have now laid our hands; to certify them, by this sign, of thy favour and precious...

...makest us both to will and to do those things which are good, and acceptable unto thy Divine Majesty; we make our humble supplications unto thee for these...thy servants, upon whom, after the example of thy hoiy Apostles, we have now laid our hands ; to certify them, by this sign, of thy favour and gracious...

...confirmation is exceedingly exceptionable in itself. In a prayer on this occasion, the bishop says, "we make our humble supplications unto thee for these thy servants, upon whom, after the example of the holy apostles, we have now laid our hands, to certify them, by this sign, of thy favour and gracious...

...To omit this passage in the office of confirmation : " After the example of thy holy apostles, and to certify them by this sign of thy favour and gracious goodness towards them." And instead of, " Vouchsafe to regenerate," read, "Vouchsafe to receive into thy church by baptism."...

...makest us both to will and to do those things that be good and acceptable unto thy divine Majesty; We make our humble supplications unto thee for these thy servants, upon whom (after the example ot thy holy Apostles) we have now laid our hands, to certify them (by this sign) of thy favour and...