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Cranmer T et al.: Book of Common Prayer - Ordinals 1550 1552 1559
1550/52/59 ordinals for Priests say that Priests are called -

"...to be the messengers the watchemen the Pastours and the stewardes of the LORDE to teache to premonisshe to feede and provyde for the Lordes famylye: to seeke for Christes shepe that be dispersed abrode and for hys children whiche bee in the myddest of thys naughtye worlde to be saved through Christe for ever."

The preparatory questions include:

"The Bisshoppe. Wil you be diligent in praiers and in reading of the holy scriptures and in such studies as help to the knowledge of the same laying aside the study of the world and the fleshe?
Aunswere. I wyll endevour myself so to doe the Lord beyng my helper."


Original is at http://justus.anglican.org/resources/bcp/1549/Priests_1549.htm