The Bishop. Do you unfeignedly believe all the canonical Scriptures of the Old and New Testament.
Ans. I do believe them.
The Bishop. Will you diligently read or expound the same unto the people whom you shall be appointed to serve?
Ans. I will.
The Bishop. It appertaineth to the office of a Deacon to assist the Elder in Divine service, and especially when he ministereth the holy communion, to help him in the distribution thereof, and to read and expound the Holy Scriptures: to instruct the youth; and in the absence of the Elder to baptize.
And, furthermore, it is his office to search for the sick, poor, and impotent, that they may be visited and relieved.
Will you do this gladly and willingly?
Ans. I will do so, by the help of God.
The Bishop. Will you apply all your diligence to frame and fashion your own lives (and the lives of your families) according to the doctrine of Christ; and to make both yourselves, and them, as much as in you lieth, wholesome examples of the flock of Christ?