"A broken and a contrite heart, O God, Thou wilt not despise." Ps. li.
3. That he should become a perfect Christian by exercising himself in piety and the practice of virtues.
"Exercise thyself unto godliness." 1 Tim. iv. 7.
4. That he should acquire the ecclesiastical spirit.
"We have received not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God." 1 Cor. ii. 12.
5. That he should apply to the study of the ecclesiastical sciences.
"Take heed unto thyself and unto the doctrine." 1 Tim. iv. 16.
II. Vocation.
"And no man taketh this honour unto himself, but he that is called of God, as was Aaron." Heb. v. 4.