And the Minister who delivereth the died for thee, and feed on nim in precious death and passion of thy thy heart by faith, with thanks-dear Sön. And we most humbly giving. beseech thee, O heavenly Father, so to assist us with thy grace, that we may continue in that holy felTHE Blood of our Lord Jesus lowship, and do all such good Christ, which was shed for works as thou hast prepared for us thee, preserve thy body and soul to walk in, through Jesus Christ unto everlasting life: Drink this our Lord; to whom, with thee and in remembrance that Christ's blood the Holy Ghost, be all honour and was shed for thee, and be thankful. glory, world without end. Amen. ¶ If the consecrated Bread and Wine T Then shall be said or sung, all standbe spent before all have communicated, the Priest is to consecrate ing, Gloria in excelsis, or some proper Hymn from the Selection. more, according to the Form before GLORY be to God on high, and prescribed; beginning at-All glory on earth peace, good-will tobe to thee, Almighty God and ending wards men. We praise thee, we with these words-Partakers of his bless thee, we worship thee, we most blessed Body and Blood. glorify thee, we give thanks to thee When all have communicated, the for thy great glory, O Lord God, Minister shall return to the Lord's heavenly King, God the Father Table, and reverently place upon it Almighty. what remaineth of the consecrated Elements, covering the same with O Lord, the only begotten Son a fair linen Cloth. Jesus Christ; O Lord God, Lamb Then shall the Minister say the of God, Son of the Father, that Lord's Prayer, the People repeating takest away the sins of the world, after him every petition. have mercy upon us. Thou that the world, Thou that the world, Thou that OUR Father, who art in Heaven, takest away the sins of Hallowed be thy Name; Thy have mercy upon us. Kingdom come; Thy Will be done takest away the sins of on Earth, as it is in Heaven; Give receive our prayer. us this day our daily bread; And sittest at the right hand of God forgive us our trespasses, as we the Father, have mercy upon us. forgive those who trespass against For thou only art holy: thou only us; And lead us not into tempta-art the Lord; thou only, tion; But deliver us from evil with the Holy Ghost, art most For thine is the Kingdom, and the High in the glory of God the Fa Power, and the Glory, for ever and ther. Amen. ever. Amen. After shall be said as followeth: Christ Then the Priest (the Bishop, if he b present) shall let them depart with this blessing: ALMIGHTY and everliving God, we most heartily thank THE peace of God, which pass thee, for that thou dost vouchsafe eth all understanding, kee to feed us who have duly received your hearts and minds in the know these holy Mysteries, with the ledge and love of God, and of hi spiritual food of the most precious Son Jesus Christ our Lord: An Body and Blood of thy Son our the blessing of God Almighty, th Saviour Jesus Christ; and dost Father, the Son, and the Hol assure us thereby of thy favour and Ghost, be amongst you, and rema goodness towards us; and that we with you always. Amen. are very members incorporate in the mystical body of thy Son, which is the blessed company of all faithful people; and are also heirs through hope of thy everlasting kingdom, by the merits of the most Collects that may be said after th Collects of Morning or Evening Praj er, or Communion, at the discretio of the Minister. ASSIST us mercifully, O Lor in these our supplications an Christ our Lord. Amen. prayers; and dispose the way of seech thee to have compassion upon thy servants towards the attain- our infirmities; and those things ment of everlasting salvation; that which for our unworthiness we among all the changes and chances dare not, and for our blindness we of this mortal life, they may ever cannot ask, vouchsafe to give us, be defended by thy most gracious for the worthiness of thy Son Jesus and ready help, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. LMIGHTY God, who hast proGRANT, we beseech thee, Al-mised to hear the petitions of mighty God, that the words those who ask in thy Son's name; which we have heard this day with we beseech thee mercifully to in our outward ears, may, through cline thine ears to us who have thy grace, be so grafted inwardly now made our prayers and suppliin our hearts, that they may bring cations unto thee; and grant, that forth in us the fruit of good living; those things which we have faithto the honour and praise of thy fully asked arcording to thy will, name, through Jesus Christ our may effectually be obtained; to the Lord. Amen. relief of our necessity, and to the DIRECT us, O Lord, in all our setting forth of thy glory, through doings, with thy most gra- Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. cious favour, and further us with q thy continual help; that in all our works begun, continued, and ended in thee, we may glorify thy holy name; and finally, by thy mercy, obtain everlasting life, through Je sus Crist our Lord. Amen. ALMIGHTY God, the fountain of all wisdom, who knowest our necessities before we ask, and our ignorance in asking; we be Upon the Sundays and other Holy Days (if there be no Sermon or Communion) shall be said all that is appointed at the Communion, unto the end of the Gospel, concluding with the Blessing. And if any of the consecrated Bread and Wine remain after the Communion, it shall not be carried out of the Church, but the Minister and other Communicants shall, immediately after the Blessing, reverently eat and drink the same. THE MINISTRATION OF PUBLIC BAPTISM OF INFANTS, To be used in the Church. The people are to be admonished, that it is most convenient that Baptism should not be administered but upon Sundays and other Holy Days, or Prayer Days. Nevertheless (if necessity so require) Baptism may be administered upon any other day. There shall be for every Male Child to be baptized, when they can be had, two Godfathers and one Godmother; and for every Female, one Godfather and two Godmothers; and Parents shall be adinitted as Sponsors, if it be desired. When there are Children to be baptized, the Parents or Sponsors shall give knowledge thereof, before the beginning of Morning Prayer, to the Minister. And then the Godfathers and Godmothers, and the People with the Children, must be ready at the Font, either immediately after the last Lesson at Morning Prayer, orelse immediately after the last Lesson at Evening Prayer, as the Minister by his discretion shall appoint. And the Minister coming to the Font (which is then to be filled with pure Water) and standing there shall say, Hath this Child been already baptized, or no? they answer No; then shall the Minister proceed, as followeth : DEARLY beloved, forasmuch as ceive him, O Lord, as thou hast all men are conceived and born promised by thy well-beloved Son, in sin; and our Saviour Christ saying, Ask, and ye shall have; saith, None can enter into the king-seek, and ye shall find; knock, and dom of God, except he be regene-it shall be opened unto you: So rate and born anew of Water and give now unto us who ask; let us of the Holy Ghost; I beseech you who seek, find; open the gate unto to call upon God the Father, us who knock; that this Infant through our Lord Jesus Christ, may enjoy the everlasting benedicthat of his bounteous mercy, he tion of thy heavenly washing, and will grant to this Child that which may come to the eternal kingdom by nature he cannot have; that he which thou hast promised by Christ may be baptized with Water and our Lord. Amen. the Holy Ghost, and received into T Then the Minister shall say as fol Christ's holy Church, and be made a living member of the same. Then shall the Minister say, Let us pray. lows: or else shall pass on to the questions addressed to toe Sponsors; and from thence to the Prayer immediately before the Inmersion, or the pouring of Water on the Infant. ALMIGHTY and everlasting But note; that, in every Church, the intermediate parts of the Service God, who, of thy great mercy, shall be used, once at least in every didst save Noah and his family' in month (if there be a Baptism) for the Ark from perishing by water; the better instructing of the People and also didst safely lead the chil- in the Grounds of Infant Baptismi.. dren of Israel thy people through Hear the words of the Gospel, the Red Sea, figuring thereby thy written by Saint Mark, in the tenth holy Baptism; and by the Baptism chapter, at the thirteenth verse. of thy well-beloved Son Jesus HEY brought young Children T Christ in the river Jordan, didst to Christ, that he should touch sanctify water, to the mystical them; and his disciples, rebuked washing away of sin; we beseech those who brought them. But thee, for thine infinite mercies, that when Jesus saw it, he was much thou wilt mercifully look upon this displeased, and said unto them, Child; wash him, and sanctify him Suffer the little children to come with the Holy Ghost; that he, be- unto me, and forbid them not; for ing delivered from thy wrath, may of such is the kingdom of God. be received into the Ark of Christ's Verily I say unto you, Whosoever Church; and being steadfast in shall not receive the kingdom of faith, joyful through hope, and God as a little child, he shall not rooted in charity, may so pass the enter therein. And he took them waves of this troublesome world, up in his arms, put his hands upon that finally he may come to the them, and blessed them. land of everlasting life; there to reign with thee, world without end, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. T Or this. T After the Gospel is read, the Minis ter shall make this brief Exhortation upon the words of the Gospel:, BELOVED, ye hear in this Gos pel the words of our Saviou ALMIGHTY and immortal God, Christ, that he commanded the the aid of all who need, the children to be brought unto him; helper of all who flee to thee for how he blamed those who would succour, the life of those who be-have kept them from him; how he lieve, and the resurrection of the exhorteth all men to follow their dead: we call upon thee for this innocency. Ye perceive how, by Infant, that he, coming to thy holy his outward gesture and deed, he Baptism, may receive remission of declared his good will toward them: sin, by spiritual regeneration. Re-for he embraced them in his arms. he laid his hands upon them, and works, and constantly believe blessed them. Doubt ye not there- God's holy Word, and obediently fore, but earnestly believe, that he keep his Commandments. The Minister shall then demand of the Sponsors as follows; the Questions being considered as add.essed to them severally, and the answers to be made accordingly. I demand therefore, will likewise favourably receive this present Infant; that he will embrace him with the arms of his mercy; that he will give unto him the blessing of eternal life, and make him Partaker of his everlasting kingdom. Wherefore, we being thus persuaded of the good DOST thou, in the name of this Child, renounce the devil and will of our heavenly Father towards all his works, the vain pomp and this Infant, declared by his Son Je-glory of the world, with all covetsus Christ; and nothing doubting, ous desires of the same, and the but that he favourably alloweth sinful desires of the flesh; so that this charitable work of ours, in thou wilt not follow, nor be led by bringing this Infant to his holy Bap- them? tism; let us faithfully and devoutly Ans. I renounce them al; and, give thanks unto him, and say, by God's help, will endeavour not ALMIGHTY and everlasting to follow nor be led by them. God, heavenly Father, we give Minis. Dost thou believe all the thee humble thanks, that thou hast Articles of the Christian Faith, as Vouchsafed to call us to the know-contained in the Apostles' Creed? ledge of thy grace, and faith in Ans. I do. thee: Increase this knowledge, and Minis. Wilt thou be baptized confirm this faith in us evermore. in this Faith? Give thy Holy Spirit to this Infant; Ans. That is my desire. that he may be born again, and be Minis. Wilt thou then obediently made an heir of everlasting salva- keep God's holy will and comtion, through our Lord Jesus Christ, mandments, and walk in the same who liveth and reigneth with thee all the days of thy life? and the Holy Spirit, now and for ever. Amen. T Then shall the Minister speak unto the Godfathers and Godinothers in this wise: Ans. I will, by God's help. Then shall the Minister say, MERCIFUL God, grant that the old Adam in this Child may so buried, that the new man may raised up in him. Amen. Grant that all sinful affections Lord Jesus Christ would vouchsafe may die in him, and that all things to receive him, to release him from belonging to the Spirit may live sin, to sanctify him with the Holy and grow in him. Amen. DEARLY beloved, ye have be brought this Child here to be be baptized; ye have prayed that our Ghost, to give him the kingdom of Grant that he may have power heaven and everlasting life. Ye and strength to have victory, and to have heard also that our Lord Jesus triumph against the devil, the world, Christ hath promised, in his Gos- and the flesh. Amen. pel, to grant all these things that Grant that whosoever is here deye have prayed for; which promise, dicated to thee by our Office and he for his part will most surely Ministry, may also be endued with keep and perform. Wherefore, after heavenly virtues, and everlastingly this promise made by Christ, this rewarded, through thy mercy, Infant must also faithfully, for his blessed Lord God, who dost live part, promise by you that are his and govern all things, world withsureties (until he come of age to out end. Amen. ake it upon himself) that he will ALMIGHTY, everliving God enounce the devil and all his- whose most dearly beloved Son Jesus Christ, for the forgiveness prayers unto him, that this Child of our sins, did shed out of his most may lead the rest of his life accordprecious side both water and blood; ing to this beginning. and gave commandment to his dis- T Then shall be said, all kneeling, ciples, that they should go teach all nations, and baptize them in the OUR Father, who art in Heaven, name of the Father, and of the Son, Kingdom come; Thy Will be done Hallowed be thy Name; Thy and of the Holy Ghost; regard, we beseech thee, the supplications of on Earth, as it is in Heaven; Give thy Congregation; sanctify this wa- us this day our daily bread; And forgive us our trespasses, as we ter to the mystical washing away of sin; and grant that this Child, forgive those who trespass against now to be baptized therein, may tion, But deliver us from evil. us; And lead us not into temptareceive the fulness of thy grace, and Amen. ever remain in the number of thy faithful children, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Then the Minister shall take the Child into his hands, and shall say to the Godfathers and Godmothers, Name this Child. T Then shall the Minister say, WE VE yield thee hearty thanks, most merciful Father, that it hath pleased thee to regenerate this Infant with thy Holy Spirit, to receive him for thine own Child by And then, naming it after them, adoption, and to incorporate him he shall dip it in the Water discreetly, into thy holy Church. And humor shall pour Water upon it, saying, bly we beseech thee to grant, that N. the Father, and of the Son, unto righteousness, and being bu I baptize thee in the name of he, being dead unto sin, and living and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. ried with Christ in his death, may Then the Minister shall say, crucify the old man, and utterly WE receive this Child into the Christ's abolish the whole body of sin; and Flock, and do sign Death of thy Son, he may also be that as he is made Partaker of the * Here the Mi- him with the sign Partaker of his Resurrection; so nister shall make of the Cross; in to- that finally, with the residue of thy a Cross upon the child's forehead. ken that hereafter he shall not be holy Church, he may be an Inhe ritor of thine everlasting Kingdom, through Christ our Lord. Amen. ashamed to confess the faith of Christ crucified, and manfully to fight under his banner, against sin, the world, and the devil; and to continue Christ's faithful soldier and servant unto his life's end. Amen. T Then, all standing up, the Minister shall say to the Godfathers and Godmothers this Exhortation following ORASMUCH as this Child hath promised by you his Sure If those who present the Infant shall ties, to renounce the devil and all desire the sign of the Cross to be his works, to believe in God, and to omitted, although the Church knows serve him; ye must remember, that no worthy cause of scruple concern- it is your parts and duties to see that ing the same, yet, in that case, the this Infant be taught, so soon as he Minister may omit that part of the above which follows the Immersion, shall be able to learn, what a or the pouring of Water on the In-/solemn vow promise, and profes sion he hath ere made by you T Then shall the Minister say, And that he may know these things SEEING now, dearly beloved the better, ye shall call upon him to brethren, that this Child is rege-hear Sermons; and chiefly ye shall nerate, and grafted into the body of provice, that he may learn the Christ's Church; let us give thanks Creed, the Lord's Prayer, and the unto Almighty God for these bene-Ten Commandments, and all other fits, and with one accord make our things which a Christian ought to fant. |