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covetous desires of the same, and sanctify this water to the mystical the sinful desires of the flesh; so washing away of sin; and grant that thou wilt not follow, nor be that this Child, now to be baptized led by them? therein, may receive the fulness of Ans. I renounce them all; and, thy grace, and ever remain in the by God's help, will endeavour not number of thy faithful children, to follow, nor be led by them. through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Minis. Dost thou believe all the Articles of the Christian Faith, as contained in the Apostles' Creed? Ans. I do.

Minis. Wilt thou be baptized in this Faith?

Ans. That is my desire.

Then the Minister shall take the Child into his hands, and shall say to the Godfathers and Godmothers,

Name this Child.

And then, naming it after them, he shall dip it in the Water discreetly, or shall pour water upon it, saying,

and of the Son,

Minis. Wilt thou then obedient-NTbaptize thee in the name of ly keep God's holy will and com- and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. mandments, and walk in the same

all the days of thy life?

Ans. I will, by God's help.

¶ Then shall the Minister say,

MERCIFUL God,

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¶ Then the Minister shall say,

E receive this Child into the Congregation of Christ's Flock, and do *sign *Here the Minthe shall the old Adam in this Child the Cross; in token Cross upon the may be so buried, that the new man that hereafter he shall Child's forehead. may be raised up in him. Amen. not be ashamed to confess the faith Grant that all sinful affections of Christ crucified, and manfully may die in him, and that all things to fight under his banner, against belonging to the Spirit may live sin, the world, and the devil; and to and grow in him. Amen.

Grant that he may have power and strength to have victory, and to triumph against the devil, the world, and the flesh. Amen.

Grant that whosoever is here dedicated to thee by our Office and Ministry, may also be ended with heavenly virtues, and ever

continue Christ's faithful soldier and servant unto his life's end. Amen. If those who present the Infant shall desire the sign of the Cross to be omitted, although the Church knows no worthy cause of scruple concerning the same, yet, in that case, the Minister may omit that part of the above which follows the Immersion, or the pouring of Water on the Infant. T Then shall the Minister say,

brethren, that this Child is reEEING now, dearly beloved

lastingly rewarded, through thy generate, and grafted into the body mercy, O blessed Lord God, who of Christ's Church; let us give dost live and govern all things, thanks unto Almighty God for world without end. Amen. these benefits, and with one accord

ALMIGHTY, everliving God, make our prayers unto him, that whose most dearly beloved this Child may lead the rest of his Son Jesus Christ, for the forgive-life according to this beginning. ness of our sins, did shed out of his ¶ Then shall be said, all kneeling,

most precious side both water and OUR Father, who art in Hea

blood; and gave commandment to ven, Hallowed be thy Name; his disciples, that they should go Thy Kingdom come; Thy Will be teach all nations, and baptize them done on Earth, as it is in Heain the name of the Father, and of ven; Give us this day our daily the Son, and of the Holy Ghost; bread; And forgive us our tresregard, we beseech thee, the sup- passes, as we forgive those who plications of thy congregation; trespass against us; And lead us

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profession he hath here made by you. And that he may know these things the better, ye shall call upon him to hear Sermons; and chiefly it hath pleased thee to regenerate ye shall provide, that he may learn it hath pleased thee to regenerate the Creed, the Lord's Prayer, and this Infant with thy Holy Spirit, to receive him for thine own Child the Ten Commandments, and all by adoption, and to incorporate other things which a Christian him into thy holy Church. And ought to know and believe to his humbly we beseech thee to grant, soul's health; and that this Child that he, being dead unto sin, and may be virtuously brought up to living unto righteousness, and be-lead a godly and a Christian life: ing buried with Christ in his death, remembering always, that Baptism may crucify the old man, and ut- doth represent unto us our profesterly abolish the whole body of sion; which is, to follow the examsin; and that as he is made Par-ple of our Saviour Christ, and to taker of the Death of thy Son, be made like unto him; that as he he may also be Partaker of his died, and rose again for us, so resurrection; so that finally, with should we, who are baptized, die the residue of thy holy Church, he from sin, and rise again unto rightmay be an Inheritor of thine ever- eousness; continually mortifying lasting kingdom, through Christ all our evil and corrupt affections, and daily proceeding in all virtue and godliness of living.

ORASMUCH as this Child Y Child be brought to the FOR

hath promised by you, his Bishop to be confirmed by him, so Sureties, to renounce the devil and soon as he can say the Creed, the all his works, to believe in God, Lord's Prayer, and the Ten Comand to serve him; ye must remem-mandments, and is sufficiently inber, that it is your parts and duties structed in the other parts of the to see that this Infant be taught, Church Catechism, set forth for so soon as he shall be able to learn, that purpose.

THE MINISTRATION OF

PRIVATE BAPTISM OF CHILDREN IN HOUSES.

The Minister of every Parish shall often admonish the People, that they defer not the Baptism of their Children longer than the first or second Sunday next after their birth, or other Holy Day falling between, unless upon a great and reasonable Cause.

And also they shall warn them, that, without like great cause and necessity, they procure not their Children to be baptized at home in their houses. But when need shall compel them so to do, then Baptism shall be administered as followeth.

First, let the Minister of the Parish (or, in his absence, any other lawful Minister that can be procured) with those who are present, call upon God, and say the Lord's Prayer, and so many of the Collects appointed to be said before in the Form of Public Baptism, as the time and present exigence will suffer. And then, the Child being named by some one who is present. the Minister shall pour water upon it, saying these words:

N.

I baptize thee in the name of his grace and mercy unto such Inthe Father, and of the Son, fants; but most lovingly doth call and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. them unto him, as the Holy Gos¶ Then the Minister shall give thanks unto God, pel doth witness to our comfort on this wise.

WE

and say,

Then the Minister shall say as follows: or else

shall pass on to the Questions addressed to the Sponsors.

But

E yield thee hearty thanks, most merciful Father, that it hath pleased thee to regenerate Hear the words of the Gospel, this Infant with thy Holy Spirit, written by St. Mark, in the tenth to receive him for thine own Child chapter, at the thirteenth verse. by adoption, and to incorporate HEY brought young children and thy holy Church. And to Christ, that he should touch humbly we beseech thee to grant, them; and his disciples rebuked that he, being dead unto sin, and those who brought them. living unto righteousness, and be- when Jesus saw it, he was much ing buried with Christ in his death, displeased, and said unto them, may crucify the old man, and ut- Suffer the little children to come terly abolish the whole body of unto me, and forbid them not; for sin; and that as he is made Par-of such is the kingdom of God. taker of the death of thy Son, Verily I say unto you, Whosoever he may also be Partaker of his shall not receive the kingdom of Resurrection; so that finally, with God as a little child, he shall not the residue of thy holy Church, he enter therein. And he took them may be an Inheritor of thine ever-up in his arms, put his hands upon lasting Kingdom, through Christ them, and blessed them.

our Lord. Amen.

BE

T After the Gospel is read, the Minister shall make And let them not doubt, but that the Child so bapthis brief Exhortation upon the words of the tized is lawfully and sufficiently baptized, and Gospel : ought not to be baptized again. Yet nevertheless, if the Child which is after this sort baptized, DELOVED, ye hear in this do afterwards live, it is expedient that it be Gospel the words of our Sabrought into the Church, to the intent that if the viour Christ, that he commanded Minister of the same Parish did himself baptize the children to be brought unto that Child, the Congregation may be certified of the true form of Baptism, by him privately before him; how he blamed those that used: In which case he shall say thus: would have kept them from him; CERTIFY you, that accord-how he exhorteth all men to foling to the due and prescribed low their innocency. Ye perceive Order of the Church, at such a how, by his outward gesture and time and at such a place, before deed, he declared his good will todivers witnesses, I baptized this ward them: for he embraced them Child. in his arms, he laid his hands upon ¶ But if the Child were baptized by any other lawful Minister, then the Minister of the Parish where them, and blessed them. Doubt the Child was born or christened, shall examine ye not therefore, but earnestly bewhether the same hath been lawfully done. And if the Minister shall find, by the answers of such lieve, that he hath likewise faas bring the Child, that all things were done as vourably received this present Inthey ought to be; then shall he not Christen the fant; that he hath embraced him flock of true Christian People, saying thus: with the arms of his mercy; and, CERTIFY you, that in this as he hath promised in his holy case all is well done, and ac- word, will give unto him the blesscording unto due order, concerning ing of eternal life, and make him the baptizing of this Child; who Partaker of his everlasting kingis now by baptism incorporated into dom. Wherefore, we being thus the Christian Church: For our persuaded of the good will of our Lord Jesus Christ doth not deny heavenly Father, declared by his

Child again, but shall receive him as one of the

Son Jesus Christ, towards this In- to continue Christ's faithful soldier fant, let us faithfully and devoutly and servant unto his life's end. give thanks unto him, and say the Amen. Prayer which the Lord himself taught us.

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The same rule is to be observed here, as to the

Omission of the Sign of the Cross, as in the Pub. lic Baptism of Infants.

¶ Then shall the Minister say,

EEING now, dearly beloved brethren, that this Child is re

UR Father, who art in Heaven, Hallowed be thy Name; Thy Kingdom come; Thy Will be done on Earth, as it is in Heaven; generate, and grafted into the body Give us this day our daily bread; of Christ's Church; let us give And forgive us our trespasses, as thanks unto Almighty God for we forgive those who trespass these benefits, and with one accord against us; And lead us not into make our prayers unto him, that temptation; But deliver us from this Child may lead the rest of his evil. Amen. life according to this beginning. ¶ Then shall be said, all kneeling,

Then shall the Minister demand the name of the Child; which being by the Godfathers and Godmothers pronounced, the Minister shall say as follows:

DOST

VE yield thee hearty thanks, WE eroiful Father, that it most merciful

OST thou, in the name of hath pleased thee to regenerate this Child, renounce the this Infant with thy Holy Spirit, devil and all his works, the vain to receive him for thine own Child pomp and glory of the world, with by adoption, and to incorporate him all covetous desires of the same, into thy holy Church. And humand the sinful desires of the flesh; bly we beseech thee to grant, that so that thou wilt not follow, nor be he, being dead unto sin, and living led by them? unto righteousness, and being buriAns. I renounce them all; and, ed with Christ in his death, may by God's help, will endeavour not crucify the old man, and utterly to follow, nor be led by them. abolish the whole body of sin; and

Minis. Dost thou believe all the that as he is made Partaker of the Articles of the Christian Faith, as death of thy Son, he may also be contained in the Apostles' Creed? Partaker of his Resurrection; so Ans. I do. that finally, with the residue of thy Minis. Wilt thou be baptized in holy Church, he may be an Inheritthis Faith? or of thine everlasting Kingdom, through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Ans. That is my desire.

Minis. Wilt thou then obedient-Then, all standing up, the Minister shall say to

ly keep God's holy will and commandments, and walk in the same all the days of thy life?

Ans. I will, by God's help.

¶ Then the Minister shall say,

*Here the Min

the Godfathers and Godmothers this Exhortation following:

NORASMUCH as this Child

FOR

hath promised by you, his Sureties, to renounce the devil and all his works, to believe in God, and WE receive this Child into the to serve him; ye must remember, Congregation of Christ's that it is your parts and duties to Flock, and do *sign see that this Infant be taught, so ister shall make a him with the sign of soon as he shall be able to learn, Cross upon the the Cross; in token what a solemn vow, promise, and Child's forehead. that hereafter he shall profession he hath here made by not be ashamed to confess the faith you. And that he may know these of Christ crucified, and manfully things the better, ye shall call upon to fight under his banner, against him to hear Sermons; and chiefly sin, the world, and the devil; and ye shall provide, that he may learn

the Creed, the Lord's Prayer, and soon as he can say the Creed, the
the Ten Commandments, and all Lord's Prayer, and the Ten Com-
other things which a Christian mandments, and is sufficiently in-
ought to know and believe to his structed in the other parts of the
soul's health; and that this Child Church Catechism, set forth for
may be virtuously brought up to that purpose.
lead a godly and a Christian life:
remembering always, that Baptism
doth represent unto us our profes-
sion; which is, to follow the exam-
ple of our Saviour Christ, and to
be made like unto him; that as he
died, and rose again for us, so

But if they who bring the Infant to the Church do
Questions, as that it cannot appear that the Child

make such uncertain Answers to the Minister's

was baptized with Water, in the name of the Fa-
ther, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost (which
are essential parts of Baptism) then let the Minis-
ter baptize it in the Form before appointed for
Public Baptism of Infants; saving, that, at the
dipping of the Child in the Font, he shall use this
form of Words:

thou art not already baptized,

fousin and rise again unto right-IN. I baptize thee in the name

cousness; continually mortifying of the Father, and of the Son, and
all our evil and corrupt affections, of the Holy Ghost. Amen.
and daily proceeding in all virtue
and godliness of living.

YE

Then shall be add, and say,
E are to take care that this
Child be brought to the
Bishop to be confirmed by him, so

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If Infant Baptism, and the receiving of Infants

baptized in private, are to be at the same time,
the Minister may make the Questions to the Spon
sors and the succeeding Prayers serve for both.
And again, after the Immersion, or the pouring
of Water, and the receiving into the Church, the
Minister may use the Remainder of the Service
for both.

THE MINISTRATION OF

BAPTISM

TO SUCH AS ARE OF RIPER YEARS,

And able to answer for themselves.

When any such Persons as are of Riper Years are to be baptized, timely notice shall be given to the Minister; that so due care may be taken for their examination, whether they be sufficiently instructed in the Principles of the Christian Religion; and that they may be exhorted to prepare themselves, with prayers and fasting, for the receiving of this Holy Sacrament.

¶ And if they shall be found fit, then the Godfathers and Godmothers, (the People being assembled upon the Sunday, Holy Day, or Prayer Day appointed) shall be ready to present them at the Font, immediately after the Second Lesson, either at Morning or Evening Prayer, as the Minister, in his discretion, shall think fit.

And standing there, the Minister shall ask, Whether any of the Persons here presented be baptized or no? If they shall answer, No; then shall the Minister say thus:

DE

EARLY beloved, forasmuch|ness he will grant to these Persons as all men are conceived and that which by nature they cannot born in sin, (and that which is born have; that they may be baptized of the flesh is flesh) and they who with Water and the Holy Ghost, are in the flesh cannot please God, and received into Christ's holy but live in sin, committing many Church, and be made lively memactual transgressions; and our Sa-bers of the same. viour Christ saith, None can enter into the kingdom of God, except he of LMIGHTY and everlasting be be regenerate and born anest; f A God, who, of thy great mercy,

Water and of the Holy Ghost; I

¶ Then shall the Minister say,
Let us pray.

beseech you to call upon God the didst save Noah and his family in Father, through our Lord Jesus the ark from perishing by water; Christ, that of his bounteous good-land also didst safely lead the chil

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