to whom with thee and the Holy CRANT, we beseech...ee, Al Ghost, be all honour and glory, mighty God, that the words world without end. Amen. which we have heard this day with T Then shall be said or sung, all standing, Gloria our outward ears, may, through in excelsis, or some proper Hymn from the Se- thy grace, be so grafted inwardly LORY be to God on high, in our hearts, that they may bring

lection.

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and on earth peace, good-will forth in us the fruit of good living; towards men. We praise thee, we to the honour and praise of thy bless thee, we worship thee, we name, through Jesus Christ our glorify thee, we give thanks to Lord. Amen.

DIRECT us, O Lord,

thee for thy great glory, O Lord in all our God, heavenly King, God the Fa- doings, with thy most grather Almighty. cious favour, and further us with

O Lord, the only begotten Son thy continual help; that in all our Jesus Christ; O Lord God, Lamb works begun, continued, and endof God, Son of the Father, that led in thee, we may glorify thy hotakest away the sins of the world, ly name; and finally, by thy merhave mercy upon us. Thou that cy, obtain everlasting life, through takest away the sins of the world, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. have mercy upon us. thou that ALMIGHTY God, the foun takest away the sins of tain of all wisdom, who receive our prayer. Thou that knowest our necessities before we sittest at the right hand of God the ask, and our ignorance in asking; Father, have mercy upon us. we beseech thee to have compas

For thou only art holy; thou sion upon our infirmities; and only art the Lord; thou only, O those things which for our unworChrist, with the Holy Ghost, art thiness we dare not, and for our most High in the glory of God the blindness we cannot ask, vouchFather. Amen. safe to give us, for the worthiness Then the Priest (the Bishop, if he be present) of thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. shall let them depart with this blessing:

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HE peace of God, which pass

Amen.

LMIGHTY God, who hast

eth all understanding, keep A promised your hearts and to hear the petitions ledge and love of God, and of his of those who ask in thy Son's Son Jesus Christ our Lord: And name; we beseech thee mercifulthe blessing of God Almighty, the ly to incline thine ears to us who Father, the Son, and the Holy have now made our prayers and Ghost, be amongst you, and remain supplications unto thee; and grant, with you always. Amen. that those things which we have Collects that may be said after the Collects of faithfully asked according to thy Morning or Evening Prayer, or Communion, at will, may effectually be obtained; A us mercifully, O Lord, to the relief of our necessity, and in these our supplications and to the setting forth of thy glory, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

the discretion of the Minister.

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prayers; and dispose the way of

thy servants towards the attain-
ment of everlasting salvation; that
among all the changes and chances
of this mortal life, they
be defended by thy most gracious
and ready help, through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.

Amen.

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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 admitted 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, or else 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,

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Hath this Child been already baptized, or no ?
If they answer, No; then shall the Minister proceed, as followeth.

EARLY beloved, forasmuch Ghost; that he, being delivered as all men are conceived and from thy wrath, may be received born in sin; and our Saviour into the Ark of Christ's Church; Christ saith, None can enter into and being steadfast in faith, joythe kingdom of God, except he be ful through hope, and rooted in regenerate and born anew of Wa-charity, may so pass the waves of ter and of the Holy Ghost; I be- this troublesome world, that finally seech you to call upon God the he may come to the land of everFather, through our Lord Jesus lasting life; there to reign with Christ, that of his bounteous mer- thee, world without end, through cy, he will grant to this Child, that Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. which by nature he cannot have; that he may be baptized with Wa- ALMIGHTY ter and the Holy Ghost, and re- God, the aid of all who need, ceived into Christ's holy Church, the helper of all who flee to thee and be made a living member of for succour, the life of those who believe, and the resurrection of the dead; we call upon thee for this Infant, that he, coming to thy holy Baptism, may receive remission of sin, by spiritual regeneration.

the same.

Then shall the Minister say,
Let us pray.

Or this.

and immortal

So

LMIGHTY and everlasting A God, who, of thy great mercy, didst save Noah and his fami- Receive him, O Lord, as thou hast ly in the Ark from perishing by promised by thy well-beloved Son, water; and also didst safely lead saying, Ask, and ye shall have; the children of Israel thy people seek, and ye shall find; knock, and. through the Red Sea, figuring it shall be opened unto you: thereby thy holy Baptism; and by give now unto us who ask; let us the Baptism of thy well-beloved who seek, find; open the gate unSon Jesus Christ in the river Jor- to us who knock; that this Infant dan, didst sanctify water, to the may enjoy the everlasting benedicmystical washing away of sin; tion of thy heavenly washing, and we beseech thee, for thine infinite may come to the eternal kingdom which thou hast promised by

mercies, that thou wilt mercifully look upon this Child; wash him, and sanctify him with the Holy

our Lord. Amen.

Christ

Then the Minister shall say as follows: or else shall pass on to the questions addressed to the

Sponsors; and from thence to the Prayer immedi- that he favourably alloweth this
ately before the Immersion, or the pouring of Wa-

ter on the Infant. But note; that, in every Church, charitable work of ours, in bring-
the intermediate parts of the Service shall be ing this Infant to this holy Bap-
used, once at least in every month (if there be a
Baptism) for the better instructing of the people tism; let us faithfully and devoutly

in the Grounds of Infant Baptism.

give thanks unto him, and say,

Hear the words of the Gospel, ALMIGHTY and everlasting

written by St. Mark, in the chapter, at the thirteenth verse.

God, heavenly Father, we give thee humble thanks, that thou us to the thy grace, and faith

NHEY brought young children hast vouchsafed to call

THEY broug that he should knowledge of

touch them; and his disciples re-in thee: Increase this knowledge, buked those who brought them. and confirm this faith in us everBut when Jesus saw it, he was more. much displeased, and said unto this Infant; that he may be born Give thy Holy Spirit to them, Suffer the little children to again, and be made an heir of come unto me, and forbid them everlasting salvation, through our not; for of such is the kingdom Lord Jesus Christ, who liveth and of God. Verily I say unto you, reigneth with thee and the Holy Whosoever shall not receive the Spirit, now and for ever. kingdom of God as a little child, Then shall the Minister speak unto the GodfaAmen. he shall not enter therein. And thers and Godmothers in this wise:

ye

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EARLY have brought this Child here to be baptized; ye have prayed that our Lord Jesus Christ would vouch

he took them up in his arn arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them. After the Gospel is read, the Minister shall make this brief Exhortation upon the words of the safe to receive him, to release him Gospel : from sin, to sanctify him with the BELOVED hear in this Holy Ghost, Gospel the words of our Sa-dom of heaven and everlasting to give him the kingviour Christ, that he commanded life. Ye have heard also that our the children to be brought unto Lord Jesus Christ hath promised, him; how he blamed those who in his Gospel, to grant all these would have kept them from him; things that ye have prayed for; how he exhorteth all men to fol- which promise, he for his part will low their innocency. Ye perceive most surely keep and perform. how, by his outward gesture and Wherefore, after this promise made deed, he declared his good will by Christ, this Infant must also toward them: For he embraced faithfully, for his part, promise by them in his arms, he laid his hands upon them, and blessed them. come of age to take it upon himyou that are his Sureties (until he Doubt ye not therefore, but ear-self) that he will renounce the nestly believe, that he will like- devil and all his works, and conwise favourably receive this pre-stantly believe God's holy Word, sent Infant; that he will embrace and obediently keep his commandhim 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 will of OUH heavenly Father towards this thou, in the name of Infant, declared by his Son Jesus vil and all his works, the vain pomp this Child, renounce the deChrist; and nothing doubting, but and glory of the world, with all

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ments.

The Minister shall then demand of the Sponsors as follows; the Questions being considered as addressed to them severally, and the answers to be made accordingly.

I demand therefore,

DOST

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.

Minis. Dost thou believe all the Amen.

Articles of the Christian Faith, as 1 Then the Minister shall take the Child into his

contained in the Apostles Creed? Ans. I do.

Minis. Wilt thou be baptized in this Faith?

Ans. That is my desire.

Minis. Wilt thou then obedient

ly keep God's holy will and com

mandments, and walk in the same all the days of thy life?

Ans. I will, by God's help.

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Then shall the Minister say,

mothers,

hands, and shall say to the Godfathers and God-
Name this Child.
And then, naming it after them, he shall dipat in
the Water discreetly, or shall pour water upon
it, saying,

N.

I baptize thee in the name of • the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.

Then the Minister shall say,

WE receive this Child into the

Congregation of Christ's

* Here the Minister shall make a

Flock, and do *sign MERCIFUL God, grant that him with the sign of 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.

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 ornit that part of the above which follows the Immersion, or the pouring of Water on the Infant. Then shall the Minister say,

SEEING now, dearly beloved

Grant that whosoever is here dedicated to thee by our Office and Ministry, may also be endued with heavenly virtues, and ever- brethren, that this Child is relastingly 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

Then shall be said, all knceling,

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 most precious side both water and 0 UR Father, who art in Heablood; 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

not into temptation; But deliver us what a solemn vow, promise, and from evil.

Amen.

Then shall the Minister say,

profession he hath here made by you. And that he may know these better, ye shall call upon

WE yield thee hearty thanks, things the

most merciful Father, that him to hear Sermons; and chiefly it hath pleased thee to regenerate ye shall provide, that he may learn this Infant with thy Holy Spirit, the Creed, the Lord's Prayer, and 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 Baptisin 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.

our Lord. Amen.

Then, all standing up, the Minister shall say to the Godfathers and Godmothers this Exhortation following:

as this Child

Then shall he add, and say,
E are to take care that this
Child be brought to the

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FORASMUCH 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: