The meaning of this service, a sermon to the candidates for Confirmation

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Page 4 - And it shall come to pass, when your children shall say unto you, What mean ye by this service ? that ye shall say, It is the sacrifice of the LORD'S passover, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when he 20 smote the Egyptians, and delivered our houses.
Page 10 - DO ye here, in the presence of GOD, and of this congregation, renew the solemn promise and vow that was made in your name at your Baptism ; ratifying and confirming the same in your own persons, and acknowledging yourselves bound to believe, and to do, all those things, which your Godfathers and Godmothers then undertook for you?
Page 12 - They did promise and vow three things in my name. First, that I should renounce the devil and all his works, the pomps and vanities of this wicked world, and all the sinful lusts of the flesh.
Page 12 - God's holy will and commandments, and walk in the same all the days of my life.
Page 4 - And it shall come to pass, when your children say unto you, What mean ye by this service 1 that ye shall say, It is the sacrifice of the Lord's passover, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when he smote the Egyptians, and delivered our houses.
Page 8 - God is a Spirit, and must be worshipped in spirit and in truth.
Page 15 - God ; having their loins girt about with truth, and having on the breast-plate of righteousness, and their feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace ; above all, taking the shield of faith, and the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit which is the Word of God...
Page 16 - He be very near to you, and may the peace of God which passeth all understanding keep your heart and mind through Christ Jesus.
Page 15 - God, for the help of those who desire to grow in grace and in the knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ. Cloth Boards, 2s. Best do., gilt edged, for presentation, 2s. 6d. Also a Cheap Edition on thinner paper, Limp Cloth, Is. "W".

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