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them not; for of such is the kingdom of God. Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive tne kingdom of God as a little child, he shall

not enter therein. And he took them

up in his 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 Gospel.

BELOVED, ye hear in this Gospel

heard also that our Lord Jesus Christ hath promised in his Gospel to grant all these things that ye have prayed for: which promise he, for his part, will most surely keep and perform. Wherefore, after this promise made by Christ, this Infant must also faithfully, for his part, promise by you that are his sureties, (until he come of age to take it upon himself,) that he

will renounce the devil and all his

works, and constantly believe God's holy Word, and obediently keep his commandments.

I demand therefore,

DOST thou, in the name of this

Child, renounce the devil and all his works, the vain pomp and glory of the world, with all covetous desires of the same, and the carnal desires of the flesh, so that thou wilt not follow, nor be led by them?

Answer. I renounce them all.

Minister.

DOST thou believe in God the

Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth?

the words of our Saviour Christ, that he commanded the children to be brought unto him; how he blamed those that would have kept them from him; how he exhorteth all men to follow their innocency. Ye perceive how by his outward gesture and deed he declared his good will toward them; for he embraced them in his arms, he laid his hands upon them, and blessed them. Doubt ye not therefore, but earnestly believe, that he will likewise favourably receive this present Infant; that he will embrace him with the arms of his merey; that he will give unto him the blessing of eternal life, and make him And in Jesus Christ his only-bepartaker of his everlasting kingdom. gotten Son our Lord? And that he Wherefore we being thus persuaded was conceived by the Holy Ghost; of the good will of our heavenly Fa- born of the Virgin Mary; that he ther towards this Infant, declared by suffered under Pontius Pilate, was his Son Jesus Christ; and nothing crucified, dead, and buried; that he doubting but that he favourably al- went down into hell, and also did loweth this charitable work of our's rise again the third day; that he asin bringing this Infant to his holy cended into heaven, and sitteth at Baptism; let us faithfully and de- the right hand of God the Father voutly give thanks unto him, and say, Almighty; and from thence shall LMIGHTY and everlasting come again at the end of the world, God, heavenly Father, we give to judge the quick and the dead? thee humble thanks, for that thou hast vouchsafed to call us to the knowledge of thy grace, and faith in thee: Increase this knowledge, and confirm this faith in us evermore. Give thy holy Spirit to this Infant, that he may be born again, and be made an heir of everlasting salvation, through our Lord Jesus Christ, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, now and for ever. Amen.

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Then shall the Priest speak unto the Godfathers and Godmothers on this wise.

And dost thou believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy Catholick Church; the Communion of Saints; the Remission of sins; the Resurrection of the flesh; and everlasting life after death?

Answer. All this I stedfastly believe.
Minister.

WILT thou be baptized in this

Answer. That is my desire.
Minister.
TILT thou then obediently keep
God's holy will and command-

WH

DEARLY beloved, ye have ments, and walk in the same all the

brought this Child here to be baptized, ye have prayed that our Lord Jesus Christ would vouchsafe

to receive him, to release him of his

days of thy life?

Answer. I will.

Then shall the Priest say, the old Adam in this Child may MERCIFUL God, grant that

sins, to sanctify him with the holy Ghost, to give him the kingdom of be so buried, that the new man may heaven, and everlasting life. Ye have be raised up in him. Amen.

Grant that all carnal affections may die in him, and that all things belonging to the Spirit may live and grow in him. Amen.

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

and the devil; and to continue Christ's faithful soldier and servant unto his life's end. Amen.

Then shall the Priest say,

tri-SEEING now, dearly beloved brethren, that this Child is regenerate, and grafted into the body of Christ's Church, let us give thanks unto Almighty God for these benefits; and with one accord make our prayers unto him, that this Child may lead the rest of his life according to this beginning.

Grant that whosoever is here dedicated to thee by our office and ministry may also be endued with heavenly virtues, and everlastingly rewarded, through thy mercy, O blessed Lord God, who dost live, and govern all things, world without end. Amen.

ALMIGHTY everliving God,
dearly beloved Son
Jesus Christ, for the forgiveness of
our sins, did shed out of his most
precious side both water and blood;
and gave commandment to his dis.
ciples, that they should go teach all
nations, and baptize them In the
Name of the Father, the Son, and
the Holy Ghost; Regard, we beseech
thee, the supplications of thy con-
gregation;
gregation; sanctify this Water to the
mystical washing away of sin; and
grant that this Child, now to be bap-
tized therein, may receive the
ness of thy grace, and ever remain
in the number of thy faithful and
elect children; through Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen.

Then shall be said, all kneeling

OUR Father, which art in hea

ven, Hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, As it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive them that trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation; But deliver us from evil. Amen.

Then shall the Priest say,

most merciful Father, that it WE yield thee hearty thanks, hath pleased thee to regenerate this Infant with thy holy Spirit, to reful-ceive him for thine own Child by adoption, and to incorporate him into thy holy Church. And humbly we beseech thee to grant, that he, being dead unto sin, and living unto righteousness, and being buried with Christ in his death, may crucify the old man, and utterly abolish the whole body of sin; and that, as he is made partaker of the death of thy Son, he may also be partaker of his resurrection; so that finally, with the residue of thy holy Church, he may be an inheritor of thine ever

Then the Priest shall take the Child into his hands, and shall suy to the Godfathers and Godmothers,

Name this Child.

And then naming it after them (if they shall certify him that the Child may well endure it) he shall dip it in the Water discreetly and warily, saying,

I baptize thee In the Name

N.'of the Father, and of the Son, lasting kingdom; through Christ our

and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.
But if they certify that the Child is weak,
it shall suffice to pour Water upon it,
saying the foresaid words,

I In the

Lord. Amen.

Then, all standing up, the Priest shall say to the Godfather's and Godmothers this Exhortation following.

N. of the Father, and of Name FORASMUCH as this Child hath

and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.

Then the Priest shall say,

E receive this Child into the

promised by you his sureties to renounce the devil and all his works, to believe in God, and to serve him; ye must remember, that it is your

WE see that this

Here the Priest shall make a Cross upon the Child's forehead.

* and do sign him with the sign of the Cross, in token that hereafter he shall not be a shamed to confess the faith of Christ crucified, and manfully to fight under his banner, against sin, the world,

fant be taught, so soon as he shall be able to learn, what a solemn vow, promise, and 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 ye shall provide, that he may learn the Creed, the Lord's Prayer, and the

continually mortifying all our evil and corrupt affections, and daily proceeding in all virtue and godliness of living.

YE

¶ Then shall he add and say,

Ten Commandments, in the vulgar tongue, and all other things which a Christian ought to know and believe to his soul's health; and that this Child may be virtuously brought up to lead a godly and a christian life; remembering always, that Baptism doth represent unto us our profession; which is, to follow the exam-confirmed by him, so soon as he can ple of our Saviour Christ, and to be say the Creed, the Lord's Prayer, made like unto him, that, as he and the Ten Commandments, in died, and rose again for us, so should the vulgar tongue, and be further we, who are baptized, die from sin, instructed in the Church-Catechism and rise again unto righteousness; set forth for that purpose.

I

E are to take care that this Child be brought to the Bishop to be

T is certain by God's Word, that
before they commit actual sin, are undoubtedly saved.

Children which are baptized, dying

To take away all scruple concerning the use of the sign of the Cross in Baptism; the true explication thereof, and the just reasons for the retaining of it, may be seen in the xxxth Canon, first published in the Year MDCIV.

THE MINISTRATION OF

PRIVATE BAPTISM OF CHILDREN
IN HOUSES.

The Curates 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,
to be approved by the Curate.

And also they shall warn them, that without like great cause and necessity they pro-
cure 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 on this fashion:
First, let the Minister of the Parish (or, in his absence, any other lawful Minister
that can be procured) with them that 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 Pub-
lick Baptism, as the time and present exigence will suffer. And then, the Child
being named by some one that is present, the Minister shall pour Water upon it,
saying these words;

N.I haptize thee In the Name of
the Father, and of the Son,
and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.

Then, all kneeling down, the Minister
shall give thanks unto God, and say,

WE

E 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 adoption, and to incorporate him into thy holy Church. And we humbly beseech thee to grant, that as he is now made partaker of the death of thy Son, so he may be also of his resurrection; and that finally, with the residue of thy Saints, he may inherit thine everlasting kingdom;

through the same thy Son Jesus

Christ our Lord. Amen.

And let them not doubt, but that the Child so baptized is lawfully and sufficiently baptized, and ought not to be baptized again. Yet nevertheless, if the Child, which is after this sort baptized, do afterward live, it is expedient that it be brought into the Church, to the intent that, if the Minister of the same Parish did himself baptize that Chill, the Congregation may be certified of the true Form of Baptism, by him privately be fore used: In which case he shall say

thus,

to the due and prescribed Order CERTIFY you, that according of the Church, at such a time, and at such a place, before divers witnesses I baptized this Child.

But if the Child were baptized by any other lawful Minister, then the Minister of the Parish, where the Child was born or christened, shall examine and try whether the Child be lawfully oaptized, or no. In which case, if those that bring any Child to the Church do answer, that the same Child is already baptized, then shall the Minister examine them further, saying,

Y whom was this Child baptized? Who was present when this Child was baptized?

Because some things essential to this Sacrament may happen to be omitted through fear or haste, in such times of extremity; therefore I demand further of you,

With what matter was this Child baptized?

With what words was this Child baptized?

And if the Minister shall find by the answers of such as bring the Child, that all things were done as they ought to be; then shall not he christen the Child again, but shall receive him as one of the flock of true christian people, saying thus, CERTIFY you, that in this case CERTIFY you, that in this case all is well done, and according unto due order, concerning the baptizing of this Child; who being born in original sin, and in the wrath of God, is now, by the laver of Regeneration in Baptism, received into the number of the children of God, and

heirs of everlasting life: for our Lord Jesus Christ doth not deny his grace and mercy unto such Infants, but most lovingly doth call them unto him, as the holy Gospel doth witness to our comfort on this wise.

St. Mark x. 13.

THEY brought young children to Christ, that he should touch them; and his disciples rebuked those that brought them. But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not; for of such is the kingdom of God. Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein. And he took them up in his 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 Gospel.

BELOVED, ye hear in this Gospel the words of our Saviour Christ, that he commanded the chil

dren to be brought unto him; how
he blamed those that would have
kept them from him; how he ex-
horted all men to follow their inno-
cency. Ye perceive how by his out-
ward gesture and deed he declared
his good will toward them; for he
embraced them in his arms, he laid
his hands upon them, and blessed
them. Doubt ye not therefore, but
earnestly believe, that he hath like-
wise favourably received this present
Infant; that he hath embraced him
with the arms of his mercy; and (as
he hath promised in his holy Word)
will give unto him the blessing of
eternal life, and make him partaker
of his everlasting kingdom. Where-
fore, we being thus persuaded of the
good will of our heavenly Father,
declared by his Son Jesus Christ,
towards this Infant, let us faithfully
and devoutly give thanks unto him,
and say the Prayer which the Lord
himself taught us:

OUR thy
UR Father, which art in heaven,
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Hallowed be thy Name. Thy
kingdom come. Thy will be done in
earth, As it is in heaven. Give us
this day our daily bread. And for-
give us our trespasses, As we forgive
them that trespass against us. And
lead us not into temptation; But de-
liver us from evil. Amen.

heavenly Father, we give thee LMIGHTY and everlasting God, humble thanks, that thou hast vouchsafed to call us to the knowledge of thy grace, and faith in thee; Increase this knowledge, and confirm this faith in us evermore. Give thy holy Spirit to this Infant, that he, being born a gain, and being made an heir of everlasting salvation, through our Lord Jesus Christ, may continue thy arr rant, and attain thy promise; through the same our Lord Jesus Christ thy Son, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, now and for ever. Amen.

Then shall the Priest demand the Name of the Child; which being by the Godfa thers and Godmothers pronounced, the Minister shall say,

OST thou, in the name of this

all his works, the vain pomp and glory of this world, with all covetous desires of the same, and the carnal

desires of the flesh, so that thou wilt not follow, nor be led by them?

Answer. I renounce them all.

Minister.

OST thou believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth?

And in Jesus Christ his only-begotten Son our Lord? And that he was conceived by the Holy Ghost; born of the Virgin Mary; that he suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; that he went down into hell, and also did rise again the third day; that he ascended into heaven, and sitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty; and from thence shall come again at the end of the world, to judge the quick and the dead?

And dost thou believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy Catholick Church; the Communion of Saints; the Remission of sins; the Resurrection of the flesh; and everlasting life after death?

Church. And humbly we beseech thee to grant, that he being dead unto sin, and living unto righteousness, and being buried with Christ in his death, may crucify the old man, and utterly abolish the whole body of sin; and that, as he is made partaker of the death of thy Son, he may also be partaker of his resurrection; so that finally, with the residue of thy holy Church, he may be an inheritor of thine everlasting kingdom; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Then, all standing up, the Minister shall make this Exhortation to the Godfathers and Godmothers.

FORASMUCH as this Child hath promised by you his sureties to renounce the devil and all his works, to believe in God, and to serve him; ye must remember, that it is your parts and duties to see that this Infunt be taught, so soon as he shall be able to learn, what a solemn vow, promise, and profession he hath made by you. And that he may know these W his hear ILT thou then obediently keep things the better, ye shall call upon God's holy will and command-him to hear Sermons; and chiefly ye ments, and walk in the same all the shall provide, that he may learn the days of thy life? Creed, the Lord's Prayer, and the Ten Commandments, in the vulgar tongue, and all other things which a

Answer. All this I stedfastly believe.
Minister.

Ausroer. I will.

Then the Priest shall say,

WE receive this Child into the congregation of Christ's flock, and do sign him Here the Priest with the sign of shall make a Cross the Cross, in token upon the Child's that hereafter he forehead. shall not be ashamed to confess the faith of Christ crucified, and manfully to fight der his banner, against sin, the world, and the devil; and to continue Christ's faithful soldier and servant unto his life's end. Amen.

Christian ought to know and believe

to his soul's health; and that this Child may be virtuously brought up to lead a godly and a christian life; remembering alway, that Baptism doth represent unto us our profession; which is, to follow the example of our Saviour Christ, and to be un-made like unto him; that, as he died, and rose again for us, so should we, who are baptized, die from sin, and rise again unto righteousness; continually mortifying all our evil and corrupt affections, and daily proceeding in all virtue and godliness of living.

Then shall the Priest say, EEING now, dearly beloved brethren, that this Child is by Bap-But if they which bring the Infant to tism regenerate, and grafted into the body of Christ's Church, let us give thanks unto Almighty God for these benefits; and with one accord make our prayers unto him, that he may lead the rest of his life according to this beginning.

Then shall the Priest say,

WE yield the most 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 adoption, and to incorporate him into thy holy

the Church do make such uncertain answers to the Priest's questions, as that it cannot appear that the Child was bap tized with Water, In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, (which are essential parts of Baptism,) then let the Priest baptize it in the form before appointed for Pub lick Baptism of Infants; sucing that at the dipping of the Child in the Font, he shall use this form of words.

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