Minister shall

upon the Child's forehead.

Then the Minister shall say,

Church. And humbly we beE receive this Child into seech thee to grant, that he, be

Congregation of ing dead unto sin, and living Christ's Flock, and do unto righteousness, and being Here the sign* him with the sign buried with Christ in his death, make a cross of the Cross; in token may crucify the old man, and

that hereafter he shall utterly abolish the whole body

not be ashamed to con- of sin; and that as he is made fess the faith of Christ crucified, Partaker of the Death of thy and manfully to fight under his Son, he may also be Partaker of banner, against sin, the world, his Resurrection; so that finally, and the devil; and to continue with the residue of thy holy Christ's faithful soldier and ser- Church, he may be an Inheritor vant unto his life's end. Amen. of thine everlasting Kingdom, If those who present the Infant shall desire through Christour Lord. Amen.

the sign of the Cross to be omitted, although
the Church knows no worthy cause of scru- Then, all standing up, the Minister shall
ple concerning the same, yet, in that case, say to the Godfathers and Godmothers this
the Minister may omit that part of the above Exhortation following:
which follows the Immersion, or the pour-
ing of Water on the Infant.

CORASMUCH as this Child
Then shall the Minister say, hath promised by you his
SEE
EEING now, dearly beloved Sureties, to renounce the devil

brethren, that this Child is and all his works, to believe in regenerate, and grafted into the God, and to serve him; ye must body of Christ's Church; let us remember, that it is your parts give thanks unto Almighty God and duties to see that this Infant for these benefits, and with one be taught, so soon as he shall be accord make our prayers unto able to learn, what a solemn him, that this Child may lead yow, promise, and profession he the rest of his life according to hath here made by you. And this beginning

that he may know these things 1 Then shall be said, all kneeling, the better, ye shall call upon him OUR UR Father, who art in

,

to hear Sermons; and chiefly ye Heaven, Hallowed be thy shall provide, that he may learn Name; Thy Kingdom come; the Creed, the Lord's Prayer, Thy Will be done on Earth, as and the Ten Commandments, it is in Heaven; Give us this day and all other things which a our daily bread; And forgive us Christian ought to know and our trespasses, as we forgive believe to his soul's health; and. those who trespass against us; that this Child may be virAnd lead us not into tempta- tuously brought up to lead a tion; But deliver us from evil. godly and a Christian life: reAmen.

membering always, that Bap1 Then shall the Minister say, tism doth represent unto us our WE

Eyield thee hearty thanks, profession; which is, to follow

most merciful Father, that the example of our Saviour it hath pleased thee to regene- Christ, and to be made like rate this Infant with thy Holy unto him; that as he died, and Spirit, to receive him for thine rose again for us, so should we, own Child by adoption, and to who are baptized, die from sin, incorporate him into thy holy and rise again unto righteous

ness; continually mortifying all shop to be confirmed by him, our evil and corrupt affections, so soon as he can say the Creed, and daily proceeding in all vir- the Lord's Prayer, and the Ten tue and godliness of living. Commandments, and is suffi.

Then shall he add, and say, ciently instructed in the other YE

E are to take care that this parts of the Church Catechism
Child be brought to the Bi- set forth for that purpose.

N.

WES rate this Infant with thy Holy I Certify you, that according

THE MINISTRATION OF PRIVATE BAPTISM OF CHILDREN

IN HOUSES. 1 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 shal compel them so to do, then Baptism shall be administered as followeth. First, let the Minister of the Parish Cor, in his absence, any other lawful Minister that can be procured) with those who are present, call upon God, and say the Lord: 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:

I baptize thee in the name 1 And let them not doubt, but that the Child • of the Father, and of the

so baptized is lawfully and sufficiently bap

tized, and ought not to be baptized again. Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Yet nevertheless, if the Child which is afAmen.

ter this sort baptized, do afterwards live ;

it is expedient that it be brought into the Then the Minister shall give Church, to the intent that if the Minister thanks unto God, and say,

of the same Parish did himself baptize

that Child, the Congregation may be cer. E yield thee hearty thanks, tified of the true form of Baptism, by him most merciful Father, that privately before used: In which case he

shall say thus : it hath pleased thee to regene

to the due and prescribed Spirit, to receive him for thine Order of the Church, at such a own Child by adoption, and to time and at such a place, before incorporate him into thy holy divers witnesses, I baptized this Church. And humbly we be- Child. seech thee to grant, that he, be- † But if the Child were baptized by any ing dead unto sin, and living other lawful Minister, then the Minister

of the Parish where the Child was born or unto righteousness, and being

christened, shall examine whether the same buried with Christ in his death, hath been lawfully done. And if the Mimay crucify the old man, and nister shall find, by the answers of such

as bring the Child, that all things were utterly abolish the whole body done as they ought to be; then shall not he of sin; and that as he is made christen the Child again, but shall receive Partaker of the death of thy

him as one of the Flock of true Christian
People, saying thus :
Certify

you

that in this case of his Resurrection; so that finally, with the residue of thy ing unto due order, concerning holy Church, he may be an In. the baptising of this Child; who heritor of thine everlasting King- is now by Baptism incorporated dom, through Christ our Lord. into the Christian Church: For Amen.

our Lord Jesus Christ doth not

Son, he may also be partaker. I denis wel done, and accord.

THE

deny his grace and mercy unto the blessing of eternal life, and such Infants; but most lovingly make him Partaker of his everdoth call them unto him, as the lasting kingdom. Wherefore, Holy Gospel doth witness to we being thus persuaded of the our comfort on this wise. good will of our heavenly Fa

Then the Minister shall say as follows: ther, declared by his Son Jesus or else shall pass on to the questions ad- Christ, towards this Infant, let dressed to the Sponsors. Hear the words of the Gospel, thanks unto him, and say the

us faithfully and devoutly give by Chapter, at the thirteenth Verse. Prayer which the Lord himself

taught us. HEY brought young

chil. should touch them; and his Name; Thy Kingdom come; dren to Christ, that he OUR Father, who art in ;

Heaven, Hallowed be thy disciples rebuked those who brought them. But when Jesus it is in Heaven; Give us this brought them. But when Jesus Thy Will be done on Earth, as saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the day our daily bread; And forlittle children to come unto me, give those who trespass against

give us our trespasses, as we forand forbid them not; for of such is the kingdom of God. Verily tation; But deliver us from evil.

us; And lead us not into tempI say unto you, Whosoever shail

Amen. not receive the kingdom of God † Then shall the Minister

demand the name as a little child, he shall not en

of the Child; which being by the Godfater therein. And he took them thers and Godmothers pronounced, the Mi

nister shall say as follows: , put his upon them, and blessed them. Do this child

, "renounce

the

OST thou, in the name After the Gospel is read, the Minister devil and all his works, the vain shall make this brief Exhortation upon the words of the Gospel:

pomp and glory of the world, BE

ELOVED, ye hear in this with all covetous desires of the

Gospel the words of our Sa- same, and the sinful desires of viour Christ, that he command. the flesh; so that thou wilt not ed the children to be brought follow, nor be led by them? unto him ; how he blamed those Ans. I renounce them all; and, that would have kept them from by God's help, will endeavour him; how he exhorteth all men not to follow, nor be led by them. to follow their innocency. Ye Minis. Dost thou believe all perceive how, by his outward the Articles of the Christian gesture and deed, he declared Faith, as contained in the Aposhis good will toward them: for tles' Creed? he embraced them in his arms, Ans. I do. he laid his hands upon them, Minis. Wilt thou be baptized and blessed them. Doubt ye in this Faith? not therefore, but earnestly be. Ans. That is my desire. lieve, that he hath likewise fa- Minis. Wilt thou then obevourably received this present diently keep God's holy will Infant; that he hath embraced and commandments, and walk him with the arms of his mercy; in the same all the days of thy and, as he hath promised in his life? holy word, will give unto him Ans. I will, by God's help.

_Hare Christ's Flockm and FORASMUCH as this Child

I Then the Minister shall say, | Then, all standing up, the Minister shall TE receive this Child into

say to the Godfathers and Godmothers this W of

Exhortation following: ,

hath promised by you his Minister shall do sign* him with the Sureties, to renounce the devil upon the Child's sign of the Cross; in and all his works, to believe in forehead.

token that hereafter he God, and to serve him; ye must shall not be ashamed to con- remember, that it is your parts fess the faith of Christ crucified, and duties to see that this Infant and manfully to fight under his be taught, so soon as he shall be banner, against sin, the world, able to learn, what a solemn vow, and the devil; and to continue promise, and profession he hath Christ's faithful soldier and ser. here made by you. And that vant unto his life's end. Amen.

he may know these things the The same rule is to be observed here, as to better, ye shall call upon him to the Omission of the Sign of the Cross, as in the Public Baptism of Infants.

hear Sermons; and chiefly ye Then shall the Minister

say, shall

provide, that he may learn EEING now, dearly beloved the Creed, the Lord's Prayer,

WEvie

regenerate, and grafted into the and all other things which a body of Christ's Church; let us Christian ought to know and be. give thanks unto Almighty God lieve to his soul's health ; and for these benefits, and with one that this Child may be virtuousaccord make our prayers unto ly brought up to lead a godly him, that this Child may lead the and a Christian life: remember. rest of his life according to this ing always, that Baptism doth beginning.

represent unto us our profes. I Then shall be said, all kneeling, sion ; which is, to follow the

Eyield thee hearty thanks, example of our Saviour Christ,

most merciful Father, that and to be made like unto him; it hath pleased thee to regenerate that as he died, and rose again this Infant with thy Holy Spirit, for us, so should we, who are to receive him for- thine own baptized, die from sin, and rise Child by adoption, and to incor- again unto righteousness; con; porate him into thy holy Church. tinually mortifying all our evil And humbly we beseech thee and corrupt affections, and daily to grant, that he, being dead un- proceeding in all virtue and godto sin, and living unto righteous- liness of living. ness, and being buried with

q Then shall he add, and say, Christ in his death, may cruci- TE are to take care that this fy the old man, and utterly abo

Child be brought to the lish the whole body of sin ; and Bishop to be confirmed by him, that as he is made Partaker of so soon as he can say the Creed, the death of thy Son, he may the Lord's Prayer, and the Ten also be partaker of his Resur- Commandments, and is suffi- . rection; so that finally, with the ciently instructed in the other residue of thy holy Church, he may be an Inheritor of thine parts of the Church Catechism, everlasting Kingdom, through

ha thi

ild hi

to the Minister's Questions, as that it can- name of the Father, and of the
not appear that the Child was baptized
with Water, in the name of the Father, Son, and of the Holy Ghost.
and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost Amen.
(which are essential parts of Baptism 1f Infant Baptism, and the receiving of
then let the Minister baptize it in the Form

Infants baptized in private, are to be at before appointed for Públic Baptism of In

the same time, the Minister may make the fants ; saving, that, at the dipping of the

Questions to the Sponsors and the succeed-
Child in the Font, he shall use this Form of
Words :

ing Prayer serve for both. And again,

after the Immersion, or the pouring of WaF thou art not already baptiz- ter, and the receiving into the Church, the

Minister may use the Remainder of the ed, N. I baptize thee in the

Service for both.

IF

THE MINISTRATION OF

BAPTISM
To such as are of Riper Years, and able to answer for

themselves.

Let us pray;

ceived and born in sin (and that Aling God, who, of thy great

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: EARLY beloved, foras- 1 Then shall the Minister say, as all men are con

LMIGHTY and everlastwhich is born of the flesh is

, flesh) and they who are in the mercy, didst save Noah and his flesh cannot please God, but family in the Ark from perishlive in sin, committing many ac- ing by water; and also didst tual transgressions; and our Sa- safely lead the children of Israel viour Christ saith, None can thy people through the Red Sea, enter into the kingdom of God, figuring thereby thy holy Bapexcept he be regenerate and tism; and by the Baptism of born anew of Water and of the thy well-beloved Son Jesus Holy Ghost; I beseech you Christ in the river Jordan, didst to call upon God the Father, sanctify the element of water, through our Lord Jesus Christ, to the mystical washing away of that of his bounteous goodness sin; we beseech thee, for thine he will grant to these Persons infinite mercies, that thou wilt that which by nature they can- mercifully look upon these thy not have; that they may be bap- Servants; wash them and sanctized with Water and the Holy tify them with the Holy Ghost; Ghost,and received into Christ's that they, being delivered from holy Church, and be made lively thy wrath, may be received into members of the same.

the Ark of Christ's Church ;