Church; let us give thanks Kingdom, through Christ our unto Almighty God for these Lord. Amen. benefits, and with one accord make our prayers unto him, that this Child may lead the rest of his life according to this beginning. Then shall be kneeling. said, all UR Father, who art in Then, all standing up, the FORASMUCH ORASMUCH as this Child hath promised by you his Sureties, to renounce the devil and all his works, to beHeaven, Hallowed bethy lieve in God, and to serve Name; Thy Kingdom come; him; ye must remember that Thy Will be done on Earth, it is your parts and duties to this day our daily bread; And see that this Infant be taught, forgive us our trespasses, as learn, what a solemn vow, we forgive those who trespass promise, and profession he against us; And lead us not hath here made by you. And into temptation; But deliver us from evil. Amen. as it is in Heaven; Give us W so soon as he shall be able to that he may know these things the better, ye shall call upon him to hear Sermons; and Then shall the Minister say, chiefly ye shall provide, that E yield thee hearty he may learn the Creed, the thanks, most merciful Lord's Prayer, and the Ten Father, that it hath pleased Commandments, and all other thee to regenerate this Infant things which a Christian ought with thy Holy Spirit, to re-to know and believe to his ceive him for thine own Child soul's health; and that this by adoption, and to incorpo- Child may be virtuously rate him into thy holy Church brought up to leada godly and And humbly we beseech thee a Christian life: rememberto grant that he, being deadling always that Baptism doth unto sin, and living unto righ-represent unto us our profesteousness; and being buriedision; which is, to follow the with Christ in his death, may example of our Saviour Christ, crucify the old man, and ut-and to be made like unto him; terly abolish the whole body of that as he died, and rose again sin; and that as he is made for us, so should we, who are Partaker of the Death of thy baptized, die from sin and Son, he may also be Partaker rise again unto righteousness; of his Ressurrection; so that continually mortifying all our finally, with the residue of thy evil and corrupt affections, holy Church, he may be anland daily proceeding in all virInheritor of thine everlasting tue and godliness of living. Y Then shall he add, and say, Creed, the Lord's Prayer, and the Ten Commandments, and E are to take care that is sufficiently instructed in the this Child be brought to other parts of the Church the Bishop to be confirmed by Catechism set forth for that him, so soon as he can say the 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.Nampofthe Father, the the forth hid I baptize thee in the (with thy holy Spirit, to re of the Son, and of the Holy by adoption, and to incorpoGhost, Amen. rate 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 Then the Minister shall give thanks unto God, and say, W E yield thee hearty with Christ in his death, may thanks, most merciful crucify the old man, and utFather, that it hath pleased terly abolish the whole body thee to regenerate this Infant lof sin; and that as he is made again, but shall receive him as one of the flock of true Christian People, saying thus: 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 I Kingdom, through Christ our and according unto due order, concerning the baptism of Lord. Amen. CERTIFY you, that in this case all is well done, And let them not doubt, but this Child; who is now by that the Child 80 baptized, is Baptism incorporated into the lawfully and sufficiently bap-Christian Church: For our tized, and ought not to be Lord Jesus Christ doth not baptized again. Yet never-deny his grace and mercy unto theless, if the Child which is such Infants; but most lovingafter this sort baptized, do af- ly doth call them unto him, as terwards live; it is expe- the Holy Gospel doth witness dient that it be brought into to our comfort on this wise. the Church, to the intent that if the Minister of the same Parish did himself baptize that Child, the Congregation may be certified of the true form of Baptism, by him privately before used: In which case he shall say the tenth Chapter, at the thirteenth Verse. thus: ICO Then the Minister shall say as followse: or else shall pass on to the questions addressed to the Sponsors. Hear the words of the Gaspel, written by St. Mark, in Suffer the little children to CERTIFY you, that acto the due and prechildren to Christ, that scribed Order of the Church he should touch them; and at such a time and at such a his disciples rebuked those place, before divers witnesses, who brought them. But when I baptized this Child. Jesus saw it, he was much disBut if the Child were bap pleased, and said unto them, tized by any other lawful Minister, then the Minister come unto me, and forbid them not; for of such is the kingof the Parish where the dom of God. Verily I say unto ed, shall examine whether you, Whosoever shall not rethe same hath been lawfully ceive the kingdom of God as done. And if the Minister a little child, he shall not enshall find, by the answers Child was born or christen ter therein. And he took them of such as bring the Child, up in his arms, put his hands that all things were done as upon them, and blessed them. they ought to be; then shall After the Gospel is read, not he christen the Child the Minister shall make this R brief Exhortation upon the not into temptation; But dewords of the Gospel: liver us from evil. Amen. B ELOVED, ye hear in this Gospel, 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 oxhorteth all men to follow Then shall the Minister demand the Name of the Child; which being by the Godfathers and Godmothers pronounced, the Minister shall say as follows: OST thou in the name of this Child, renounce D their innocency. Ye perceive the devil and all his works, how, by his outward gesture the vain pomp and glory of and deed, he declared his good the world, with all covetous will toward them: for he desires of the same, and the embraced them in his arms, sinful desires of the flesh; so he laid his hands upon them, that thou wilt not follow, nor and blessed them. Doubt ye be led by them? not therefore, but earnestly Ans. I renounce them all: believe, that he hath likewise and, by God's help, will enfavourably received this pre-deavour not to follow, nor be Minis. Dost thou believe all Faith, as contained in the Ans. I do. Minis. Wilt thou be bap sent Infant; that he hath embraced him with the arms of led by them. his mercy; and, as he hath the Articles of the Christian promised in his holy word, 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 our heavenly Father, declared by his Son Jesus Christ, towards this Infant, diently keep God's holy will let us faithfully and devoutly and commandments, and walk give thanks unto him, and say in the same all the days of the Prayer which the Lord thy life? himself taught us. tized in this faith? Ans. That is my desire. Ans. I will, by God's help. to the Congregation of Here the come; Thy Will be done on Christ's Flock, Earth, as it is in Heaven; Give and do * sign him Minister shall us this day our daily bread; with the sign of make a Cross And forgive us our trespasses, the Cross; into- upon the Child's as we forgive those who tres-ken that hereaf-forehead. pass against us; And lead us ter he shall not be ashamed to confess the faith of Christ cru-finally, with the residue of thy cified, and manfully to fight moly Church, he may be an under his banner, against sin, Inheritor of thine everlasting the world, and the devil; and Kingdom, through Christ our to continue Christ's faithful Lord. Amen. soldier and servant unto his life's end. Amen. The same rule is to be observed here, as to the Omission of the Sign of the Cross, as in the Public Baptism of Infants. S Then all standing up, the Minister shall say to the Godfathers and Godmothers this exhortation following: ORASMUCH as this Child, hath promised by you his Sureties, to renounce Then shall the Minister say, the devil and all his works, to EEING now, dearly be- believe in God, and to serve loved brethren, that this him; ye must remember, that Child is regenerate, and graft- it is your parts and duties to ed into the body of Christ's Church; let us give thanks see that this Infant be taught, unto Almighty God for these so soon as he shall be able to benefits, and with one accord that this Child may lead the rest of his life according to this beginning. WE learn, what a solemn vow, make our prayers unto him, 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 Then shall be said, all kneel- chiefly ye shall provide, that ing, he may learn the Creed, the E yield thee hearty Lord's Prayer, and the Ten thanks, most merci-Commandments, and allother ful Father, that it hath pleas-things which a Christian ought ed thee to regenerate this In-to know and believe to his fant with thy Holy Spirit, to soul's health; and that this receive him for thine own Child Child may be virtuously by adoption, and to incorpo-brought up to lead a godly and rate him into thy holy Church. a Christianlife: remembering And humbly we beseech thee always, that Baptism doth reto grant, that he, being dead present unto us our profession; unto sin, and living unto right-which is to follow the example cousness, and being buried of our Saviour Christ, and to with Christ in his death, may be made like unto him; that crucify the old man, and ut- as he died, and rose again for terly abolish the whole body of us, so should we, who are bapsin; and that as he is made tized, die from sin, and rise aPartaker of the death of thy gain unto righteousness; conSon, he may also be Partaker tinually mortifying all our evil of his resurrection; so that and corrupt affections, and |