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sus Christ to suffer death upon the memorial thy Son hath comthe cross for our redemption; who manded us to make; having in made there (by his one oblation remembrance his blessed passion of himself once offered) a full, and precious death, his mighty reperfect, and sufficient sacrifice, surrection and glorious ascenoblation, and satisfaction, for the sion; rendering unto thee most sins of the whole world: and did hearty thanks, for the innumerainstitute, and in his holy gospel ble benefits procured unto us by command us to continue a perpe-the same. tual memory of that his precious death and sacrifice until his com

which he was betrayed (a) he took bread; and when he

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And we most hum

The Invocation. bly beseech thee, O ing again: For in the night in merciful Father, to hear us; and, of thy Almighty goodness, vouch(a) Here the safe to bless and sanctify, with thy Priest is to take Word and Holy Spirit, these thy had given thanks, his hands. gifts and creatures of bread and (b) he brake it, (b) And here wine; that we, receiving them and give it to his dis- to break Bread. the according to thy Son our Saviour ciples, saying, Take, Jesus Christ's holy institution, in remembrance of his Death and Passion, may be partakers of his most blessed Body and Blood. And we earnestly desire thy fatherly goodness, mercifully to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving; most humbly beseeching thee to grant, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ, and through faith of this; for (e), (e) And here in his blood, we, and all thy whole This is my blood, of he is to lay his Church, may obtain remission of the New Testament, Vessel in which our sins, and all other benefits of which is shed for there is any his passion. And here we offer Wine to be cons and for many, you, and present unto thee, O Lord, secrated. for the remission of ourselves, our souls, and bodies, to be a reasonable, holy, and living sacrifice unto thee; humbly beseeching thee, that we, and all others who shall be partakers of

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The Oblation. WHEREFORE, O this holy Communion, may wor Lord and hea-thily receive the most precious venly Father, according to the Body and Blood of thy Son Jesus institution of thy dearly beloved Christ, be filled with thy grace Son our Saviour Jesus Christ, we, and heavenly benediction, and thy humble servants, do celebrate made one body with him, that he and make here before thy divine may dwell in them, and they in Majesty, with these thy holy gifts, him. And although we are un which we now offer unto thee, worthy, through our manifold

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wards men. We praise thee, we GRANT, we beseech thee, Albless thee, we worship thee, wel mighty God, that the words glorify thee, we give thanks to which we have heard this day thee for thy great glory, O Lord with our outward ears, may, God, heavenly King, God the through thy grace, be so grafted Father Almighty. inwardly in our hearts, that they

O Lord, the only begotten Son may bring forth in us the fruit of Jesus Christ; O Lord God, Lamb good living; to the honour and of God, Son of the Father, that praise of thy name, through Jetakest away the sins of the world, sus Christ our Lord. Amen. have mercy upon us. Thou that DIRECT us, O Lord, in all our takest away the sins of the world, doings, with thy most gracious have mercy upon us. Thou that favour, and further us with thy takest away the sins of the world, continual help; that in all our receive our prayer. Thou that works begun, continued, and endsittest at the right hand of God ed in thee, we may glorify thy ho the Father, have mercy upon us. ly name; and finally, by thy merFor thou only art holy; thou cy, obtain everlasting life, through only art the Lord; thou only, O Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Christ, with the Holy Ghost, art

most High in the glory of God ALMIGHTY God, the founthe Father. Amen. tain of all wisdom, who knowThen the Priest (the Bishop, if he be est our necessities before we ask, present) shall let them depart with this and our ignorance in asking; we blessing: beseech thee to have compassion THE peace of God, which pass-upon our infirmities; and those eth all understanding, keep things which for our unworthiyour hearts and minds in the ness we dare not, and for our knowledge and love of God, and blindness we cannot ask, vouchof his Son Jesus Christ our Lord: safe to give us, for the worthiness And the blessing of God Al- of thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. mighty, the Father, the Son, and Amen. the Holy Ghost, be amongst you,

Amen.

and remain with you always. ALMIGHTY God, who hast promised to hear the petitions Collects that may be said after the Col- of those who ask in thy Son's lects of Morning, or Evening Prayer, name; we beseech thee mercior Communion, at the discretion of the fully to incline thine ears to us who have now made our prayers

Minister.

ASSIST us mercifully, O Lord, and supplications unto thee; and in these our supplications and prayers; and dispose the way of grant, that those things which we thy servants towards the attain-have faithfully asked according ment of everlasting salvation; to thy will, may effectually be that among all the changes and obtained; to the relief of our ne chances of this mortal life, they of thy glory, through Jesus cessity, and to the setting forth may ever be defended by thy Christ our Lord. Amen. most gracious and ready help. through Jesus Christ our Lord. Upon the Sundays and other Holy Days (if there be no Sermon or Communion shall be said all that is appointed at the

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succour, the life of those who believe, and the resurrection of the

shall make this brief Exhortation upan the words of the Gospel:

dead; we call upon thee for this BELOVED, ye hear in this GosInfant, that he, coming to thy Christ, that he commanded the pel the words of our Saviour holy Baptism, may receive re-children to be brought unto him: mission of sin, by spiritual regene- how he blamed those who would ration. Receive him, O Lord, as thou hast promised by thy wellhave kept them from him; how he exhorteth all men to follow beloved Son, saying, Ask, and ye shall have; seek, and ye shall find; their innocency. Ye perceive how, knock, and it shall be opened un- he declared his good will toward by his outward gesture and deed, to you: So give now unto us who them: For he embraced them in ask; let us who seek, find; open his arms, he laid his hands upon the gate unto us who knock; that them, and blessed them. Doubt this Infant may enjoy the everlasting benediction of thy heaven- believe, that he will likewise faye not therefore, but earnestly ly washing, and may come to the eternal kingdom which thou hast vourably receive this present Inpromised by Christ our Lord. with the arms of his mercy; that fant; that he will embrace him be will give unto him the blessing Then the Minister shall say as follows of eternal life, and make him paror else shall pass on to the questions addressed to the Sponsors; and from thence taker of his everlasting kingdom. to the Prayer immediately before the Wherefore, we being thus perImmersion, or the pouring of Water on suaded of the good will of our the Infant. But note; that, in every Church, the intermediate parts of the heavenly Father towards this InService shall be used, once at least in fant, declared by his Son Jesus every month (if there be a Baptism) Christ; and nothing doubting, but for the better instructing of the people that he favourably alloweth this in the Grounds of Infant Baptism.

Amen.

Hear the words of the Gospel, charitable work of ours, in bringwritten by St. Mark, in the tenth ing this Infant to his holy Bapchapter, at the thirteenth verse. tism; let us faithfully and devoutly give thanks unto him, and say, THEY brought young children to Christ, that he should touch ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, heavenly Father, we them; and his disciples rebuked give thee humble thanks, that those who brought them. But thou hast vouchsafed to call us to when Jesus saw it, he was much the knowledge of thy grace, and displeased, and said unto them, faith in thee: Increase this knowSuffer the little children to come ledge, and confirm this faith in us unto me, and forbid them not; evermore. Give thy Holy Spirit for of such is the kingdom of God. to this Infant; that he may be Verily I say unto you, Whoso-born again, and be made an heir of ever shall not receive the kingdom everlasting salvation, through our of God as a little child, he shall not Lord Jesus Christ, who liveth and enter therein. And he took them reigneth with thee and the Holy up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them.

After the Gospel is read, the Minister

Spirit, now and for ever. Amen.
Then shall the Minister speak unto the
Godfathers and Godmothers in this wise:

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