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thefe things the better, ye shall and daily proceeding in all vir call upon him to hear Sermons, tue and godliness of living. and chiefly ye fhall provide that he may learn the Crced, the Lords Prayer, and the Ten Commandments in the vulgar tongue, and all other things which a Chriftian ought to know and believe to his fouls health; and that this child may be virtuously brought up to lead a godly and a Christian life; remembring alway that Baptifm doth reprefent unto us our profeffion, which is to follow the example of our Saviour Chrift, and to be made like unto him; that as he died and rofe for we who are baptized, die from fin, and rife again unto righteouf

But if they which bring the fuch uncertain answers to the Infant to the Church do make Priests queftions, as that it cannot appear that the child was baptized with water, In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghaft, (which are effential. parts of Baptifm) then let the Prieft Baptize it in the Form before appointed for Publick Baptifm of Infants; faving that at the dipping of the Child in the Font, he shall use this Form of words.

F thou art not already baptitize tized, N. I baptize thee In the Name of the Father, and of the

nefs, continually mortifying all Son, and of the Holy Ghost. our evil and corrupt affections, Amen.

The Miniftration of Baptifm to fuch as are of riper years, and able to answer for themselves.

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"Hen any fuch Perfons as are of riper years are to be bay-
tized, timely notice shall be given to the Bishop, or whom
he fhall appoint for that purpose, a week before at the leaft, by
the Parents, or fome other difcreet Perfons that fo due care may
be taken for their examination, whether they be fufficiently in-
fructed in the Principles of the Chriftian Religion and that
they may
be exhorted to prepare themselves with Prayers and
Fafting for the receiving of this holy Sacrament.
And if they fhall be found fit, then the Godfathers and Godmo-
thers the People being affembled upon the Sunday or Holy-day
appointed) shall be ready to prefent them at the Font immedi-
ately after the Second Leffin, either at Morning or Evening
Prayer, as the Curate in his difcretion hall think fit.
And standing there, the Priest shall ask whether any of the Per-
fons here prefented be baptized, or no: if they shall answer,
No: Then fall the Priest fay thus,

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Early beloved;forafmuch are in the flesh cannot please as all men are concei- God, but live in fin, commit ved and born in fin, ting many actual tranfgreffions; (and that which is born of the and that our Saviour Chrift flesh is flesh) and they that faith. None can eater into the

Kingdom of God, except he be Lmighty immortal regenerate, and both new of Ag the aid of all that water and of the Holy Ghoft; need, the helper of all that flec I beseech you to call upon God to thee for fuccour, the life of the Father, through our Lord them that believe, and the reJefus Chrift, that of his bounte- furrection of the dead; We ous goodness he will grant to call upon thee for these perfons, thefe perfons that which by na- that they coming to thy holy ture they cannot have, that they Baptifm, may receive remiffion may be baptized with water of their fins by fpiritual regene and the Holy Ghost, and recei- ration. Receive them, O Lord, ved into Chrifts holy Church, as thou haft promised by thy and be made lively members of wel-beloved Son, faying, Ask, the fame. and ye fhall receive; seek, and ye fall find; knock, and it Thall be opened unto you: so give now unto us that ask; let us that feek, find; open the gate unto us that knock; that perfons may enjoy

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mercy didft fave Noah and his lafting benediction of thy heaFamily in the ark from perifh- venly washing, and may come ing by water, and alfo didft to the eternal kingdom which fafely lead the children of Ifra- thou haft promised by Chrift el thy people through the Red our Lord. Amen. fea, figuring thereby thy holy Baptifm; and by the Baptifm of thy wel-beloved Son Jefus Chrift in the river Jordan, didft fanctifie the element of water to the myftical washing away of fin; We beseech thee for thine infinite mercies, that thou wilt mercifully look upon demus, a ruler of the Jews. The thefe thy fervants; wash them, fame came to Jefus by night, and fanctifie them with the Ho- and faid unto him, Rabbi, we

Then shall the People ftand up, and the Priest shall say, Hear the words of the Gospel written by Saint John, in the third Chapter, beginning at the firft Verfe.

Then fhall the Priest fay,
Let us pray.
And here all the Congrega-
tion fhall kneel. )
Lmighty and everlasting

Here was a man of the

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ly Ghoft, that they being dels that thou art a teacher

vered from thy wrath, may be from God; for no man received into the ark of Chrifts can do these miracles that thou Church; and being ftedfaft in doft, except God be with him. faith, joyful through hope, and Jefus anfwered and faid unto Food in charity, may fo pafs him, Verily verily I fay unto the waves of this troublesome thee, Except a man be born a world, that finally they may gain, he cannot fee the king come to the land of everlasting dom of God. Nicodemus faith life, there to reign with thee unto him, How can a man be world without end, through born when he is old? Can he Je us Chrift our Lord. Amen. enter the fecond time into his

mothers womb, and be born?
Jefus anfwered, Verily verily I
fay unto thee, Except a man be
born of water and of the Spirit,
he cannot enter into the king
dom of God. That which is
born of the flesh, is flesh; and
that which is born of the Spirit,
is fpirit. Marvel not that I faid
unto thee, Ye must be born a-
gain. The wind bloweth where
it lifteth, and thon hea:eft the
found thereof; but canft not
tell whence it cometh, and whi-
ther it goeth: fo is every one
that is born of the Spirit.

After which he fall fay this
Exhortation following.

Repent and be baptized every one of you for the remiffion of fins, and ye fhall receive the gift of the Holy Ghoft. For the promife is to you and your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God fhalicall. And with many other words exhorted he them, faying, Save your felves from this untoward generation. For (as the fame Apoftle teftifieth in another place) even Baptism doth also now fave us, not the putting away of the filth of the fleli, but the anfwer of a good conscience towards God) by the refurrection of Jefus Chrift.

fpel the exprefs words of earnestly believe that he will ye hear in our Saviour Chrift, that except favourably receive these present a man be born of water and of perfons, truly repenting and the Spirit, he cannot enter into coming unto him by faith the kingdom of God. where that he will grant them remif by ye may perceive the great fion of their fins, and beftow neceffity of this Sacrament, upon them the Holy Ghoft where it may be had. Likewife that he will give them the bler immediately before his afcenfi- fing of eternal life, and make on into heaven (as we read in them partakers of his everlastthe laft Chapter of Saint Marks ing kingdom. Gofpel, he gave command to his difciples, faying, Go ye into all the world, and preach the Gospel to every creature,

Wherefore we being thus perfwaded of the good will of our heavenly Father towards these perfons, declared by his He that believeth and is bap- Son Jefus Chrift; let us faithtized, fhall be faved; but he fully and devoutly give thanks that believeth not, fhall be to him, and fay, damned. Which alfo fheweth

unto us the great benefit we God, heavenly Father, reap thereby. For which caufe we give thee humble thanks Saint Peter the Apoftle, when for that thou haft vouchsafed to upon his firft preaching of the call us to the knowledge of thy Gofpel many were pricked at grace and faith in thee ; In the heart, and faid to him and creafe this knowledge, and con the reft of the Apoftles, Men firm this faith in us evermore and brethren, what fhall we Give thy Holy Spirit to these do? replied and faid unto them, perfons, that they may be born again,

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Answer. I renounce them all.
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again, and be made heirs of everlafting falvation, through

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the Holy Spirit, now and for ker of heaven and earth? ever. Amen.

Then the Priest fall speak to the perfons to be baptized, on this mife.

And in Jefus Chrift his only begotten Son our Lord? And that he was conceived by the Holy Ghost; born of the Virgin Mary; that he

WElbelovedither defiring Pontius Pilate, was crucified

to receive holy Baptifm, ye dead,and buried; that he went have heard how the Congrega- down into hell, and alfo did tion hath prayed that our Lord rife again the third day; that Jefus Christ would vouchfafe he afcended into heaven, and to receive you, and bless you, to fitteth at the right hand of God release you of your fins, to give the Father Almighty; and from you the kingdom of heaven and thence fhall come again at the everlafting life. Ye have heard end of the world, to judge the alfo that our Lord Jefus Chrift quick and the dead? hath promifed in his holy And doft thou believe in the Word, to grant all thofe things Holy Ghoft; The holy Cathothat we have prayed for; which lick Church; The Commupromife he for his part will nion of Saints; The remiffion of moft furely keep and perform. fins; The refurrection of the Wherefore after this promite flesh; and everlafting life after made by Chrift, ye muft alfo death? faithfully for your part promife in the presence of thefe your believe. witneffes, and this whole Čongregation, that ye will renounce

Anfwer. All this I ftedfaftly

works,

Question.

Withouth?
Ilt thou be baptized in

conftantly believe Gods holy
Word, and obediently keep his
commandments.

Anfwer. That is my defire.
Question.

Ilt thou then obediently

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of each of the perfons to be commandment, and walk in baptized, feverally,thefe Que- the fame all the days of thy fions following life?

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vain pomp and glory of the world, with all covetous defires

of the fame, and carnal de- fons may be fo buried, that the fires of the flesh, fo that thou new man may be raifed up in wilt not follow nor be led by them. Amen.

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to the Congregation dedicated to thee by our office of Chrifts flock, and miniftry, may also be en- and * do sign him dued with heavenly virtues, and with the fign of the hoses a the everlaftingly rewarded, through Crofs, in token that perfus Fore thy mercy, O bleffed Lord hereafter he fhall God, who doft live and govern not be ashamed to confefs the all things, world without end. faith of Chrift crucified, and manfully to fight under his Lmighty everliving God, banner againft fin, the world, whole moft dearly belo- and the devil; and to continue ved Son Jefus Christ, for the Chrifts faithful foldier and fer. forgiveness of our fins, did flied vant unto his lifes end. Amen. out of his moft precious fide both water and blood, and gave commandment to his difciples, er that they fhould go teach all

Amen.

ons may die in them, and that
all things belonging to the Spi-
F1, may live and grow in them.
Amen.

ter, or pour water upon him, faying,

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N. Name of the Father, and

Grant that they may have of the Son, and of the Holy power and ftrength to have Ghoft. Amen. vistory, and to triumph against the devil, the world, and the

Then fhall the Priest fay,

Eeing now, dearly beloved
brethren, that these perfons

nations, and baptize them In are regenerate and grafted into
the Name of the Father, the the body of Chrifts Church,
Son, and the Holy Ghoft; Re- let us give thanks unto Almigh-
gard, we beseech thee, the fup- ty God for these benefits, and
plications of this Congregation; with one accord make our pray-
fanctifie this water to the my ers unto him, that they may
ftical washing away of fin: and lead the reft of their life accord-
grant that the perfons now to be ing to this beginning.
baptized therein, may receive
the fulness of thy grace, and
ever remain in the number of
thy faithful and cleft children,

thiough Jefus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

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Prayer, all kneeling.

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Heaven Hallowed be thy Name. Thy Kingdom Then all the Priest take come. Thy will be done in each perfon to be baptized, by Earth, As it is in Heaven. Give the right hand, and placing us this day our daily bread. him conveniently by the Font, And forgive us our trefpaffes, according to his difcreti n, As we forgive them that tref And lead us fall ask the Godfathers and pass against us. Godmothers the Name; and not into temptation; But de then shall dip him in the wa- liver us from evil. Amen.

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