thefe things the better, ye fhall and daily proceeding in all vir call upon him to hear Sermons, tue and godliness of living.

But if they which bring the Infant to the Church do make fuch uncertain answers to the 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 hall use this Form of words.

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 again for us, fo fhould we TF thou art not already baptiWe baptized, die from fin, tized, N. I baptize thee lathe and rise again unto righteouf 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. W tized, timely notice shall be given to the Bishop, or whom

Hen any fuch Perfons as are of riper years are to be bar.

he shall appoint for that purpose, a week before at the least, by the Parents, or fome other difcreet Perfons; that fo due care may be taken for their examination, whether they be fufficiently in ftructed 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 present them at the Font immediately after the Second Leffin, either at Morning or Evening Prayer, as the Curate in his difcretion hall think fit.

And standing there, the Priest fhall ask whether any of the Perfons here prefented be baptized, or no if they shall answer, No: Then fall the Prieft fay tines,

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Early beloved; forafmuch are in the flesh cannot pleafe as all men are concei- God, but live in fin, commic 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 enter into the

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Kingdom of God, except he be Lmighty and immortal regenerate, and born new of A God, the and of am 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 Baptifmi, may receive remiffion may be baptized with water of their fins by fpiritual regeneand the Holy Ghoft, and recei- ration. Receive them, O Lord, ved into Chrifts holy Church, as thou haft promised by thy and be made lively members of the fame.

wel-beloved Son, faying, Ask, and ye fhall receive; feek, and ye fall find; knock, and it fhall be opened unto you: fo give now unto us that ask; us that feek, find; open the Lmighty and everlafting gate unto us that knock; that

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Let us pray.
And here all the Congrega-
tion fhall kneel. )

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A God, who of thy great these perfons may enjoy the ever

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 Christ 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

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

Here was a man of the

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 ly Ghost, that they being deli- know that thou art a teacher vered from thy wrath, may be

received into the ark of Chriftome from God; for no man

can do these miracles that thou Church; and being ftedfaft in doft, except God be with him. faith, joyful through hope, and Jefus answered 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 Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. enter the fecond time into his

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mothers womb, and be born? Jefus answered, 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 again. The wind bloweth where 1 it lifteth, and thon hea eft the found thereof; but canft not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth fo is every one that is born of the Spirit.

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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 flefli, but the anfwer of a good con→ fcience towards God) by the refurrection of Jefus Chrift.

After which he shall fay this Exhortation following. Beloved, ye hear in this Go Doubt ye not therefore, but fpel the exprefs words of earnestly believe that he will our Saviour Chrift, that except favourably receive thefe 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 bles 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 Wherefore we being thus his difciples, faying, Go ye in- perfwaded of the good will of to all the world, and preach our heavenly Father towards the Gospel to every creature, thefe 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 Almighty and everlafting

unto us the great benefit we heavenly Father, reap thereby. For which caufe we give thee humble thanks Saint Peter the Apoftle, when upon his firft preaching of the Gofpel many were pricked at the heart, and faid to him and the reft of the Apoftles, Men and brethren, what fhall we do? replied and faid unto them,

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for that thou haft vouchsafed to call us to the knowledge of thy grace and faith in thee; In creafe this knowledge, and con firm this faith in us evermore Give thy Holy Spirit to these perfons, that they may be born

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again, and be made heirs of Answer. I renounce them all. everlafting falvation, through our Lord Jefus Chrift, who li

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veth and reignethwith thee and Doft thou believe in God

WElbeloved

the Father Almighty,Mathe Holy Spirit, now and for ker of heaven and earth? ever. Amen. And in Jefus Chrift his only Then the Prieft fall speak to begotten Son our Lord? And the perfons to be baptized, on that he was conceived by the this wife. Holy Ghost; born of the Virgin Elbeloved, who are Mary; that he fuffered under come hither 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 promised 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 prefence of these your believe. witneffes, and this whole Congregation, that ye will renounce the devil and all his works, unce conftantly believe Gods holy Word, and obediently keep his commandments.

Anfwer. All this I ftedfastly

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Ilt thou be baptized in
this faith?

Anfwer. That is my
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defire.

Then fall the Prief demard Wilt thou then obediently

keep Gods holy will and of each of the perfons to be commandment, and walk in baptized, feverally,thefe Que- the fame all the days of thy fions following

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life?
Anfwer. I will endeavour fo

Oft thou renounce the de- to do, God being my helper.

Dvil and all his works, the

glory

world, with all covetous defires

Then all the Priest say, Merciful God, grant that the old Adam in these per

new man may be raised up in

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

Grant that all carnal affecti

ons

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

ter, or pour water upon him, faying,

I Baptize thee In the

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

fief. Amen.

Then shall the Priest fay,

Grant that they being here WE receive this perfon in

to the Congregation

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dedicated to thee by our office of Chrifts flɔck, and miniftry, may also be en- and * do fign him dued with heavenly virtues, and with the fign of the everlaftingly rewarded, through Crofs, in token that pers” FoTethy mercy, O bleffed Lord hereafter be 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, A my 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,

Amen.

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 Almighgard, we beseech thee, the fup- ty God for thefe benefits, and plications of this Congregation; with one accord make our prayfanctifie this water to the my- ers unto him, that they may ftical washing away of fin: and lead the reft of their life accordgrant that the persons now to be ing to this beginning.

baptized therein, may receive the fulness of thy grace, and ever remain in the number of

Then fhall be faid the Lords
Prayer, all kneeling.

thy faithful and elect children, Our Father, which art in

Heaven; Hallowed be thy Name. Thy Kingdom Then all the Priest take come. Thy will be done in each person 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 fall ask the Godfathers and pass against us. And_lead us "Godmothers the Name; and not into temptation; But de then fhall dip him in the wa- liver us from evil. Amen.

thiough Jefus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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