know and believe to his soul's corrupt affections, and daily prohealth; and that this Child may be cecding in all virtue and godliness virtuously brought up to lead a of living.

godly and a Christian life: remem

Then shall he add, and say,

care

bering always, that Baptism doth Yared to take carent that this

represent unto

profession;

which is, to follow the example of Bishop to be confirmed by him, so our Saviour Christ, and to be made soon as he can say the Creed, the like unto him; that as he died, and Lord's Prayer, and the Ten Comrose again for us, so should we, mandments, and is sufficiently inwho are baptized, die from sin, and structed in the other parts of the rise again unto righteousness con- Church Catechism set forth for that 1 tinually mortifying all our evil and 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.

1 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:

NI.baptize thee in the name of

the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.

Then the Minister shall give thanks unto God, and say,

WE yield thee hearty thanks, most merciful Father, that it hath pleased thee to regenerate this Infant with thy Holy Spirit, to receive him for thine own Child by

holy Church, he may be an Inhe. ritor of thine everlasting Kingdom, through Christ our Lord., Amen.

And let them not doubt, but that the Child so baptized is lawfully and sufficiently baptized, and ought not to

be baptized again. Yet nevertheless, if the child which is after this sort baptized, do afterwards live; it is expedient that it be brought into 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

adoption, and to incorporate him
into thy holy Church. And humbly
we beseech thee to grant, that he,
being dead unto sin, and living
unto righteousness, and being bu-thus:
ried with Christ in his death, may

crucify the old man, death, may I CERTIFY you, that according

to the due and prescribed

abolish the whole body of sin; and of the Church, at such a time, and that as he is made Partaker of the at such a place, before divers wit

Death of thy Son, he may also be Partaker of his Resurrection; so that finally, with the residue of thy

nesses, I baptized this Child.
But if the Child were baptized by
any other lawful Minister, then the

thus:

Minister of the Parish where the declared his good will toward Child was born or christened, shall them: for he embraced them in examine whether the same hath been his arms, he laid his hands upon lawfully done. And if the Minister shall find, by the answers of such as them, and blessed them. Doubt bring the Child, that all things were ye not therefore, but earnestly bedone as they ought to be; then shall lieve, that he hath likewise favourhe not christen the Child again, but ably received this present Infant; shall receive him as one of the flock that he hath embraced him with of true Christian People, saying the arms of his mercy; and, as he hath promised in his holy word, CERTIFY you, that in this case will give unto him the blessing of all is well done, and according eternal life, and make him partaker unto due order, concerning the of his everlasting kingdom. Wherebaptizing of this Child; who is fore, we being thus persuaded of now by baptism incorporated into the good will of our heavenly Fathe Christian Church: For our ther, declared by his Son Jesus Lord Jesus Christ doth not deny Christ, towards this Infunt, let us his grace and mercy unto such In- faithfully and devoutly give thanks fants; but most lovingly doth call unto him, and say the Prayer which them unto him, as the Holy Gospel the Lord himself taught us. doth witness to our comfort on this wise.

OUR Father, who art in Heaven, Hallowed be thy Name; Thy Then the Minister shall say as fol- Kingdom come; Thy will be done lows: or else shall pass on to the ques on Earth, as it is in Heaven; Give tions addressed to the Sponsors.. us this day our daily bread: And Hear the words of the Gospel, forgive us our trespasses, as we forwritten by St. Mark, in the tenth give those who trespass against chapter, at the thirteenth verse. us; And lead us not into temptaTHEY brought young children tion; But deliver us from evil.

Amen.

Then shall the Minister deraand the name of the Child; which being by the Godfathers and Godmothers pronounced, the Minister shall say as of this

follows:

to Christ, he should touch them; and his disciples rebuked those who brought them. But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not; for of such in the name DOST thou, is the kingdom of God. Verily I Child, renounce the devil and say unto you, Whosoever shall not all his works, the vain pomp and receive the kingdom of God as a glory of the world, with all covetlittle child, he shall not enter there-ous desires of the same, and the in. And he took them up in his sinful desires of the flesh; so that arma, put his hands upon them, and thou wilt not follow, nor be led by blessed them.

them?

After the Gospel is read, the Minis- Ans. I renounce them all; and, ter shall make this brief Exhortation by God's help, will endeavour not upon the words of the Gospel. to follow nor be led by them.

BELOVED, ye hear in this Gos- Minis. Dost thou believe all the pel the words of our Saviour Articles of the Christian Faith, as contained in the Apostles' Creed? Ans. I do. Minis. Wilt thou be baptized in this Faith?

Christ, that he commanded the children to be brought unto him; how he blamed those that would have kept them from him; how he exhorteth all men to follow their innocency. Ye perceive how, by tus outward gesture and deed, helly keep God's holy will and com

Ans. That is my desire.
Minis. Wilt thou then obedient

mandments, and walk in the same FORASMUCH as this Child

all the days of thy life?

Ans. I will, by God's help.

Then the Minister shall say,

hath promised by you, his Sureties, to renounce the devil and all his works, to believe in God, and to

WE receive this Child into the serve him; ye must remember, that Congregation of Christ's it is your parts and duties to see * Here the Mi. Flock, and do that this Infant be taught, so soon nister shall make sign him with the as he shall be able to learn, what a a Cross upon the sign of the Cross; solemn vow, promise, and profesChild's forehead. in token that sion he hath here made by you. hereafter he shall And that he may know these things not be ashamed to confess the faith the better, ye shall call upon him of Christ crucified, and manfully to to hear Sermons; and chiefly ye fight under his banner, against sin, shall provide, that he may learn the the world, and the devil; and to Creed, the Lord's Prayer, and the eontinue Christ's faithful soldier Ten Commandments, and all other and servant unto his life's end. things which a Christian ought to know and believe to his soul's

Amen.

as to the Omission of the sign of the

health; and that this Child may be The same rule is to be observed here, virtuously brought up to lead a godCross, as in the Public Baptism of ly and a Christian life: remembering always, that Baptism doth

Infants.

Then shall the Minister say, represent unto us our profession; SEEING now, dearly beloved which is, to follow the example of brethren, that this Child is re-our Saviour Christ, and to be made generate, and grafted into the body like unto him; that as he died, and of Christ's Church; let us give rose again for us, so should we, thanks unto Almighty God for these who are baptized, die from sin, and benefits, and with one accord make rise again unto righteousness; conour prayers unto him, that this tinually mortifying all our evil and Child may lead the rest of his life corrupt affections, and daily proaccording to this beginning. ceeding in all virtue and godliness of living.

Then shall be said, all kneeling,

WE yield thee hearty thanks, most merciful Father, that it Then shall he add and say, hath pleased thee to regenerate this E are to E are to take care that this Infant with thy Holy Spirit, to rebrought to the Bishop ceive him for thine own Child by to be confirmed by him, so soon as adoption, and to incorporate him he can say the Creed, the Lord's into thy holy Church. And hum-Prayer, and the Ten Commandbly we beseech thee to grant, that ments, and is sufficiently instructed he, being dead unto sin, and living in the other parts of the Church unto righteousness, and being Catechism, set forth for that purburied with Christ in his death, pose.

But if they who bring the Infant to the Church do make such uncertain Answers to the Minister's Questions, as that it cannot a pear that the Child was baptized with Water, in the Name of the Father, and of the

may crucify the old man, and utterly abolish the whole body of sin; and that as he is made 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 Inheri- Son, and of the Holy Ghost (which tor of thine everlasting Kingdom, are essential parts of Baptism) then through Christ our Lord. Amen. let the Minister baptise it in the Form before appointed for Public Baptism Then, all standing up, the Minister of Infants; saving, that, at the dipshall say to the Godfathers and God-ping of the Child in the Font, he • mothers this Exhortation following shall use this form of Words:

IF thou art not already baptized,
N. I baptize thee in the name
of the Father, and of the Son, and
of the Holy Ghost. Amer.

If Infant Baptism, and the receiving
of Infants baptized in private, are to
be at the same time, the Minister may

make the Questions to the Sponsor

and the succeeding Prayers serve for both. And again, after the Immersion, or the pouring of Water, and the receiving into the Church, the Minister may use the Remainder of the Service for both.

THE MINISTRATION OF

BAPTISM,

To such as are of Riper Years, and able to answer for themselves. 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 he 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 we 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 discre tion, shall think fit.

And standing there, the Minister shall ask, Whether any of the Persong. here presented be baptized or no? If they shall answer, No; then shal' the Minister say thus:

DEARLY beloved, forasmuch as holy Baptism; and by the Baptiem men are conceived and born of thy well-beloved Son Jesua in sin, (and that which is born of Christ in the river Jordan, didst the flesh is flesh) and they who are sanctify the element of water, to in the flesh cannot please God, but the mystical washing away of sin; live in sin, committing many actual we beseech thee, for thine infinite transgressions; and our Saviour mercies, that thou wilt mercifully Christ saith, None can enter into look upon these thy Servants; wash the kingdom of God, except he be them and sanctify them with the regenerate and born anew of Water Hoiy Ghost; that they, being de and of the Holy Ghost; I beseech livered from thy wrath, may be you to call upon God the Father, received into the Ark of Christ's through our Lord Jesus Christ, that Church; and being steadfast in of his bounteous goodness he will faith, joyful through hope, and grant to these Persons that witich rooted in charity, may so pass the by nature they cannot have; that waves of this troublesome world they may be baptized with Water that finally they may come to the and the Holy Ghost, and received land of everlasting life; there to into Christ's, holy Church, and be reign with thee, world without end, made lively members of the same. through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Then shall the Minister sav,

ALMIGHTY and everlasting
God, who, of thy great mercy,

Amen.

Or this.

didst save Noah and his family in ALMIGHTY and immortal

God, the aid of all who need, "the ark from perishing by water; the helper of all who flee to thee and also didst safely lead the chil- for succour, the life of those who dren of Israel thy people through believe, and the esurrection of the the Red Sea, figuring thereby thy dead; we cali spon thee for these

Persons, that they, coming to thy ho- Saviour Christ, that, except a man ly Baptism, may receive remission be born of Water and of the Spirit, of their sins, by spiritual regenera- he cannot enter into the kingdom of tion. Receive them, O Lord, as God. Whereby ye may perceive the thou hast promised by thy well-be-great necessity of this Sacrament, loved Son, saying, Ask, and ye where it may be had. Likewise, shall receive; seek, and ye shall immediately before his ascension find; knock, and it shall be opened into heaven, (as we read in the last unto you: So give now unto us chapter of Saint Mark's Gospel,) who ask; let us who seek, find; he gave command to his disciples, open the gate unto us who knock; saying, Go ye into all the world, that these Persons may enjoy the and preach the Gospel to every everlasting benediction of thy hea-creature. He that believeth, and is venly washing, and may come to baptized, shall be saved; but he the eternal kingdon which thou that believeth not, shall be damnhast promised by Christ our Lord. ed: Which also showeth unto us Amen. the great benefit we reap thereby.

verse.

Then the Minister shall say, For which cause Saint Peter the Hear the words of the Gospel, Apostle, when upon his first preachwritten by Saint John, in the third ing of the Gospel many were pricked chapter, beginning at the first at the heart, and said to him and the rest of the Apostles, Men and THERE was a man of the Pha- brethren, what shall we do? replied, risees, named Nicodemus, a and said unto them, Repent and be ruler of the Jews. The same came baptized every one of you, for the to Jesus by night, and said unto remission of sins, and ye shall rehim, Rabbi, we know that thou art ceive the gift of the Holy Ghost: a Teacher come from God; for no For the promise is to you and your man can do these miracles that thou children, and to all that are afar off, doest, except God be with him. even as many as the Lord our God Jesus answered and said unto him, shall call. And with many other Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Ex- words exhorted he them, saying, cept a man be born again, he can-Save yourselves from this untoward not see the kingdom of God. Ni-generation. For, as the same Aposcodemus saith unto him, How can tle testifieth in another place, even a man be born when he is old? can Baptism doth also now save us, he enter the second time into his (not the putting away of the filth mother's womb, and be born? Je- of the flesh, but the answer of a sus answered, Verily, verily, I say good conscience towards God,) by unto thee, Except a man be born the resurrection of Jesus Christ. of Water and of the Spirit, he can- Doubt ye not therefore, but earnnot enter into the kingdom of God. estly believe, that he will favouraThat which is born of the flesh, is bly receive these present Persons, flesh; and that which is born of the truly repenting and coming unto Spirit, is spirit. Marvel not that I him, by faith; that he will grant said unto thee, Ye must be born them remission of their sins, and again. The wind bloweth where it bestow upon them the Holy Ghost; listeth, and thou hearest the sound that he will give them the blessing thereof; but canst not tell whence of eternal life, and make them parit cometh, and whither it goeth: so takers of his everlasting kingdom. is every one that is born of the Wherefore we, being thus perSpirit. suaded of the good will of our heaAfter which he shall say this Exhor-venly Father toward these Persons, declared by his Son Jesus Christ,

tation, following:

BELOVED, ye hear in this Gos- let us faithfully and devoutly give pel the express words of our thanks to him, and say,

M