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Collects that may be said after the Col- our necessities before we ask, lects of Morning or Evening Prayer, or and our ignorance in asking; we Communion, at the discretion of the beseech thee to have compassion Minister.

ASSIST us mercifully, O Lord, upon our infirmities; and those

in these our supplications things which for our unworthiand prayers; and dispose the way ness we dare not, and for our of thy servants towards the at- blindness we cannot ask, vouchtainment of everlasting salvation; safe to give us, for the worthiness that among all the changes and of thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. chances of this mortal life, they Amen. may ever be defended by thy most gracious and ready help, through ALMIGHTY God, who hast promised to hear the petiJesus Christ our Lord. Amen. tions of those who ask in thy

GRANT, we beseech thee, Al- mon's name; we beseech thee mighty God, that the words mercifully to incline thine ears which we have heard this day to us who have now made our with our outward ears, may, prayers and supplications unto through thy grace, be so grafted thee; and grant,that those things inwardly in our hearts, that they which we have faithfully asked may bring forth in us the fruit of good living; to the honour and praise of thy name, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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IRECT us, O Lord, in all our doings, with thy most gracious favour, and further us with thy continual help; that in all our works begun, continued, and ended in thee, we may glorify thy holy name; and finally, by thymercy, obtain everlasting life, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

ALMIGHTY God, the fountain

according to thy will, may effectually be obtained; to the relief of our necessity, and to the setting forth of thy glory, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Upon the Sundays and other Holy Days (if there be no Sermon or Communion shall be said all that is appointed at the Communion, unto the end of the Gospel, concluding with the Blessing. And if any of the consecrated Bread and Wine remain after the Communion, it shall not be carried out of the Church. but the Minister and other Communi· cants shall, immediately after the Bles

of all wisdom, who knowest sing, reverently eat and drink the same.

THE MINISTRATION OF

PUBLIC BAPTISM OF INFANTS,

To be used in the Church.

The people are to be admonished, that it is most convenient that Baptism should not be administered but upon Sundays and other Holy Days, or Prayer Days. Nevertheless (if necessity so require) Baptism may be administered upon any other day. There shall be for every Male Child to be baptized, when they can be had, two Godfathers and one Godmother; and for every Female, one Godfather and two Godmothers; and Parents shall be admitted as Sponsors, if it be desired. When there are Children to be baptized, the Parents or Sponsors shall give know ledge thereof, before the beginning of Morning Prayer, to the Minister. And then the Godfathers and Godmothers, and the People with the Children, must be ready at the Font, either immediately after the last Lesson at Morning Prayer, or els immediately after the last Lesson at Evening Prayer, as the Minister by his dis cretion shall appoint. And the Minister coming to the Font (which is then to be filled with pure Water) and standing there, shall say,

Hath this Child been already baptized, or no?

If they answer No; then shall the Minister proceed, as followeth..
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EARLY beloved, forasmuch this Infant, that he, coming to thy as all men are conceived and holy Baptism, may receive reborn in sin; and our Saviour mission of sin, by spiritual regeChrist saith, None can enter into neration. Receive him, O Lord, the kingdom of God, except he as thou hast promised by thy be regenerate and born anew of well-beloved Son, saying, Ask, Water and of the Holy Ghost; I and ye shall have; seek, and ye beseech you to call upon God the shall find; knock, and it shall be Father, through our Lord Jesus opened unto you: So give now Christ, that of his bounteous mer- unto us who ask; let us who cy, he will grant to this Child that seek, find; open the gate unto which by nature he cannot have; us who knock; that this Infant that he may be baptized with Wa- may enjoy the everlasting beneter and the Holy Ghost, and re-diction of thy heavenly washing, ceived into Christ's holy Church, and may come to the eternal and be made a living member of kingdom which thou hast promised by Christ our Lord. Amen. the same. 7.Then the Minister shall say as follows: or else shall pass on to the questions addressed to the Sponsors; and from thence to the Prayer immediately before the Immersion, or the pouring of Water on the Infant. But note; that, in every Church, the intermediate parts of the Service shall be used, once at least in every month (if there be a Baptism) for the better instructing of the People in the Grounds of Infant Baptism.

Then shall the Minister say,

Let us pray.

Hear the words of the Gospel, written by Saint Mark, in the tenth chapter, at the thirteenth verse.

THEY brought young Children

ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who, of thy great mercy, didst save Noah and his family in the Ark from perishing by water; and also didst safely lead the children of Israel thy people through the Red Sea, figuring thereby thy holy Baptism; and by the Baptism of thy well-beloved Son Jesus Christ in the river Jordan, didst sanctify water, to the mystical washing away of sin; we beseech thee, for thine infinite mercies, that thou wilt mercifully look upon this Child; wash him, and sanctify him with the Holy Ghost; that he, being delivered from thy wrath, may be received into the Ark of displeased, and said unto them, Christ's Church; and being stead- Suffer the little children to come fast in faith, joyful through hope, and rooted in charity, may so pass the waves of this troublesome world, that finally he may come to the land of everlasting life; there to reign with thee, world without end, through Jesus Christ

our Lord. Amen.

Or this.

to Christ,that he should touch them; and his disciples rebuked those who brought them. when Jesus saw it, he was much

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unto me, and forbid them not; for of such is the kingdom of God. Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein. And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them.

ALMIGHTY and immortal

God, the aid of all who need, the helper of all who flee to thee

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

ELOVED, ye hear in this

for succour, the life of those who Gospel the words of our Sa

believe, and the resurrection of
the dead: we ooll upon thee for

viour Christ, that he commanded

the children to be brought unto the kingdom of heaven and everhim; how he blamed those who lasting life. Ye have heard also would have kept them from him; that our Lord Jesus Christ hath how he exhorteth all men to fol- promised, in his Gospel, to grant low their innocency. Ye perceive all these things that ye have how,by his outward gesture and prayed for; which promise, he deed, he declared his good will for his part will most surely keep toward them: for he embraced and perform. Wherefore, after them in his arms, he laid his hands this promise made by Christ, this upon them, and blessed them. Infant must also faithfully, for his Doubt ye not therefore, but ear-part, promise by you that are his nestly believe, that he will like- sureties (until he come of age to wise favourably receive this pre- take it upon himself) that he will sent Infant; that he will embrace renounce the devil and all his him with the arms of his mercy; works, and constantly believe that he will give unto him the God's holy Word, and obediently blessing of eternal life, and make keep his Commandments. him partaker of his everlasting T kingdom. Wherefore, we being thus persuaded of the good will of our heavenly Father towards this Infant, declared by his Son Jesus Christ; and nothing doubting, but that he favourably allow-D

The Minister shall then demand of the Sponsors as follows; the Questions being considered as addressed to them severally, and the answers to be made accordingly.

I demand therefore,

OST thou, in the name of this Child, renounce the devil and glory of the world, with all covetous desires of the same, and the sinful desires of the flesh; so that thou wilt not follow, nor be led

eth this charitable work of ours, all his works, the vain pomp and in bringing this Infant to his holy Baptism; let us faithfully and devoutly give thanks unto him, and

say,

ALMIGHTY and everlasting

by

them?

Ans. I renounce them all; and, by God's help, will endeavour not to follow nor be led by them.

Minis. Dost thou believe all the Articles of the Christian Faith, as contained in the Apostles' Creed? Ans. I do.

God, heavenly Father, we give thee humble thanks, that thou hast vouchsafed to call us to the knowledge of thy grace, and faith in thee: Increase this knowledge, and confirm this faith in us evermore. Give thy Holy Spirit to this Infant; that he may be born again, and be made an heir of in everlasting salvation, through our Lord Jesus Christ, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, now and for ever. Amen.

Then shall the Minister speak unto the Godfathers and Godmothers in this wise:

EARLY beloved, ye have Drought this child here to be

Minis. Wilt thou be baptized this Faith?

Ans. That is my desire.

Minis. Wilt thou then obediently keep God's holy will and commandments, and walk in the same all the days of thy life?

Ans. I will, by God's help.

Then shall the Minister say, MERCIFUL God, grant that the old Adam in this Child may best buried, that the new man baptized; ye have prayed that may be raised up in him. Amen, our Lord Jesus Christ would Grant that all sinful affections vouchsafe to receive him, to re-may die in him, and that all things lease him from sin, to sanctify him belonging to the Spirit may live with the Holy Ghost, to give him and grow in him. Amen.

Grant that he may have power dier and servant unto his life's and strength to have victory, and end. Amen. to triumph against the devil, the world, and the flesh. Amen.

Grant that whosoever is here dedicated to thee by our Office and Ministry, may also be endued with heavenly virtues, and everlastingly rewarded, through thy mercy, O blessed Lord God, who dost live and govern all things, world without end. Amen.

ALMIGHTY, everliving God, whose most dearly beloved Son Jesus Christ, for the forgiveness of our sins, did shed out of his most precious side both water and blood; and gave commandment to his disciples, that they should go teach all nations, and baptize them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the

If those who present the Infant shall

desire the sign of the Cross to be omitted, although the Church knows no worthy cause of scruple concerning the same, yet, in that case, the Minister may omit that part of the above which follows the Immersion, or the pouring of Water on the Infant.

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Holy Ghost; regard, we beseech OUR Father, who art in Heathee, the supplications of thy ven, Hallowed be thy Name; Congregation; sanctify this water Thy Kingdom come; Thy Will to the mystical washing away of be done on Earth, as it is in Heasin; and grant that this Child, now ven; Give us this day our daily to be baptized therein, may re-bread; And forgive us our tresceive the fulness of thy grace, passes, as we forgive those who and ever remain in the number of trespass against us; And lead us thy faithful children, through Je-not into temptation; But deliver sus Christ our Lord. Amen. us from evil. Amen.

Then the Minister shall take the Child into his hands, and shall say to the Godfathers and Godmothers,

Name this Child. And then, naming it afterthem, he shall dip it in the Water discreetly, or shall pour Water upon it, saying,

N.Ibaptize thee in the name of

the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. Then the Minister shall say,

Here the Minister shall make

Then shall the Minister 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 adoption, and to incorporate

him into thy holy Church. And humbly we beseech thee to grant, that he, being dead unto sin, and

WE receive this Child into the living unto righteousness, and beCongregation of Christ's ing buried with Christ in his Flock, and do sign death, may crucify the old man, him with the sign and utterly abolish the whole a Cross upon the of the Cross; in to-body of sin; and that as he is Child's forehead. ken that hereafter made Partaker of the Death of thy he shall not be Son, he may also be Partaker of ashamed to confess the faith of his Resurrection; so that finally, Christ crucified, and manfully to with the residue of thy holy fight under his banner, against Church, he may be an Inheritor sin, the world, and the devil; and of thine everlasting Kingdom, to continue Christ's faithful sol throngh Christ our Lord. Amen

Then, all standing up, the Minister godly and a Christian life: rememshall say to the Godfathers and God-Bering always, that Baptism doth mothers this Exhortation following: ORASMUCH as this Child represent unto us our profession;

is, to

Sureties, to renounce the devil our Saviour Christ, and to be made and all his works, to believe in like unto him; that as he died, God, and to serve him; ye must and rose again for us, so should remember, that it is your parts sin, and rise again unto righteouswe, who are baptized, die from and duties to see that this Infant be taught, so soon as he shall be ness; continually mortifying all able to learn, what a solemn vow; and daily proceeding in all virour evil and corrupt affections, promise, and profession he hath here made by you. And that he tue and godliness of living. may know these things the better,

Then shall be add, and say,

to take care that this

ye shall call upon him to hear Ser-child be brought to the Bimons; and chiefly ye shall pro

vide, that he may learn the Creed, shop to be confirmed by him, so the Lord's Prayer, and the Ten soon as he can say the Creed, the Commandments, and all other Lord's Prayer, and the Ten Comthings which a Christian ought to mandments, and is sufficiently inknow and believe to his soul's structed in the other parts of the health; and that this Child may be Church Catechism set forth for virtuously brought up to lead a that purpose.

THE MINISTRATION OF

PRIVATE BAPTISM OF CHILDREN

IN HOUSES.

The Minister of every Parish shall often admonish the People, that they aeser 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:

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,

that he, being dead unto sin, and living unto righteousness, and being buried with Christ in his death, may crucify the old man, and utterly abolish the whole bo

dy of sin; and that as he is made

most merciful Father, that Partaker of the Death of thy Son, it hath pleased thee to regenerate he may also be Partaker of his Rethis Infant with thy Holy Spirit, surrection; so that finally, with to receive him for thine own Child the residue of thy holy Church, he by adoption, and to incorporate may be an Inheritor of thine him into thy holy Church. And everlasting Kingdom, through humbly we beseech thee to grant, Christ our Lord. Amen.

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