WILT

Question.

ILT thou be baptized in this faith?
Anfwer. That is my defire.

WILT

Question.

VILT thou then obediently keep God's holy will and commandments, and walk in the fame all the days of thy life?

Anfwer. I will endeavour fo to do, God being my helper. ¶ Then fhall the Prieft fay,

Merciful God, grant that the old Adam in these perfons may be fo buried, that the new man may be raised up in them. Amen.

Grant that all carnal affections may die in them, and that all things belonging to the Spirit may live and grow in them. Amen.

Grant that they may have power and strength to have victory, and to triumph against the devil, the world, and the flesh. Amen.

Grant that they being here dedicated to thee by our office and miniftry, may also be endued with heavenly virtues, and everlastingly rewarded, through thy mercy, 0 bleffed Lord God, who doft live and govern all things, world without end. Amen.

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LMIGHTY, everliving God, whose most dearlybeloved Son Jefus Chrift, for the forgiveness of our fins, did fhed out of his moft precious fide both water and blood; and gave commandment to his difciples, that they fhould go teach all nations, and baptize them in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghoft: Regard, we beseech thee, the fupplications of this congregation; fanctify this water to the mystical washing away of fin; and grant that the perfons now to be baptized therein, may receive the fulness of thy grace, and ever remain in the number of thy faithful and elect children, through Jefus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Then fhall the Prieft take each Perfon to be baptized by the right hand, and placing him conveniently by the Font,

according to bis difcretion, fhall afk the Godfathers and Godmothers the Name; and then fhall dip him in the water, or pour water upon him, faying,

I baptize thee in the Name of the Father, and of ⚫ the Son, and of the Holy Ghoft. Amen.

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Then shall the Prieft fay,

*Here the Pricft

forehead.

E receive this perfon into the congregation of Christ's flock, and do fign* him with fhall make a cross the fign of the crofs, in token that hereafter upon the perfon's be shall not be ashamed to confefs the faith of Chrift crucified, and manfully to fight under his banner against fin, the world, and devil; and to continue Chrift's faithful foldier and fervant unto his life's end. Amen.

SEEIN

Then fhall the Priest fay,

EEING now, dearly-beloved brethren, that thefe perfons are regenerate, and grafted into the body of Chrift's Church; let us give thanks unto Almighty God for thefe benefits; and with one accord make our prayers unto him, that they may lead the rest of their lives according to this beginning.

Then fhall be faid the Lord's Prayer, all kneeling.

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UR Father, which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, As it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trefpaffes, As we forgive them that trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation; But deliver us from evil. Amen.

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VE yield thee humble thanks, O heavenly Father, that thou haft vouchfafed 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 these perfons; that being now born again, and made heirs of everlasting falvation, through our Lord Jefus Chrift, they may continue thy fervants, and attain thy promises, through the fame Lord Jefus Chrift thy Son, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the fame Holy Spirit, everlaftingly. Amen.

BAPTISM OF SUCH AS ARE OF RIPER YEARS.

¶ Then all standing up, the Priest shall use this Exhortation following; fpeaking to the Godfathers and Godmothers first.

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ORASMUCH as thefe perfons have promised, in your prefence, to renounce the devil and all his works, to believe in God, and to ferve him; ye muft remember, that it is your part and duty to put them in mind, what a folemn vow, promife, and profeffion they have now made before this congregation, and especially before you their chosen witneffes. And ye are alfo to call upon them to use all diligence to be rightly inftructed in God's holy Word, that fo they may grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord Jefus Chrift, and live godly, righteously, and foberly in this prefent world.

And then speaking to the new baptized Perfons, he fhall proceed, and fay,

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ND as for you, who have now by baptifm put on Christ, it is your part and duty also, being made the children of God, and of the light by faith in Jefus Chrift, to walk anfwerably to your Chriftian calling, as becometh the children of light: remembering always that baptifm reprefenteth 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 rose again for us; fo fhould we, who are baptized, die from fin, and rife again unto righteoufnefs; continually mortifying all our evil and corrupt affections, and daily proceeding in all virtue and godlinefs of living.

It is expedient that every Perfon thus baptized should be confirmed by the Bishop fo foon after bis Baptifm as conveniently may be; that fo he may be admitted to the boly Communion.

If any Perfons, not baptized in their Infancy, fhall be brought to be baptized before they come to Years of Discretion to answer for themselves; it may fuffice to use the Office for Publick Baptifm of Infants, or (in cafe of extreme danger) the Office for Private Baptifm; only changing the word Infant, for Child, or Perfon, as occafion requireth.

THAT IS TO SAY,

ÂN INSTRUCTION, to be learned of every Ferfon before he be brought to be confirmed by the Bishop.

Question.

WHAT is your Name?

Anfw. N. or M.

Quest. Who gave you this Name?

Anfw. My Godfathers and Godmothers in my Baptism; wherein I was made a member of Chrift, the child of God, and an inheritor of the kingdom of heaven.

Quest. What did your Godfathers and Godmothers then for you?

Anfw. They did promife and vow three things in my name. First, that I should renounce the devil and all his works, the pomps and vanity of this wicked world, and all the finful lufts of the flesh. Secondly, that I fhould believe all the Articles of the Chriftian Faith. And thirdly, that I should keep God's holy will and commandments, and walk in the fame all the days of my life.

Quest. Doft thou not think that thou art bound to believe, and to do, as they have promised for thee?

Anfw. Yes verily; and by God's help fo I will. And I heartily thank our heavenly Father, that he hath called

A Catechifm] The ancient Jews had Catechifts for the inftruction of their children in the law and Talmud; they were called "Inftructors of Babes;" fee Rom. ii. 20. Having attained the age of thirteen, they were brought to the Temple, for publick examination; and if approved, were then called "Children of the Precept;" and were thenceforth answerable for their own conduct. Grotius very ingenioufly fuppofes that this prac tice explains our Saviour's examination in the Temple, when he had attained twelve years of age; fince this premature prefentation for that pur pose was fometimes the cafe with children of extraordinary abilities, who were then proverbially faid to have "run before the command;" Grot. in Luc. ii. 42. The early Chriftians adopted this practice from the Jews, and appointed an officer in every church called a Catechist, who inftructed the young people in the principles of religion.

The Bishop] In all the Prayer-Books till the laft Review, the Catechifin makes part of the Confirmation fervice. The rubrick is the fame as the above, except that the word "Child" occurs inftead of "Perfon." In the first book the Catechifm concludes with the Belief. In James Ift's time, the fervice was penned as we have it at prefent by Bishop Overall, and inferted in his Prayer-Book A. D. 1603.

me to this state of falvation, through Jefus Christ our Saviour. And I pray unto God to give me his grace, that I may continue in the fame unto my life's end. Catechift. Rehearse the Articles of thy Belief.

Anfwer.

Believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of hea ven and earth:

And in Jefus Chrift his only Son our Lord; Who was conceived by the Holy Ghoft, Born of the Virgin Mary, Suffered under Pontius Pilate, Was crucified, dead, and buried; He defcended into hell; The third day he rofe again from the dead; He afcended into heaven, and fitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty; From thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Ghoft; The holy Catholick Church; The Communion of Saints; The Forgiveness of fins; The Resurrection of the body; And the life everlafting. Amen.

Quest. What doft thou chiefly learn in thefe Articles of thy Belief?

Anfw. First, I learn to believe in God the Father, who hath made me, and all the world;

Secondly, in God the Son, who hath redeemed me, and all mankind;

Thirdly, in God the Holy Ghoft, who fanctifieth me, and all the elect people of God.

Quest. You faid that your Godfathers and Godmothers did promise for you, that you should keep God's commandments: tell me how many there be?

Anfw. Ten.

Quest. Which be they?

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Anfwer.

HE fame which God fpake in the twentieth Chapter of Exodus, faying, I am the Lord thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, and out of the houfe of bondage.

I. Thou shalt have none other gods but me.

II. Thou shalt not make to thyself any graven image, nor the likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or in the earth beneath, or in the water under the earth.