give us our trespasses, as we forgive, those who trespass against us; And lead us not into temptation; But deliver us from evit: For thine is the kingdom, and the Power, and the Glory, for ever and ever. Amen.

Then the Priest (the Bishop, If he be present) shall let them depart with this blessing:

THE peace of God, which passeth

all understanding, keep your hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of God, and of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord: And the blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, be amongst you and remain with you always. Amen. Collects that may be said after the Collects of Morning or Evening Pray. er, or Communion, at the discretion of the Minister.

ASSIST us mercifully, O Lord, in

After shall be said as followeth ALMIGHTY and everliving God, we most heartily thank thee, for that thou dost vouchsafe to feed us who have duly received these holy Mysteries, with the spiritual food of the most precious Body and Bleed of thy Son our Saviour Jesus Christ; and dost assure us thereby of thy favour and goodness towards us; and that we are very members incorpo- these our supplications and prayrate in the mystical body of thy Son, ers; and dispose the way of thy serwhich is the blessed company of all vants towards the attainment of everfaithful people; and are also heirs lasting salvation; that among all the through hope of thy everlasting king- changes and chances of this mortal dom, by the merits of the most pre-life, they may ever be defended by cious death and passion of thy dear thy most gracious and ready help. Son. And we most humbly beseech through Jesus Christ our Lord. thee, O heavenly Father, su to assist Amen. us with thy grace, that we may con- GRANT, we beseech thee, Almighty tinue in that holy fellowship, and do God, that the words which we have

all such good works as thou hast pre-heard this day with our outward ears, pared for us to walk in, through Jesus may, through thy grace, be so grafted Christ our Lord; to whom with thee inwardly in our hearts, that they may and the Holy Ghost, be all honour bring forth in us the fruit of good liv and glory, world without end. Amen. ing; to the honour and praise of thy Then shall be said or sung, all name, through Jesus Christ our Lord. standing, Gloria in excelsis, or Amen. some proper Hymn from the Selec

sion.

DIRECT 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 thy mercy, obtain everlasting life, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

GLORY be to God on high, and on earth peace, good-will towards men. We praise thee, we bless thee, we worship thee, we glorify thee, we give thanks to thee for thy great glory, O Lord God, heavenly King, God the Father Almighty. O Lord, the only begotten Son ALMIGHTY God, the fountain of Jesus Christ; O Lord God, Lamb of all wisdom, who knowest our ne God, Son of the Father, that takest cessities before we ask, and our ignoaway the sins of the world, have mer-rance in asking; we beseech thee to cy upon us. Thou that takest away have compassion upon our infirmi the sins of the world, have mercy ties; and those things which for our upon us. Thou that takest away the unworthiness we dare not, and for sins of the world, receive our prayer. our blindness we cannot ask, vouch Thou that sittest at the right hand of safe to give us, for the worthiness God the Father, have mercy upon of thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

us.

For thou only art holy; thou only art the Lord; thou only, O Christ, with the Holy Ghost, art most High in the glory of God the Fatber. Amen.

ALMIGHTY God, who hast pro

mised to hear the petitions of those who ask in thy Son's name we beseech thee mercifully to incine thine ears to us who have now made

our prayers and supplications unto thee; and grant, that those things which we have faithfully asked ac cording 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 Com

munion) shall be said all that is ap pointed at the Communion, unto the end of the Gospel, concluding with the blessing. And if any of the con secrated Bread and Wine remain af ter the Communion, it shall not be carried out of the Church; but the Minister and other Communicants shall, immediately after the Blessing, 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 knowledge 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 else immediately after the last Lesson at Evening Prayer, as the Minister, by his discretion, shall appoint. And the Minister coming to 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. DEARLY beloved, forasmuch as all men are conceived and born In sin; and our Saviour Christ saith, None can enter into the kingdom of God, except he be regenerate and born anew of Water and of the Holy Ghost; I beseech you to call upon God the Father, through our Lord Jesus Christ, that of his bounteous mercy, he will grant to this Child that which by nature he cannot have; that he may be baptized with Water and the Holy Ghost, and received into Christ's holy Church, and be made a living member of the same.

Then shall the Minister say, Let us pray. LMIGHTY 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-be loved Son Jesus Christ in the river Jordon, 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 san-tify him with the Holy Ghost; that he, being delivered from thy wrath, may be received into the Ark of Christ's Church; and being steadfast in faith, joyful through hope, and rooted in charity, may so pass the waves of this troublesome world, the

¶ Or this.

finally he may come to the land off that he commanded the children to be everlasting life; there to reign with brought unto him; how he blamed thee, world without end, through Je- those who would have kept them from sus Christ our Lord. Amen. him; how he exhorteth all men to follow their innocency. Ye perceive ALMIGHTY and immortal God, how by his outward gesture and deed. the aid of all who need, the helper he declared his good will toward of all who flee to thee for succour, the them: For he embraced them in his life of those who believe, and the re-arms, he laid his hands upon them, surrection of the dead; we call upon and blessed them. Doubt ye not thee for this Infant, that he, coming therefore, but earnestly believe, tha to thy holy Baptism, may receive re- he will likewise favourably receive mission of sin, by spiritual regenera- this present Infant; that he will tion. Receive him, O Lord, as thou embrace him with the arms of his hast promised by thy well-beloved mercy; that he will give unto him the Son, saying, Ask, and ye shall have blessing of eternal life, and make him seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it partaker of his everlasting kingdom. shall be opened unto you: So give Wherefore, we being thus persuaded now unto us who ask; let us who seek, of the good will of our heavenly Father find open the gate unto us who towards this Infant, declared by his knock; that this Infant may enjoy Son Jesus Christ; and nothing doubtthe everlasting benediction of thy hea-ing, but that he favourably alloweth wenly washing, and may come to the this charitable work of ours, in bring eternal kingdom which thou hast pro-ing this Infant to this holy Baptism; mised by Christ our Lord. Amen. let us faithfully and devoutly give Then the Minister shall say as fol- thanks unto him, and say, lows: or else shall pass on to the ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, questions addressed to the Sponsors; heavenly Father, we give thee and from thence to the Prayer imme-humble thanks, that thou hast vouchdiately before the Immersion, or the safed to call us to the knowledge of pouring of Water on the Infant. But thy grace, and faith in thee: Increase note; that, in every Church, the in- this knowledge, and confirm this faith termediate parts of the Service shall in us evermore. Give thy Holy Spi be used, once at least in every month rit to this Infant; that he may be (if there be a Baptism) for the better born again, and be made an heir of instructing of the people in the everlasting salvation, through our Grounds of Infant Baptism. Lord Jesus Christ, who liveth and Hear the words of the Gospel, writ-reigneth with thee and the Holy Spiten by St. Mark, in the tenth chapter, rit, now and for ever. Amen. at the thirteenth verse.

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

DEARLY beloved, ye have brought

THEY braught young children to Christ, that he shoukl touch them; and his disciples rebuked those who orought them. But when Jesus saw this Child here to be baptized; it, he was much displeased, and said ye have prayed that our Lord Jesus unto them, Suffer the little children to Christ would vouchsafe to receive come unto me, and forbid them not; him, to release him from sin, to for of such is the kingdom of God. sanctify him with the Holy Ghost, to Verily I say unto you, Whosoever give him the kingdom of heaven and shall not receive the kingdom of God everlasting life. Ye have heard also as a little child, he shall not enter that our Lord Jesus Christ hath pro therein. And he took them up in his mised, in his Gospel, to grant all these arms, put his hands upon them, and things that ye have prayed for; which blessed them. promise, he for his part will most After the Gospel is read, the Mi-surely keep and perform. Where nister shall make this brief Exhorta-fore, after this promise made by tion upon the words of the Gospel: Christ, this Infant must also faith BELOVED, ye hear in this Gospel fully, for his part, promise by you that

the words of our Saviour Christ, are his sureties (until he come of age

so take upon himself) that he will igave commandment to me disciples, renounce the devil and all his works, that they should go teash all nations, and constantly believe God's holy and baptize them in the name of the Word, and obediently keep his Com- Father, and of the Son, and of the mandments. Holy Ghost; regard, we beseech thee, The Minister shall then demand of the supplications of thy Congrega the Sponsors as follows; the Question; sanctify this water to the mys tions being considered as addressed tical washing away of sin; and grant to them severally, and the answers that this Child, now to be baptized to be made accordingly.

I demand therefore, DOST thou, in the name of this Child, renounce the devil and all his works, the vain pomp 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 by them?

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

therein, may receive the fulness of thy grace, and ever remain in the number of thy faithful children, through Jesus Christ our Lord. 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 after them, be shall dip it in the Water discreetly, or shall pour Water upon it, saging,

Min.8. Dost thou believe all the Ar-N. I baptize thee in the name of the ticles of the Christian Faith, as con- Father, and of the Son, and of tained in the Apostles' Creed? the Holy Ghost. Amen Ane. i do.

Theu the Minister shall say,

Minta. Wilt thou be baptized in this WE receive this Child into the Con

Faith?

Ans. That is my desire.

Mints. Wilt thou then obediently)

Ans. I will, by God's help.

gregation of Christ's Flock, and

do sign him with Here the Mi- the sign of the keep God's holy will and command-nister shall make Cross; in token ments, and walk in the same all the a Cross upon the that hereafter he days of thy life? Child's forehead, shall not be ashamed to confess the faith of Christ crucified, and manfully to fight under his banner, against sin, the world, and the devil; and to continue Christ's faithful soldier and servant unto his life's end. Amen.

Then shall the Minister say, Merciful God, grant that the old Adam in this Child may be so Duried, that the new man may be raised up in him. Amen.

Grant that all sinful affections may die in Arm, and that all things belong. ing to the Spirit may live and grow in him. Amen.

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

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

Then the Min'ster shall say,

Grant that whosoever is here dedi. cated to thee by our Office and Ministry, may also be endued with heavenly virtues, and everlastingly rewarded, through thy mercy, O bless-SEEING now, dearly beloved ed Lord God, who dost live and go- brethren, that this Child is re vern all things, world without end. generate, and grafted into the body of Amen. Christ's Church; let us give thanks. ALMIGHTY, everliving God, unto Almighty God for these benefits, whose most dearly beloved Son and with one accord make our pray. Jesus Christ, for the forgiveness of ers unto him, that this Child may our sins, did shed out of his most pre- lead the rest of his life according to ious side both water and blood; and this beginning

Then shall be said, all kneeling, to believe in God, and to serve him ; OUR Father, who art in Heaven, ye must remember, that it is your Hallowed be thy Name; Thy parts and duties to see that this In Kingdom come; Thy Will be done on fant be taught, so soon as he shall be Earth, as it is in Heaven; Give us able to learn, what a solemn vow this day our daily bread; And forgive promise, and profession he hath here us our trespasses, as we forgive those made by you. And that he may know who trespass against us; And lead us these things the better, ye shall call not into temptation; But deliver us upon him to hear Sermons; and chieffrom evil. Amen. ly ye shall provide, that he may learn the Creed, the Lord's Prayer, and the Ten Commandments, and all other

Then shall the Minister say,

WE yield the hearty thanks, most things which a Christian ought to incrciful Father, that it hath know and believe to his soul's health; Fleased thee to regenerate this Infant and that this Child may be virtuouswith thy Holy Spirit, to receive him ly brought up to lead a godly and a for thine own Child by adoption, and Christian life: remembering always, to incorporate him into thy holy that Baptism doth represent unto us Church. And humbly we beseech our profession; which is, to follow the thee to grant, that he, being dead unto example of our Saviour Christ, and ein, and living unto righteousness, and to be made like unto him; that as he being buried with Christ in his death, died, and rose again for us, so should may crucify the old man, and utterly we, who are baptized, die from sin, abolish the whole body of sin; and that and rise again unto righteousness as he is made Partaker of the Death continually mortifying all our evil and of thy Son, he may also be Partaker corrupt affections, and daily proceedof his Resurrection; so that finally, ing in all virtue and godliness of livwith the residue of thy holy Church, ing. he may be an Inheritor of thine everfasting Kingdom, through Christ our Lord. Amen.

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Then shall be add, and say, E are to take care that this Child be brought to the Bishop to be Then, all standing up, the Minister confirmed by him, so soon as he can shall say to the Godfathers and God-say the Creed, the Lord's Prayer, and mothers this Exhortation following: the Ten Commandments, and is sufFORASMUCH as this Child hath ficiently instructed in the other parts promised by you his Sureties, to of the Church Catechism set forth for the devil and all his works, that 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 adminstered 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, say the Lonl's Prayer, and so many of the Collects spoluted to be