And then, naming it after them, he shall

dip it in the Water discreetly, or shall WE yield thee hearty thanks, pour Water upon it, saying, most merciful Father, that I baptize thee in the name it hath pleased thee to regenerate

N. th of the this Infant with thy Holy Spirit,

Son, and of the Holy Ghost. to receive him for thine own Child by adoption, and to incorporate him into thy holy Church.

Amen.

Then the Minister shall say,

WE receive this Child into the And humbly we beseech thee to Congregation of Christ's grant, that he, being dead unto *Here the Flock, and do *sign sin, and living unto righteousness, Minister shall him with the sign of and being buried with Christ in make a cross the Cross; in to- his death, may crucify the old uponthe Child's ken that hereafter man, and utterly abolish the forehead. he shall not be whole body of sin; and that as

ashamed to confess the faith of he is made Partaker of the Death Christ crucified, and manfully to of thy Son, he may also be Parfight under his banner, against sin, taker of his Resurrection; so that the world, and the devil; and to finally, with the residue of thy continue Christ's faithful soldier holy Church, he may be an Inand servant unto his life's end. heritor of thine everlasting kingAmen. dom, through Christ our Lord. Amen.

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.

Then shall the Minister say,

Then shall be said, all kneeling,

Then, all standing up, the Minister shall say to the Godfathers and Godmothers this Exhortation following: FORASMUCH as this Child hath promised by you his Sureties, to renounce the devil and

SEEING now, dearly beloved all his works, to believe in God,and brethren, that this Child is re- to serve liim; ye must remember, generate, and grafted into the bo-that it is your parts and duties to dy of Christ's Church; let us give see that this Infant be taught, so thanks unto Almighty God for soon as he shall be able to learn, these benefits,and with one accord what a solemn vow, promise, and make our prayers unto him, that profession he hath bere made by this Child may lead the rest of you. And that he may know his life according to this beginning call upon him to hear Sermons; these things the better, ye shall OUR Father, who art in Hea- and chiefly ye shall provide, that ven, Hallowed be thy Name; he may learn the Creed, the Thy Kingdom come; Thy Will Lord's Prayer, and the Ten Combe done on Earth, as it is in mandments, and all other things Heaven; Give us this day our which a Christian ought to know daily bread; And forgive us our and believe to his soul's health; trespasses, as we forgive those and that this Child may be virtuwho trespass against us; And lead ously brought up to lead a godly us not into temptation; But de-and a Christian life: rememberliver us from evil. Amen.

Then shall the Minister say,

ing always, that Baptism doth Irepresent unto us our profession;

the Parish where the Child was born or

But if the Child were baptized by any other how he blamed those that would lawful Minister, then the Minister of have kept them from him; how christened, shall examine whether the he exhorteth all men to follow same hath been lawfully done. And if their innocency. Ye perceive the Minister shall find, by the answers how, by his outward gesture and of such as bring the child, that all things were done as they ought to be; then deed, he declared his good will shall not he christen the Child again, toward them: for he embraced but shall receive him as one of the flock them in his arms, he laid his hands of true Christian People, saying thus:

I Certify you, that in this case upon them, and blessed them. all is well done, and accord-Doubt ye not therefore, but earning unto due order, concerning estly believe, that he hath likewise the baptizing of this Child; who favourably received this present is now by baptism incorporated Infant; that he hath embraced into the Christian Church: For him with the arms of his mercy; our Lord Jesus Christ doth not and, as he hath promised in his deny his grace and mercy unto holy word, will give unto him the such Infants; most lovingly blessing of eternal life, and make doth call them un to hit, as the him Partaker of his everlasting Holy Gospel doth witness to our kingdom. Wherefore, we being comfort on this wise. thus persuaded of the good will of Then the Minister shall say as follows: our heavenly Father, declared by or else shall pass on to the questions ad- his Son Jesus Christ, towards this dressed to the Sponsors. Hear the words of the Gospel, voutly give thanks unto him, and Infant, let us faithfully and dewritten by St. Mark, in the tenth say the Prayer which the Lord chapter, at the thirteenth verse. himself taught us. THEY brought young children

bread; And forgive us our tresven; Give us this day our daily passes, as we forgive those who not into temptation; But deliver trespass against us; And lead us us from evil. Amen.

to Christ, that he should touch OUR Father, who art in Heathem; and his disciples rebuked Thy kingdom come; Thy Will ven, Hallowed be thy Name; those who brought them. But be done on earth, as it is in Heawhen 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 is the kingdom of God. Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, hel shall not enter therein. And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed

them.

After the Gospel is read, the Minister
shall make this brief Exhortation
the words of the Gospel:

upon

Then shall the Minister demand the name of the Child; which being by the Godfathers and Godmothers; pronounc ed, the Minister shall say us follows:

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 BELOVED, ye hear in this Gos-sinful desires of the flesh; so that pel the words of our Saviour thou wilt not follow, nor be led Christ, that he commanded the by them?

children to be brought unto him; Ans. I renounce them all; and,