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 Jefus Christ our Lord. Amen. worthinefs of thy Son Jefus Chrift promiled to hear the petitions LMIGHTY God, who haft of them that afk in thy Son's Name; We befeech thee merci fully to incline thine ears to us that have made now our prayers and fupplications unto thee; and grant that thofe things which we have faithfully afked according to thy will, may effectually be obtained, to the relief of our neceflity, and to the fetting forth of thy glory, through Jefus Chrift our Lord. Amen. LMIGHTY God, the fountain of all wildom, who knoweft our neceflities before we afk, and our ignorance in alking, We befeech thee to have compaffion upon our infirmities; and thofe things, which for our unworthiness we dare not, and for our blindnets we cannot alk, vouchsafe to give us, for the UPON the Sundays and other Holy-Days (if there be no Communion) thall be faid all that is appointed at the Communion, until the end of the general Prayer [For the whole ftate of Chrift's Church mili tant here in earth], together with one or more of the fe Collecï's taft before rehearfed, concluding with the Bleing. And there jhall be no celebration of the Lord's Supper, except there be a convenient number to communicate with the Prief, according to his difcretion. And if there be not above twenty Perfons in the Parish of difcretion to receive the Communion, yet there Jhall be no Communion, except four (or three at the least) communicate with the Prieft. And in Cathedral and Collegiate Churches and Colleges, where there are many Priests and Deacons, they shall all receive the Com munion with the Priest every Sunday at the least, except they have a reafonable caufe to the contrary. And to take away all occafion of diffention and fuperftition, which any Perfon hath or might have concerning the Bread and Wine, it Jhall fuffice that the Bread be fuch as is ufual to be eaten, but the beft and pure Wheat Bread that conveniently may be gotten. And if any of the Bread and Wine remain unconfecrated, the Curate Jhall have it to his own ufe; but if any remain of that which was confecrated, it shall not be carried out of the Church, but the Priest, and fuch other of the Communicants as he fhall then call unto him, Jhall, immediately after the Bleijing, reverently eat and drink the fame. The Bread and Wine for the Communion Jhall be provided by the Curate and the Churchwardens, at the charges of the Parish. And note, that every Parishioner Jhall communicate at the least three times in the year, of which Eafter to be one. And yearly at Easter every Parishioner Jhall reckon with the Parfon, Vicar, or Curate, or his or their deputy or deputies; and pay to them or him all Ecclefiaftical Duties accuftomably due, then and at that time to be paid. After the Divine Service ended, the money given at the Offertory hall be difpofed of to fuch pious and charitable ufes as the Minister and Churchwardens shall think it. Wherein if they disagree, it jhail be difpofed of as the Ordinary hall appoint. WHEREAS HEREAS it is ordained in this Office for the Administration of the Lord's Supper, that the Communicants fhou'd "receive the fame kneeling; (which Order is well meant, for a fignification of our humble and grateful acknowledgement of L "the benefits of Chrift therein given to all worthy Receivers, and "for the avoiding of fuch profanation and diforder in the Holy "Communion as might otherwife enfue:) Yet, left the fame kneeling thou'd by any Perfons, either out of ignorance and infirmity, "or out of malice and obftinacy, be mifconftrued and depraved; it is "hereby declared, That thereby no Adoration is intended, or ought to be done,. either unto the Sacramental Bread or Wine there bodily received, or unto any Corporeal prefence of Chrift's natu"ral Fleih and Blood. For the Sacramental Bread and Wine "remain fill in their very natural fubitances; and therefore may "not be adored; (for that were Idolatry to be abhorred of all faith"ful Chriftians:) and the natural Body and Blood of our Saviour "Chrift are in heaven, and not here'; it being against the truth "of Chrifi's natural Body to be at one time in more places than "one." 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 Baptifm /hould not be administered but upon Sundays, and other Holy-Days, when the most number of People come together; as well for that the Congregation there prefent may teftify the receiving of them that be newly baptized into the number of Chrift's Church; as also because, in the Baptifm of Infants, every man prefent may be put in remembrance of his own profeffion made to God in his Baptifm. For which caufe alfo it is expedient that Baptifm be miniftered in the vulgar tongue. Nevertheless, (if necefity fo require) Children may be baptized upon any other Day. And note, That there fhall be for every Male Child to be baptized, to Godfathers and one Godmother; and for every Female, one Godfather and two Godmothers. When there are Children to be baptized, the Parents hall give knowledge thereof over night, or in the morning before the begin ning of Morning Prayer, to the Curate. And then the Godfathers and Godmothers, and the People with the Children, must be ready at the Font, either immediately after the last Leon at Morning Prayer, or elfe immediately after the last Lejlon at Evening Prayer, as the Curate by his difcretion hall appoint. And the Pricft coming to the Font (which is then to be filled with pure Water,) and landing there, Jhall fay, ATH this Child been al- DEARLY beloved, forafmuch Child that thing which by nature ke cannot have; that he may be baptized with Water and the Holy Ghoft, and received. into Chrift's Holy Church, and be made a lively member of the fame. Then Jhall the Priest fay, Let us pray. asall men are cxnceivedand born in fin; and that our Saviour Chrift faith, None can enter into the kingdom of God, except he be regenerate, and born anew of God, who of thy great merAloud why and everlasting Water and of the Holy Ghost; I befeech you to call upon God the Father, through our Lord Jefus Chrift, that of his bountevus mercy he will grant to this cy did fave Noah and his family in the ark from perithing by water; and alfo didit farely lead the children of Ifrael thy people through the Red Sea, figuring thereby thy holy Baptifm; and by the Baptifm of thy well-beloved Son Jefus Chrift in the river Jordan, didit fanctify Water to the mythical wathing away of fin; We befeech thee, for thine infinite mercies, that thou wilt mercifully look upon this Child; wafh him, and fanctify him with the Holy Ghoft; that he being delivered from thy wrath, may be received into the ark of forbid them not; for of fuch is the kingdom of God. Verily I fay unto you, Whotoever thall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he fhall not enter therein. And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and bleifed them. After the Gospel is read, the Minifter Jhall make this brief Exhortation upon the words of the Gofpel. ELOVED, ye hear in this Chrift's Church; and being tied-B Gofpel the words of our Sa faft in faith, joyful through hope, and rooted in charity, may fo pafs the waves of this troublefome world, that finally he may come to the land of everlafling life; there to reign with thee world without end, through Je fus Christ our Lord. Amen. LMIGHTY and immortal A God, the aid of all that need, the helper of all that flee to thee for fuccour, the life of them that believe, and the refurrection of the dead; We call upon thee for this Infant, that he coming to thy holy Baptifm, may receive rem:ffion, of his fins by fpiritual regeneration. Receive him, O Lord, as thou haft promised by thy well-beloved Son, faying, Afk, and ye hall have; ieck, and ye thall find; knock, and it thall be opened unto you: So give now unto us that afk, let us that leek, find; open the gate unto us that knock; that this Infant may enjoy the everlafting benediction of thy heavenly wathing, and may come to the eterna! Kingdom which thou hafi promifed by Chrift our Lord. Amen. Then shall the People ftand up, and the Priest hall fay, Hear the words of the Gofpel written by Saint Mark, in the 10th chapter, at the 13th verfe, Tdren to Chrift, that he fhould touch them; and his dif ciples rebuked thofe that brought them. But when Jefus faw it, he was much displeated, and faid unto them, Sutter the little children to come unto me and HEY brought yourg chil viour Chrift, that he commanded the children to be brought unto him; how he blamed thofe that would have kept them from him; how he exhorteth all men To follow their innocency. Ye perceive how by his outward gefture and deed he declared his good will toward them; for he embrac ed them in his arms, he laid his hands upon them, and bieffed them. Doubt ye not therefore, but earnefily believe that he will likewife favourably receive this prefent Infant; that he will embrace him with the arms of his mercy; that he will give unto him the bletling of eternal life, and make him partaker of his everlasting kingdom. Wherefore, we being thus perfuaded of the good will of our heavenly Father towards this Infant, declared by his Son Jefus Chrift; and nothing doubting, but that he favourably alloweth this charitable work of ours, in bringing this Infant to his holy Baptifm; let us faithfully and devoutly give thanks unto him, and fay, LMIGHTY and everlafting A God, heavenly Father, we give thee humble thanks, that Thou haft vouchfafed to call us to the knowledge of thy grace, and faith in thee: Increafe 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 everlasting falvation, through our Lord Jeíus Chrift, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, now and for ever. Amen. Then hall the Priest peak unto faints; the remiffion of fins; the Godfathers and Godmothers the refurrection of the flesh; on this wife. and everlasting Life after death? Anfwer. All this I ftedfastly Drought this Child here to believe. EARLY beloved, ye have be baptized; ye have prayed that our Lord Jefus Chrift would vouchfafe to receive him, to releafe him of his fins, to lanctify him with the Holy Ghoft, to give him the kingdom of heaven, and everlaning life. Ye have heral deve that our Lord Jeus 1 demand therefore, devil and all his works, the vain pomp and glory of the world, with all covetous defires of the fame, and the carnal defires of the fileth, fo that thou wilt not ollow, nor be led by them? Aufwer. I renounce them all, Minifter. DOST thou believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth? And in Jefus Chrift his onlybegotten Son our Lord? And that he was conceived by the Holy Ghoft, born of the Virgin Mary; that he fuffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; that he went down into hell, and alfo did rife again the third day; that he afcended into heaven, and fit teth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty; and from thence hall come again at the end of the world, to judge the quick and the dead? And doft thou believe in the Holy Ghoft; the Holy Catholic Church; the communion of Minifter. W 'this faith? VILT thou be baptized in Anfwer. That is my defire. Minifter. W keep God's holy will and commandments, and walk in the fame all the days of thy life? Anfwer. I will. ILT thou then obediently Then fhall the Priest fay, that the old Adam in this Child may be fo buried, that the new man may be raifed up in him. Amen. Grant that all carnal affections may die in him, and that all may live and grow in him. Amen. things belonging to the Spirit Grant that he may have power and ftrength to have victory, and to triumph against the devil, the world, and Grant that whofoever is here dedicated to thee by our Office and Miniftry, may alfo be endued with heavenly virtues, and everlaftingly rewarded, through thy mercy, O bleffed Lord God, who doft live and govern all things, world without end. Amen. A IMIGHTY, everliving God, whofe moft dearly beloved Son Jefus Chrift, for the forgivenefs of our fins, did thed out of his moft precious fide both water and blood; and gave commandment to his difciples, that they thould go teach all nations, and baptize them in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghoft; Regard, we befeech thee, the fupplications of thy Congregation; fanatify this Water to the myftical wathing away of fin; and grant that this Child, 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 the Priest shall take the Child into his hands, and fhail fay to the Godfathers and Godmothers, Name this Child. And then naming it after them (if they hall certify him that the Child may well endure it) he hall dip it in the Water difcreetly and warily faying, N. I baptize thee, In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghoft. Amen. But if they certify that the Child is weak, it hatt fuffice to pour Water upon it, faying the afore faid words, N. Amen WE Then the Priest hall fay, Here the that hereafter he fhall not be afhamed to confcis the faith of Chrift crucified, and manfully to fight under his banner, againft in, the world, and the devil; and to continue Chrift's faithful foldier and fervant unto his life's end. Amen. Then hall the Priett fay, EEING now, dearly beloved 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 this Child may lead the reft of his life according to this beginning... Then Jhall be faid, all kneeling; 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 trefpa's' againft us; And lead us not into temp tation, But deliver us from evil. Amen. Then hall the Prief fay, W E yield thee hearty thanks, moft merciful Father, that it hath pleafed 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 befeech thee to grant that he being dead unto fin, and living unto righteoufnefs, and being buried with Chrift in his death, may crucify the old man, and utterly abolith the whole body of fin; and that as he is made partaker of the death of thy Son, he may alfo be partaker of his refur rection; fo that finally, with the refidue of thy holy Church, he may be an inheritor of thine everlasting kingdom, through Chrift our Lord, Amen. Then all fanding up, the Prieft ORASMUCH as this Child Fara promised by you his fureties, to renounce the devil and all his works, to believe in God, and to ferve him; ye must remember, that it is your parts and duties to fee that this Infant be taught, fo, foon as he thail be able to learn, what a folemn vow, promife, and profeffion he hath here made by you. And that he may things ye that call upon him to hear Sermons; and chiefly ye fhall provide, that he may learn the Creed, the Lord's Prayer, and the Ten Commandments in the vulgar tongue, and all other things which a Chriftian ought to know, and believe to nis foul's health; and that this Child may be virtuously brought up to lead a godly and Chriftian life; remembering always, that Baptifm doth reprefent unto us our profeflion; which is, to follow the example of our Saviour Chrift, and to be made like unto him; that as he died, and rofe again for us, fo thould wp, who are baptized, die from En, and rife again unto righteoufacis; |