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miffions of Sin* this Day, wherewith I have fo lately offended thine particular Sins infinite Majefty and Goodness, and fo grievously wounded my own and Failings Soul: Of thefe and all other my Tranfgreffions I moft earnestly repent, and am heartily torry for thefe my Mifdoings; the Remembrance of them is grievous unto me, the Burden of them is intolerable: have Mercy upon me, most merciful Father; for thy Son Jefus Chrift's fake forgive me all that is paft, and accept of these my Prayers and Supplications, through the Merits and Mediation of the fame our Mediator and redeemer. And although I am unworthy, through my manifold Sins and Iniquities, to offer unto thee any Sacrifice of Praife and Thanksgiving, yet I befeech thee to accept of this my bounden Duty, with my un+ Here name feigned thanks for all thy Goodnefs and loving-kindness to me and to all Bleffings and mankind, † purely proceeding from thy Bounty, and wholly intended for my good, and particularly for preserving me this Day in the midst of fo many Dangers incident to my Condition, and from fo many Calamities as are due to Sins. Thou art my Creator, O my God, and Protector; thou art the ultimate End of my Bing, and fupreme Perfection of my Nature; under the Shadow of thy Wings is perpetual Re pofe, and from the Light of thy Countenance flows eternal Joy and Felicity; to whom be Glory and Honour, World without End. Amen

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And thou, O Lord, by whom Kings reign, and Princes decree Juftice, bls our most gracious Sovereign Lord King GEORGE, our gracious Queen CHARLOTTE, her Royal Highnets the Princefs Dowager of WALES, and all the Royal Family: All my Relations, Friends, and kind Benefactors let thy Providence fuccour them and theirs from all Evil and Danger, and do thou reward particular them feven told into their boom for all the go d they have done or faid of me. Be pleased likewife, O Lord. (in whofe Hands are the Iffues of Life and Death) to fuccour, help and comfort all that are in Danger, Neceffity and Tribulation, all that labour under any bodily Pain, Sicknefs, or Tempta thofe for whom tion + or are disturbed in Mind; relieve 1uch according to their feveral our Prayers are Neceffities, giving them Patience under their Sufferings, and a happy defired. Iffue out of all their Afflictions. Subdue in me the evil fpirit of Wrath and Revenge, and difpofe my Heart patiently to bear Reproaches and Wrongs and to be ready not only to forgive, but also to do Good for Evil, that all Men may know that I am Chrift's Difciple. And, finally, O Lord, fince thou haft ordained the Day to labour in, and the Night to take our Reft, as I praife thee for the Mercies of the Day, fo1 humbly beg the Continuance of thy gracious Protection over me this Night. Let thy holy Angels pitch their Tents about my Bed, that being fafely delivered from all Perils and Dangers of this Night, and comfortably reireth ed with moderate Sleep, I may be enabled to discharge the Duties of my Calling, and faithfully to perfevere in Holinefs and Pureness of Living all the Days of my Life to thy Honour and Glory, through our only Mediator and Advocate, Jefus Chrift our Lord. Amin.

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

Grant that whofoever is here dedicated to thee by our Office and Ministry, may also be endued with hea venly virtues, and everlaftingly rewarded, through thy mercy, O bleffed Lord God, who doft live and govern all things, world without end. Amen.

LMIGHTY and everliving God whofe most dearly beloved Son Jefus Chrift, for the forgivness of our

Afins, did fhed out of his precious fide both water and blood, and gave commandment to his difciples, that

they should go teach all nations, and baptize them, In the Name of the Father and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghoft; regard we beseech thee, the fupplications of thy Congregation; fanctify this Water to the mystical washing 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 taithful and elect children, through Jefus Christ our Lord. Amen. Then the Prief shall take the Child into his hands, and full fay to the Godfathers and Godmothers. Name this Child.

And then naming it after them (if they fhall certify him that the Child may well endure it) he fall dip it in the water difcreetly and rarily, faying,

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I baptize thee, In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.

But if they certify that the Child is weak, it full fuffice to pour water upon it, faying the aforefaid words.
I baptize thee, In the Name of the Father and of the Son, and of the Holy Gholt. Amen.
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the congregation of Chrift's flock, and co figa him with the fign of the Crofs in token after tha he fhall not be afhamed to confefs the faith of Chrift crucified, and manfully to fight here under his banner, against fin, the world, and the devil; and to continue Chrift's faithful foldier and fervant unto his Then ball the Prieft jay.

EEING now, dearly beloved brethren, that this Child is 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 rest of his life according to this beginning.

Then fhall 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 trefpafs against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.

Then fhall the Prieft Jay,

WE yield the hearty thanks, met 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 hely Church. And humbly we beseech thee to grant, that he being dead unto fin, and living unto righ teoufnefs, and being buried with Chrift in his death, may crucify the old man, and utterly abolish 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 refurrection; fo that finally with the refidue of thy holy Church, he may be an inheritor of thine everlasting kingdom, through Chrifl our Lord. Amen.

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Then all Randing up, the Priest fhall fay to the Godfathers and Godmothers this Exhortation following. ORASMUČH as this Child hath promised by you his fureties, to renounce the devil and all his works, ta believe in God and ferve him, ye muft remember that it is your parts and duties to fee that this Infant be taught, fo foon as he fhall be able to learn, what a folemn vou, promife, and profeffion he hath here made by you. And that he may know thefe things the better, ye fhall call upon him to hear Sermons, and chiefly ye fhall provide that he may learn the Creed, the Lords Prayer, and the Ten Commandments in the vulgar Tongue, and all other things which a Chriftian ought to know and believe to his fouls health; and that this Child may be virtuoufiy brought up to lead a godly and a 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 ofe again for us; fo fhould we, who are baptized, die from fin, and rife again unto righteousness, continual'y mortifying all our evil and corrupt affections, and daily proceeding in all virtue and godliness of living.

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E are to take care that this Child be brought to the Bishop to be confirmed by him, fo foon as he can fiy the Creed, the Lord's Prayer, and the Ten Commandments, in the vulgar tongue, and further be inftructed in the Church Catechifm fet forth for that purpofe.

is certain by God's Word, that Children which are baptized, dying before they commit actual fin are undoubtedly faved.

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To take away all fcruple concerning the ufe of the Sign of the Crofs inBaptifm; the true Explication thereof, and the juft reafons for the retaining of it, may be feen in the xxxth Canon first published in the year MDCIV.

* The Ministration of private B`APTISM of Children in Houses.

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HE Curates of every Parish shall often admonish the People that they defer not the Baptifm 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 caufe, to be approved by the Curate.

And all they hall warn them, that without like great cause and neceffity they procure not their Children to be B ptized at home in their houfes. But when need shall compel them fo to do, then Baptism shall be adminiftered on this fashion :

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First, let the Minister of the Parish (or in his abfence, any other lawful Minister that can be procured) with them that are prefent, call upon God, and fay the Lords Prayer, and fo many of the Collects appointed to be faid before in the Form of Public Baptifm, as the time and prefent exigence will fuffer. And then, the Child being named by fome one that is prefent, the Minister shall pour water upon it, faying these words :

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Then all kneeling down, the Minister fhall give thanks unto God and fuỷ.

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WE yield thee hearty thanks, moit merciful Father, that it hath pleased thee to regenerate this Infant with

holy Church. And we humbly beseech thee to grant, that as he is now made partaker of the death of thy Son, fo he may be alfo of his refurrection; and that finally, with the refidue of thy Saints, he may inherit thine everlasting kingdom, through the Tame thy. Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

End let them not doubt, but that the Child so haptized, is lawfully and fufficiently baptized, and ought not to be baptized again. Yet nevertheless, if the Child, which is after this fort baptized, do afterward live, it is expedient that it be brought into the church, to the intent that if the Minifler of the jame Parish did himself baptize that Child, the Cen gregation may be certified of the true Form of Baptifm, by him privately before used: In which cafe be shall say that,

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I certify you, that according ts I baptized this Childred Order of the Church, st fuch a time, and at such a But if the Child were baptized by any other lawful Minister; then the Minifter of the Parip where the Child was Pario with cafe, if those alak boin or chriftened, hall examine and try whether the Child be lawfully baptized or no. In which cafe, if thosealar bring any Child to the church, do anfwer that the fame Child is already baptized, then ball the Minifter examine them further Jaying.

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Who was prefent, when this Child was baptized?

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And if the Minifter fhall find by the anfwers of fuch as bring the Child, that all things were done as they ought to be; then shall not be chriften the Child again but shall receive him as one of the Flock of true christian People, Saying thus.

Certify you, that in this cafe all is well done, and according anto due order, concerning the baptizing of this Child; who being born in original fin, and in the wrath of God, is now by the laver of Regenera tion in Baptifm, received into the number of the children of God, and heirs of eve lafting life: for our Lord Jefus Chrift doth not deny his grace and mercy unto fuch Infants, but most lovingly doth call them unto him as the holy Gospel doth witnefs to our comfort on this wife :

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'The Gofpel S. Mark 10. 13.

HEY brought young children to Chrift, that he, fhould touch them and his difciples rebuked those that brought them. But when Jefus faw it, he was much difpleafed, and faid unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not : for of fuch is the kingdom of God. Verily I fay unto you, Whofoever 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 bleffed them

Our Church has in this Office provided against the attacks of fickness, or any preffing neceffity of this nature, which may happen before the Child can receive public Bap tilim, that it may receive the vifible Seal of Admiffion into Covenant with God before it leaves the world. Yet let no

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Chriftian Parents be under concern if their Child fhould die without it; provided it is not owing to their own negligence or impiety. For there is no doubt but that he who faid "Suffer the little Children to come unto me, and fo bid them not," will graciously and mercifully receive it.

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THE People are to be admonished, that it is moft convenient that Baptifm fhould 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 ify the receiving of them that be newly baptized into the number of Chrifts Church; as also becanfe in the Baptifm of Infants, every man prefent may be put in remembrance of his own profeffion made to God in bis Baptifm. For which caufe also it is expedient that Baptifm he ministered in the Vulgar Torgue. Nevertheless (if neceffity fo require) Children may be baptized upon any other day.

And note, That there shall be for every Male-Child to be baptized, two Godfathers and one Godmother: and for every Fema e, one Godfather end two Godmothers.

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When there are children to be baptized, the Parents shall give knowledge thereof over Night, or in the Morning before the beginning 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 laft Leffon at Morning Prayer, or else immediately after the laft Leffen at Evening Prayer, as the Curate by his difcretion hall appoint. And the Priest coming to the Font (which is then to be filled with pure Water) and standing there, shall, jay,

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EARLY beloved, forafmuch as all men are conceived and 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 Water and of the Holy Gholt; I beseech you to call upon God the Father, through our Lord Jefus Christ, that of his bounteous mercy he will grant to this Child that thing which by nature he cannot have, that he may be baptized with Water and the Holy Ghoft, and received into Chrifts holy Church, and be made å lively member of the fame.

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LMIGHTY and everlasting God, who of thy great mercy didft fave Noah and his family in the ark from perishing by water, and alfo didit fafely lead the children of Ifrael thy people through the Red fea, figuring thereby thy holy Baptifm; and by the Baptifm of thy well beloved Son Jefus Chrift, in the river Jordan, didit fanctity Water to the myftical washing away of fin; We befeech thee for thine infinite mercies, that thou will mercifully look upon this Child; wath him and fanctify him with the Holy Ghoft; that he being delivered from thy wrath, may be received into the ark of Chrifts Church; and being stedfaft in faith, joyful through hope, and rooted in charity, may fo pafs the waves of this troublesome world, that finally be may come to the land of everlasting life; there to reign with thee world without end, through Jefus Chrift our

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LMIGHTY and immortal 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 be coming to thy holy Baptifm, may receive remiffion of bis fins by fpiritual regeneration. Receive bim, O Lord, as thou haft promised by thy well-beloved Son, faying, Afk, and ye fhall have ; feek, and ye fhall find; knock, and it thall be opened unto you: So give now unto us that afk; let us that feek, find; open the gate unto us that knock; that this Infant may enjoy the everlafting benediction of thy heavenly washing, and may come to the eternal kingdom which thou has promited by Christ our Lord. Amen.

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Then fhall the People fland up, and the Prieft fhall fay.

Hear the words of the Gofpel written by Saint Mark in the tenth Chapter, at the thi teenth Verfe. HEY brought young children to Chrift, that he should touch them; and his difciples rebuked thofe that brought them. But when Jefus faw it, he was much difpleafed, and faid unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of fuch is the kingdom of God. Verily I fay unto you, Whofoever fhall 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 beffed them.

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After the Gospel is read, the Minifter fhall make this brief Exhortation upon the words of the Gospel. ELOVED, ye hear in this Gofpel the words of our Saviour Chrift, that he conm nded 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 gesture and deed, he declared his good will toward them; for he embraced them in his arms, he laid his hands upon them, and bleffed them.Doubt ye not therefore, but earnestly 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 bleffing of eternal life, and make him partaker of his everlafting kingdom. Wherefore 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 our's, in bringing this Infant to his holy baptifm; let us faithfully and devoutly give thanks unto him and fay,

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LMIGHTY and everlasting Gol, heavenly Father, we give thee humble thanks, 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 this Infant, that he may be born again, and be made an heir of everlasting falvation, through our Lord Jefus Chrift, who liveth and reigne h with the: and the Holy Spirit, now and for ever. Amen.

Then fhall the Pricft freak unto the Godfathers and Godmothers on this wife.

DChrist would vouchfa'e to receive him, 10 releafe kam of his fins, to fanctify pim with the Holy Gholt, to give him the kingdom of heaven, and everlasting life. Ye have heard alfo, that cur Lord Jefus Chrift hath promifed in his Gospel to grant all these things that ye have prayed for: which promife, he for his part will molt furely keep and perform. Wher fore, after this promife made by Chrift, this Infant muft alfo faithfully for his part, promife by you that are bis fureties (until he cone of age to take it upon himself, that he will renounce the devil and all his works, and constantly believe God's holy Word, and obediently keep his Commandments.

EARLY beloved ye have brought this Child here to be baptized; ye have prayed that our Lord Jefus

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Anfw. I renounce them all.

Minifter.

OST thou believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth? And in Jefus Christ his Do Snly begoten ven Gr 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 fitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty; and from thence fhall 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 Catholick Church; the ommunion of faints; the Jemiffion of fins; the Refurrection of the flesh; and everlasting Life after death?

Anfaw. All this I ftedfaftly believe.

WILT thou then be baptized in this Faith?

Anfw. That is my defire.

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MERCIFUL God, grant that the old Adam in this Child may be fo buried, that the new man may Grant that all carnal affections may die in him, and that all things belonging to the Spirit, may live and grow

in him. Amen.

it to the fervice of God; and to point out that moral Purity and Righteoufaefs of Life, which should adorn every Profeffor of Chriftianity. See Rom. 6, 3.4 1 Pet. 3, 21. GODFATHERS and GODMOTHERS feem to have been originally appointed to inftruct the Child in his Duty, if Need be, and frequently to remind him that if he does not believe and obey the Gospel, when he comes to Years of difcretion, he will reap no benefit from his Baptifin. This

inftitution was more particularly useful in the early Ages of the Gospel, when Chriftians were expofed to Perfecution, and Children were liable to be deprived of their Parents by Martyrdom, and educated in Pagan Principles: and were Sponfers but careful in any degree to perform their engagements 'tis not to be doubted but this Institution would be itill advanatgeous to Religion.

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