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dicated to thee by our Office and

Ministry, may also be endued with heavenly virtues, and everlastingly rewarded, through thy mercy, O blessed Lord God, who dost live and govern all things, world without end. Amen.

Then the Minister shall say, EEING now, dearly beloved

brethren, that these Persons

are regenerate, and grafted into the body of Christ's Church; let us give thanks unto Almighty God for these benefits, and with

T Then shall be said the Lord's Prayer, all kneeling.

ALMIGHTY, everliving God, one accord make our prayers unwhose most dearly beloved to him, that they may lead the Son Jesus Christ, for the forgive- rest of their life according to this ness of our sins, did shed out of beginning. his most precious side both water and blood; and gave commandment to his disciples, that theyOUR Father, who art in Heashould go teach all nations, and Thy Kingdom come; Thy Will ven, Hallowed be thy Name; baptize them in the name of the be done on Earth, as it is in HeaFather, and of the Son, and of ven; Give us this day our daily the Holy Ghost; regard, we be-bread; And forgive us our tresseech thee,the supplications of thy Congregation; sanctify this water passes, as we forgive those who to the mystical washing away of trespass against us; And lead us sin; and grant that the Persons, us from evil. Amen. not into temptation; But deliver now to be baptized therein, may receive the fulness of thy grace, Eyield thee humble thanks, and ever remain in the number thou hast vouchsafed to call us to Ŏ heavenly Father, that of thy faithful children, through the knowledge of thy grace, and Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. faith in thee: Increase this knowThen shall the Minister take each Per-ledge, and confirm this faith in us son to be baptized by the Right Hand; evermore. Give thy Holy Spirit and placing him conveniently by the Font, according to his discretion, shall to these Persons; that being now ask the Godfathers and Godmothers born again, and made Heirs of the name; and then shall dip him in the everlasting salvation, through our water, or pour water upon him, saying Lord Jesus Christ, they may con

N. baptize thee in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.

Then shall the Minister say,

tinue thy Servants, and attain thy
promises, through the same Lord
Jesus Christ thy Son; who liveth
and reigneth with thee, in the

unity of the same Holy Spirit,
everlastingly. Amen.
Then, all standing up, the Minister shall

use this Exhortation following; speak-
ing to the Godfathers and Godmothers
first.

We receive this person intothe Congregation of Christ's *Here the Mi- Floek, and do* sign nister shall make him with the sign a Cross upon the of the Cross; in toperson's forehead. ken that hereafter he shall not be FORASMUCH as these Persons ashamed to confess the faith of have promised, in your preChrist crucified, and manfully to sence, to renounce the devil and fight under his banner, against sin, all his works, to believe in God, the world, and the devil; and to and to serve him; ye must recontinue Christ's faithful soldier member, that it is your part and and servant unto his life's end. duty to put them in mind, what a solemn vow, promise, and pro Amen. fession they have now made before this Congregation, and especial lly before you their chosen Was

The same Rale, as to the Omission of the sign of the Cross, is to be observed here, as in the Baptism of Infants.

nesses. And ye are also to call up-to walk answerably to your on them to use all diligence to be Christian calling, and as becomrightly instructed in God's holy eth the children of light; rememWord; that so they may grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ; and live godly, righteously, and soberly, in this present world.

¶ And then speaking to the baptized Persons, he shall proceed and say,

AND as for you, who have now

bering always, that Baptism representeth unto us our profession; which is, to follow the example of our Saviour Christ, and to be made like unto him; that as he died, and rose again for us, so should we, who are baptized, die

from sin, and rise again unto by Baptism put on Christ, it righteousness; continually mortiis your part and duty also, being fying all our evil and corrupt afmade the Children of God and of fections, and daily proceeding in the light, by faith in Jesus Christ, all virtue and godliness of living.

¶ It is expedient that every Person thus baptized should be confirmed by the Bishop, so soon after his baptism as conveniently may be; that so he may be admitted to the Holy Communion.

Whereas necessity may require the baptizing of Adults in private houses, in consideration of extreme sickness; the same is hereby allowed in that case. And a convenient number of persons shall be assembled in the house where the Sacrament is to be performed. And in the exhortation, Well-beloved, &c. instead of these words, come hither desiring, shall be inserted this word, desirous.

If there be occasion for the Office of Infant Baptism and that of Adults at the same time, the Minister shall use the exhortation and one of the prayers next following in the Office for Adults; only, in the exhortation and prayer, after the words, these Persons, and these thy Servants, adding, and these Infants. Then the Minister shall proceed to the questions to be demanded in the cases respectively. After the immersion, or the pouring of water, the prayer shall be as in this service, only, after the words, these Persons, shall be added, and these Infants. After which the remaining part of each service shall be used; first that for Adults, and lastly that for Infants.

¶ If any persons, not baptized in their Infancy, shall be brought to be baptized before they come to years of discretion to answer for themselves, it may suffice to use the Office for Public Baptism of Infants; or, in case of extreme danger, the Office for Private Baptism; only changing the word Infant, for Child, or Person, as occasion requireth.

A CATECHISM;

THAT IS TO SAY, '

An Instruction, to be learned by every Person before he be brought to be confirmed by the Bishop.

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thou art bound to believe, and Quest. Which are they?
to do, as they have promised for
thee?

THE

Answer.

HE same which God spake in the twentieth chapter of

Ans. Yes, verily; and by God's help so I will: and I heartily Exodus, saying, I am the Lord thank our heavenly Father, that thy God, who brought thee out he hath called me to this state of of the land of Egypt, out of the salvation, through Jesus Christ house of bondage. our Saviour: And I pray unto God to give me his grace, that I may continue in the same unto my life's end.

Catechist. Rehearse the Articles of thy Belief.

and earth:

Answer.

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

BELIEVE in God the Father earth. Thou shalt not how down Almighty, Maker of heaven to them, nor worship them: For I the Lord thy God am a jealous And in Jesus Christ his only God, and visit the sins of the faSon our Lord; Who was con- thers upon the children, unto the ceived by the Holy Ghost, Born third and fourth generation of of the Virgin Mary, Suffered un- them that hate me; and show der Pontius Pilate, Was crucified, mercy unto thousands in them dead, and buried; He descended that love me, and keep my cominto hell; The third day he rose mandments.

from the dead; He ascended into III. Thou shalt not take the heaven, and sitteth on the right name of the Lord thy God in vain hand of God the Father Almigh-For the Lord wilt not hold him ty; From thence he shall come guiltless that taketh his name in to judge the quick and the dead. vain. I believe in the Holy Ghost; IV. Remember that thou keep The holy Catholic Church; The holy the Sabbath-day. Six days Communion of Saints; The for- shalt thou labour, and do all that giveness of sins; The resurrection thou hast to do; but the seventh of the body, And the life ever-day is the Sabbath of the Lord lasting. Amen. thy God: In it thou shalt do no Quest. What dost thou chiefly manner of work, thou, and thy learn in these Articles of thy Be-son, and thy daughter, thy manlief? servant, and thy maid-servant, thy cattle, and the stranger that is within thy gates. For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: Wherefore the Lord blessed the seventh day, and hallowed it.

Ans. 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 Ghost, who sanctifieth me, and all the people of God.

Quest. You said that your Sponsors did promise for you, that you should keep God's commandments: Tell me how many there are?

Ars. Ten.

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V. Honour thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.

VI. Thou shalt do no murder. VII. Thou shalt not commit adultery.

VIII. Thou shalt not steal.

IX. Thou shalt not bear false this, that thou art not able to do witness against thy neighbour. X. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his servant, nor his maid, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is his.

Quest. What dost thou chiefly learn by these commandments?

Ans. I learn two things; my

duty towards God, and my duty towards my neighbour.

these things of thyself, nor to walk in the commandments of God, and to serve him, without his special Grace, which thou must learn at all times to call for by diligent Prayer: Let me hear, therefore, if thou canst say the Lord's Prayer?

Answer.

OUR Father, who art in Hea

ven, Hallowed be thy Name; Thy Kingdom come; Thy Will be Quest. What is thy duty to-done on Earth, as it is in Heaven; wards God?

Ans. My duty towards God is, to believe in him; to fear him; and to love him with all my heart, with all my mind, with all my soul, and with all my strength; to worship him; to give him thanks; to put my whole trust in him; to call upon him; to hoour his holy Name and his Word; and to serve him truly all the days of my life.

Quest. What is thy duty towards thy neighbour?

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

Quest. What desirest thou of God in this Prayer?

Ans. I desire my Lord God, our heavenly Father, who is the giver of all goodness, to send his grace unto me and to all people; that we may worship him, serve him, and obey him, as we ought Ans. My duty towards my to do: And I pray unto God, that neighbour is, to love him as my he will send us all things that are self, and to do to all men as I needful both for our souls and would they should do unto me: bodies; and that he will be merTo love, honour, and succour my ciful unto us, and forgive us our father and mother: To honour and sins; and that it will please him obey the civil Authority: To sub-to save and defend us in all dantnit myself to all my governors, gers both of soul and body; and teachers,spiritual pastors,and mas-that he will keep us from all sin ters: To order myself lowly and re-and wickedness, and from our verently to all my betters: To hurt spiritual enemy, and from everno body by word or deed: To be lasting death: And this I trust he true and just in all my dealings: will do of his mercy and goodTo bear no malice or hatred in ness, through our Lord Jesus my heart: To keep my hands Christ; and therefore I say, from picking and stealing, and Amen: So be it. my tongue from evil speaking, lying, and slandering: To keep my body in temperance, soberness, and chastity: Not to covet nor desire other men's goods; but to learn and labour truly to get mine own living, and to do my duty in that state of life unto which it shall please God to call me.

Catechist My good child, know

Question.

How many Sacraments hath Christ ordained in hisChurch? Ans. Two only, as generally necessary to salvation; that is to say, Baptism, and the Supper of the Lord.

Quest. What meanest thou by this word Sacrament?

Ans. I mean an outward and

visible sign of an inward and spi-, them both by their sureties; which ritual grace, given unto us; or-promise, when they come to age, dained by Christ himself; as a themselves are bound to perform. means whereby we receive the Quest. Why was the Sacrament same, and a pledge to assure us of the Lord's Supper ordained? thereof.

Quest. How many parts are there in a Sacrament? Ans. Two; the outward visible sign, and the inward spiritual grace.

Quest. What is the outward visible sign or form in Baptism?

Ans. Water; wherein the person is baptized, In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.

Quest. What is the inward and spiritual grace?

Ans. A death unte sin, and a new birth unto righteousness: For being by nature born in sin, and the children of wrath, we are hereby made the children of grace.

Quest. What is required of persons to be baptized?

Ans. Repentance, whereby they forsake sin; and Faith, whereby they steadfastly believe the promises of God made to them in that Sacrament.

Quest. Why then are Infants baptized, when by reason of their tender age they cannot perform them?

Ans. Because they promise

Ans. For the continual remembrance of the sacrifice of the death of Christ, and of the bene fits which we receive thereby.

Quest. What is the outward part or sign of the Lord's Supper?

Ans. Bread and Wine, which the Lord hath commanded to be received.

Quest. What is the inward part or thing signified?

Ans. The Body and Blood of Christ, which are spiritually taken and received by the faithful in the Lord's Supper.

Quest. What are the benefits whereof we are partakers thereby?

Ans. The strengthening and refreshing of our souls by the Body and Blood of Christ, as our bodies are by the bread and wine.

Quest. What is required of those who come to the Lord's Supper?

Ans. To examine themselves, whether they repent them truly of their former sins, steadfastly purposing to lead a new life; have a lively faith in God's mer cy, through Christ, with a thankful remembrance of his death; and be in charity with all men.

The Minister of every Parish shall diligently upon Sundays and Holy Days, or on some other convenient occasions, openly in the Church, instruct or examine so many Children of his Parish, sent unto him, as he shall think convenient, in some part of this Catechism.

And all Fathers, Mothers, Masters, and Mistresses shall cause their Children, Servants, and Apprentices, who have not learned their Catechism, to come to the Church at the time appointed, and obediently to hear, and to be ordered by the Minister, until such time as they have learned all that is here appointed for them to learn.

So soon as Children are come to a competent age, and can say the Creed, the Lord's Prayer, and the Ten Commandments, and can answer to the other questions of this short Catechism, they shall be brought to the Bishop.

T And whensoever the Bishop shall give knowledge for Children to be brought unto him for their Confirmation, the Minister of every Parish shall either bring, or send in writing, with his hand subscribed thereunto, the Names of all such Persons within his Parish, as he shall think fit to be presented to the Bishop to be confirmed.

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