new man may be raised up in not be ashamed to confess the faith them. Amen. of Christ crucified, and manfully Grant that all sinful affections to fight under his banner, against may die in them, and that all things sin, the world, and the devil; and belonging to the Spirit may live to continue Christ's faithful soland grow in them. Amen. dier and servant unto his life's ·

Amen.

The same Rule, as to the Omission of the sign of

the Cross, is to be observed here, as in the Bap-
tism of Infants.
Then the Minister shall say,
brethren, that these Persons
EEING now, dearly beloved

Grant that they may have pow-end. er and strength to have victory, and to triumph against the devil, the world, and the flesh. Amen. Grant that they, being here dedicated to thee by our office and Ministry, may also be endued with are regenerate, and grafted into heavenly virtues, and everlastingly the body of Christ's Church; let rewarded, through thy mercy, Ous give thanks unto Almighty God blessed Lord God, who dost live for these benefits, and with one and govern all things, world with- accord make our prayers unto him, out end. Amen. that they may lead the rest of their

ALMIGHTY, everliving God, life according to this beginning.

whose most dearly beloved

Then shall be said the Lord's Prayer, all kneeling.

Son Jesus Christ, for the forgive-OUR Father, who art in Heaness of our sins, did shed out his ven, Hallowed be thy Name; most precious side both water and Thy Kingdom come; Thy Will be blood; and gave commandment to done on Earth, as it is in Heaven; his disciples, that they should go Give us this day our daily bread; teach all nations, and baptize them And forgive us our trespasses, as in the name of the Father, and of we forgive those who trespass the Son, and of the Holy Ghost; against us; And lead us not into regard, we beseech thee, the sup-temptation; But deliver us from plications of thy Congregation; evil. Amen.

VVE

sanctify this water to the mystical WE yield thee humble thanks, washing away of sin; and grant Ó heavenly Father, that that the Persons, now to be bap-thou hast vouchsafed to call us to tized therein, may receive the ful-the knowledge of thy grace, and ness of thy grace, and ever remain faith in thee: Increase this knowin the number of thy faithful chil-ledge, and confirm this faith in us dren, through Jesus Christ our evermore. Give thy holy Spirit Lord. Amen. to these Persons; that being now ¶ Then shall the Minister take each Person to be born again, and made Heirs of baptized by the Right Hand; and placing him conveniently by the Font, according to his discre-everlasting salvation, through our tion, shall ask the Godfathers and Godmothers the Lord Jesus Christ, they may conname; and then shall dip him in the water, or pour water upon him, saying, tinue thy Servants, and attain thy

N. I baptize thee in the name of promises, through the same Lord

the Father, and of the Son, Jesus Christ thy Son; who liveth and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the same Holy Spirit, everlastingly. Amen.

WE

Then shall the Minister say,

*Here the Min

E receive this Person into the Congregation of Christ's Flock, and do *sign ister shall make him with the sign of a Cross upon the the Cross; in token person's forehead. that hereafter he shall

Then, all standing up, the Minister shall use this

Exhortation following; speaking to the Godfathers and Godmothers first.

FOR

NORASMUCH as these Persons have promised, in your presence, to renounce the devil

and all his works, to believe in is your part and duty also, being God, and to serve him; ye must made the Children of God and remember, that it is your part and of the light, by faith in Jesus duty to put them in mind, what a Christ, to walk answerably to solemn vow, promise, and profes- your Christian calling, and as sion they have now made before becometh the children of light; this Congregation, and especially remembering always, that Bapbefore you their chosen Witnesses. tism representeth unto us our And ye are also to call upon them profession; which is, to follow the to use all diligence to be rightly example of our Saviour Christ, instructed in God's holy Word; and to be made like unto him; that so they may grow in grace, that as he died, and rose again and in the knowledge of our Lord for us, so should we, who are Jesus Christ; and live godly, righ-baptized, die from sin, and rise teously, and soberly, in this pres-again unto righteousness; continuent world. ally mortifying all our evil and ¶ And then speaking to the baptized Persons, he corrupt affections, and daily pro

shall proceed and say,

ND as for you, who have now ceeding in all virtue and godliness
by Baptism put on Christ, it
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.

Question.

WHAT is your name?

Ans. N. or M.

WE

Ans. They did promise and vow three things in my name: First, that I should renounce the devil

Quest. Who gave you this and all his works, the pomps and name? vanity of this wicked world, and Ans. My Sponsors in Baptism; all the sinful lusts of the flesh; wherein I was made a member of Secondly, that I should believe all Christ, the child of God, and an the Articles of the Christian Faith; inheritor of the kingdom of Hea- And thirdly, that I should keep God's holy will and command

ven.

Quest. What did your Sponsors ments, and walk in the same all then for you? the days of my life.

Quest. Dost thou not think mandments: Tell me how many that thou art bound to believe, and there are.

to do, as they have promised for thee?

Ans. Yes verily; and by God's

Ans. Ten.

Quest. Which are they?

Answer.

HE same which God spake

help so I will: And I heartily in the twentieth chapter of

thank our heavenly Father, that

he hath called me to this state of Exodus, saying, I am the Lord thy salvation, through Jesus Christ God, who brought thee out of the our Saviour: And I pray unto land of Egypt, out of the house of God to give me his grace, that I bondage.

may continue in the same unto my life's end.

Catechist. Rehearse the Articles of thy Belief.

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 hea

BELIEVE in God the Father ven above, or in the earth beneath, Almighty, Maker of heaven or in the water under the earth. and earth: Thou shalt not bow down to them, And in Jesus Christ his only nor worship them: For I the Lord Son our Lord; Who was con- thy God am a jealous God, and ceived by the Holy Ghost, Born of visit the sins of the fathers upon the Virgin Mary, Suffered under the children, unto the third and Pontius Pilate, Was crucified, fourth generation of them that dead, and buried; He descended hate me; and show mercy unto into hell; The third day he rose thousands in them that love me, from the dead; He ascended into and keep my commandments. heaven, and sitteth on the right III. Thou shalt not take the hand of God the Father Almighty; name of the Lord thy God in vain: From thence he shall come to For the Lord will not hold him judge the quick and the dead. guiltless that taketh his name in I believe in the Holy Ghost; vain.

The holy Catholic Church; The IV. Remember that thou keep Communion of Saints; The for-holy the Sabbath-day. Six days giveness of sins; The resurrection shalt thou labour, and do all that of the body, And the life everlast- thou hast to do; but the seventh ing. Amen. day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy Quest. What dost thou chiefly God: In it thou shalt do no manlearn in these Articles of thy Be-ner of work, thou, and thy son, lief? and thy daughter, thy man-serAns. First, I learn to believe in vant, and thy maid-servant, thy God the Father, who hath made cattle, and the stranger that is me, and all the world. within thy gates. For in six days Secondly, in God the Son, who the Lord made heaven and earth, hath redeemed me, and all man- the sea, and all that in them is, kind. and rested the seventh day: Thirdly, in God the Holy Ghost, Wherefore the Lord blessed the who sanctifieth me, and all the seventh day, and hallowed it. people of God. V. Honour thy father and thy Quest. You said that your mother, that thy days may be long Sponsors did promise for you, in the land which the Lord thy that you should keep God's com-God giveth thee.

VI. Thou shalt do no murder.labour truly to get mine own living, VII. Thou shalt not commit and to do my duty in that state of adultery. life unto which it shall please God to call me.

VIII. Thou shalt not steal.

IX. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.

Catechist. My good child, know this, that thou art not able to do X. Thou shalt not covet thy these things of thyself, nor to walk neighbour's house, thou shalt not in the Commandments of God, covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his and to serve him, without his speservant, nor his maid, nor his ox, cial Grace, which thou must learn nor his ass, nor any thing that is his. at all times to call for by diligent Quest. What dost thou chiefly Prayer: Let me hear, therefore, learn by these commandments? if thou canst say the Lord's Prayer. Ans. I learn two things; my Answer.

duty towards God, and my duty OUR Father, who art in Hea

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

Ans. My duty towards God is, Give us this day our daily bread; to believe in him; to fear him; And forgive us our trespasses, as and to love him with all my heart, we forgive those who trespass with all my mind, with all my against us; And lead us not into soul, and with all my strength; to temptation; But deliver us from worship him; to give him thanks; evil. Amen.

to put my whole trust in him; to Quest. What desirest thou of call upon him; to honour his holy God in this Prayer? Name and his Word; and to Ans. I desire my Lord God, serve him truly all the days of our heavenly Father, who is the my life. giver of all goodness, to send his Quest. What is thy duty to- grace unto me and to all people; wards thy neighbour? that we may worship him, serve

Ans. My duty towards my him, and obey him, as we ought to neighbour is, to love him as my-do: And I pray unto God, that he self, and to do to all men as I will send us all things that are would they should do unto me: needful both for our souls and To love, honour, and succour my bodies; and that he will be merciful father and mother: To honour and unto us, and forgive us our sins; obey the Civil Authority: To sub- and that it will please him to save mit myself to all my governors, and defend us in all dangers both teachers, spiritual pastors, and of soul and body; and that he will masters: To order myself lowly keep us from all sin and wickedand reverently to all my betters: ness, and from our spiritual enemy, To hurt no body by word or deed and from everlasting death: And To be true and just in all my deal- this I trust he will do of his mercy ings: To bear no malice nor ha- and goodness, through our Lord tred in my heart: To keep my Jesus Christ; and therefore I say, hands from picking and stealing, Amen: So be it. and my tongue from evil speaking, lying, and slandering: To keep my H Wms ordained in his OW many Sacraments hath body in temperance, soberness,and

chastity: Not to covet nor desire Church? other men's goods; but to learn and

Question.

Ans. Two only, as generally

necessary to salvation; that is to tender age they cannot perform say, Baptism, and the Supper of them? the Lord.

Ans. Because they promise them Quest. What meanest thou by both by their sureties; which this word Sacrament? promise, when they come to age,

Ans. I mean an outward and themselves are bound to perform. visible sign of an inward and spi- Quest. Why was the Sacraritual grace, given unto us; or- ment of the Lord's Supper ordained by Christ himself; as a dained?

means whereby we receive the Ans. For the continual rememsame, and a pledge to assure us brance of the sacrifice of the death thereof. of Christ, and of the benefits which we receive thereby.

Quest. How many parts are there in a Sacrament?

Ans. Two; the outward visible

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

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

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?

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 Ans. A death unto sin, and a whereof we are partakers thereby? new birth unto righteousness: For Ans. The strengthening and rebeing by nature born in sin, and freshing of our souls by the Body the children of wrath, we are and Blood of Christ, as our bodies hereby made the children of are by the bread and wine. Quest. What is required of those

grace.

Quest. What is required of per- who come to the Lord's Supper? sons to be baptized? Ans. To examine themselves,

Ans. Repentance, whereby they whether they repent them truly of forsake sin; and Faith, where- their former sins, steadfastly purby they steadfastly believe the posing to lead a new life; have a promises of God made to them in lively faith in God's mercy, through that Sacrament. Christ, with a thankful rememQuest. Why then are Infants brance of his death; and be in baptized, when by reason of their 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 Appren tices, 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 1 brought to the Bishop.

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.