brethren, what shall we do? said unto them, Repent, and be baptized, every one of you, for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. For the promise is to you and your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the LORD our God shalt call. So, in reply to the inust I do to be saved? Paul and inquiry of the Jailer, Sirs, what

Silas answered and said; Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house. And after they had spoken unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house, they baptized him, and all his, straightway. [Acts xvi. 30.J Furthermore, in the tenth Chapter of the Epistle to the Romans, St. Paul contrasts the righteousness which is of the law with the righteousness which is of faith, and makes the latter speak on this wise; If thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. [Rom. x. 9.]

Beloved, ye learn from these Scriptures that faith and repentance (fruits of the Spirit) must be accompanied with confession of the mouth in baptism. Doubt ye not, therefore, but earnestly believe that God does graciously receive all who truly repent and come unto him by faith; that he will grant them the remission of their sins, and strengthen them by his indwelling Spirit, and that he will carry on the good work which he has begun in them unto the day of Jesus Christ.

Wherefore, we being thus persuaded of the good will of our heavenly Father toward these Persons, truly repenting and believing in his Son Jesus Christ; let us faithfully and devoutly give thanks to him, and say,

ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, A heavenly Father, we give thee humble thanks, for that thou hast vouchsafed to call us to the knowledge of thy grace, and faith in thee; Increase this knowledge, and confirm this faith in us evermore. Bless these thy servants, that being received into the number of thy visible Church,

and filled with thy Spirit, and kept by thy perpetual mercy, they may continue steadfast in the confession of thy holy name, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Then the Minister shall say to the Persons to be baptized,

Wome hither desiring to be

ELL BELOVED, who are

Baptized, ye have heard how the congregation hath prayel, that our merciful Father would vouchsafe to bless you, and to fill you with his Holy Spirit. Fe have heard also that he hath promised in his holy Word to grant those things that we have prayed for; which promise he, for his part, will most surely keep and perform.

Wherefore, after this promise made by our heavenly Father, in Christ Jesus, ye must also faithfully, for your part, in the presence of these your Witnesses, and this whole congregation, promise and answer to the following Questions.

Question. Dost thou renounce the devil and all his works, the vain pomp and glory of the world, with all covetous desires of the same, and the sinful desires of the flesh, so that thou wilt not follow, nor be led by them?

Answer. I renounce them all; and by God's help, will endeavour not to follow, nor be led by them.

Question. Dost thou believe all the Articles of the Christian Faith, contained in the Apostles'

Creed?

Answer. I do. Question, Wilt thou be baptized in this faith?

Answer. That is my desire. Question. Wilt thou then obediently keep God's holy will and commandments, and walk in the same all the days of thy life?

Answer. I will, by God's help.
Then shall the Minister say,

MERCIFUL God, grant that the old Adam in these Persons may be so buried, that the new man may be raised up in them.

Amen.

Grant that all sinful affections may die in them, and that all things belonging to the Spirit may live and grow in them. Amen.

Grant that they may have power and strength to have victory, and

to triumph against the devil, the world, and the flesh. Amen.

Grant that they, and all who are dedicated to thee in Baptism, may also be endued with heavenly vir tues, and everlastingly rewarded, through thy mercy. O blessed Lord God, who dost live and govern all things, world without end. Amen.

ALMIGHTY, everliving God. A whose most dearly beloved Son, Jesus Christ, gave commandment to his disciples, that they should go teach all nations, and baptize them In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost; Regard, we beseech thee, our supplications, and grant that the Persons now to be baptized may receive the fulness of thy grace, and ever be among the number of thy faithful children; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Then sha'n the Minister take each Person to be baptized by the right hand; and shall ask the Witnesses the Name; and then shall dip him in the water, or pour water upon him, saying,

N. name of the Father, and of

I BAPTIZE thee in the

the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.

Then shall the Minister say,

E receive this Person, into

WE the congregation of Christ's

Flock, and pray that hereafter he shall not be ashamed to confess the faith of Christ crucified, but man fully fight under his banner, against sin, the world, and the devil; and continue Christ's faithful soldier and servant unto his life's end. Amen.

Then shall the Minister say, CEEING now, dearly beloved Brethren, that these persons are grafted into the body of Christ's Church visible; let us give thanks unto Almighty God, and with one accord make our prayers unto him. that they may lead the rest of their life according to his holy Word.

1 Then shall be said, all kneeling,

Ο 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 trespasses, As we forgive them that trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil. Amen.

ALMIGHTY God, who shewest

to them that are in error the light of thy Truth, to the intent that they may return into the way of righteousness; grant unto all those wh are admitted into the fellowship of Christ's religion, that they may avoid those things that are contrary to their profession, and may follow all such things as are agreeable to the same; and we beseech thee, for thine infinite goodness, that thou wouldst mercifully look upon these thy servants, and endue them with thy heavenly grace, that they may be living members of thy Church: and being steadfast in faith, joyful through hope, and rooted in charity, may so pass the waves of this troublesome world, that finally they may come to the land of everlasting life. there to reign with thee, world without end: through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Then all standing up, the Minis ter, speaking to the Witnesses, shall say,

FORA

ORASMUCH as these persons have promised, in your presence, to renounce the devil and all his works, to believe in God, and to serve him; ye must remember that it is your part and duty to put them in mind what a solemn vow, promise, and profession, they have how made before this congregation, and especially before you their chosen witnesses. And ye are also to call upon them to use all diligence to be rightly instructed in God's holy Word; 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 bap tized, he shall say,

AND as for you, who have now. A by baptism, openly confessed your faith in Christ, it is your part and duty also, as children of God and of the light, by faith in Jesus Christ, to walk answerably to your

Christian calling, and as becometh the children of light; remembering 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 righteousness; continually mortifying all our evil and corrupt affections, and daily proceeding in all virtue and godli uess of living.

If it be necessary to baptize Adults in private, on account of extreme sickness, this service may be used, or any portion of it, as the Minister may think best, provided there shall be a Confession of Faith, and the use of the formula.

if there be occasion for the office of Infant Baptism and that of Adults at the same time, the Minister may combine such portions of each office, as in his discretion he may think proper.

Answer. N. or M.

Q. When did you receive this name?

4. At my Baptism, when I became a member of the visible Church of Christ.

Q. What is required of every true Christian?

4. Repentance towards God, and faith towards our Lord Jesus Christ. Q. What do you mean by repentance?

4. I mean a change of mind, through grace, the gift of God, whereby we turn with godly sorrow from sin to love and serve him.

Q. What do you mean by faith towards our Lord Jesus Christ?

A. I mean believing and trusting in our Lord Jesus Christ, through whose blood we receive the forgiveness of sins, and through whose righteousness we are accounted righteous before God.

THE CREED. Catechist. Rehearse the Articles of thy Belief.

A. I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth.

And in Jesus Christ his only Son eur Lord, Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, Born of the Virgin Mary. Suffered under Pontius

buried, He descended into hell; The third day he rose again from the dead, He ascended into heaven, And sitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty; From thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Ghost; The holy Catholick Church; The Communion of Saints; The forgiveness of sins; The Resurrection of the Body; And the life everlasting. Amen.

Q. What dost thou chiefly learn in these Articles of thy Belief?

A. First, I learn to believe in God the Father, who hath made me, and all the world.

Secondly, in God, the Son, who died, the Just, for the unjust, that he might bring sinners to heaven.

Thirdly, in God the Holy Ghost, who gives spiritual life to all the elect people of God.

Q. How do we know that what is taught in this Creed is true?

A. Because the same things are taught in the Bible, which is the Word of God.

THE TEN COMMAND-
MENTS.

Q. What are the Ten Commandments?

The same which God spake in

the twentieth Chapter of Exodus, saying, I am the Lord thy God who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. 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 earth. Thou shalt not bow down to them, nor worship them; for 1 the Lord thy God am a jealous God, and visit the sins of the fathers upon the chil dren, unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate ine, and shew mercy unto thousands in them that love ine, and keep my commandments.

III. Thou shalt not take the Name of the Lord thy God in vain : for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his Name in vain.

IV. Remember that thou keep holy the Sabbath-day. Six days shalt thou labour and do all that thou hast to do; but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God. In it thou shalt do no manner of work, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, thy man-servant, and thy maid servant, thy eattle, 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.

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 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 anything that is

his.

Q. What dost thou chiefly learn. by these commandments?

A. I learn two things; my duty towards God, and my duty towards my neighbour.

Q. What is thy duty towards God! 4. 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 honour his holy Name and his word, and to serve him truly all the days of my life.

Q. What is thy duty towards thy neighbour?

A. My duty towards my neighbour, is to love him as myself, and to do to all men, as I would they should do unto me: To love, honour, and succour my father and mother: To honour and obey the Queen, and all that are put in authority under her: To order myself lowly and meekly to all men: To hurt nobody by word or deed: To be true and just in all my dealings: To bear no malice nor hatred in my heart: To keep my hands from picking and stealing, and 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.

Q. How can we do what God commands?

4. By his special grace, the gift of his Holy Spirit.

Q. To whom does God give his Holy Spirit?

4. To those who ask him.

THE LORD'S PRAYER.

Q. Say the Lord's Prayer.

A. Our 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 trespasses, As we forgive them that trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil. Amen.

Q. What desirest thou of God in this prayer?

4. 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 to do. And I pray unto God, that he will send us all things that be needful both for our souls and bodies; and that he will be merciful unto us

and forgive us our sins; and that it will please him to save and defend us in all dangers ghostly and bodily; and that he will keep us from all sin and wickedness, and from our ghostly enemy, and from everlast ing death. And this I trust he will do of his mercy and goodness. through our Lord Jesus Christ, and therefore I say, Amen, So be it.

THE SACRAMENTS.

2 How many Sacraments hath Christ ordained in his Church?

A. Two only, that is to say, Baptism and the Supper of the Lord. Q. What meanest thou by this word Sacrament }

A. I mean an outward and visible sigu ordained by Christ himself.

Q. What two lessons may we learn from each of Christ's Sacraments?

A. First, that there is an outward visible sign; and secondly, that by this outward sign, something inward and spiritual is signified."

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

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

Q. What is the inward thing signified by Baptism?

A. A death unto sin and a new birth unto righteousness.

Q. Why was the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper ordained?

4. As a continual remembrance, or memorial, of the Sacrifice of the death of Christ, and of the benefits which we receive thereby.

Q. What is the outward visible sign in the Lord's Supper?

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

Q. What do the Bread and Wine represent?

A The Body and Blood of Christ, which were offered once for all upon the Cross.

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

4. To examine themselves: of their former sius, steadfastly pur Whether they repeut them truly they have a lively faith in God's posing to lead a new life; Whether mercy through Christ, with a thankful remembrance of his charity with all men. death; and Whether they be in

THE JUDGMENT.

Q. What will take place at the end of the world?

4. The Lord Jesus Christ will come again, with power and great glory, to be admired in all then, that believe; At his voice all the dead shall rise: Every eye shall see him, and judgment will be pronounced: The wicked shall go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into life eternal,"