The Use of Salisbury. The Liturgy of Herman. But if they, whiche offer the infante, cannot answere sufficiently to the sayde demandes, so that thei graunt that they do not well knowe what they thought, or dyd in baptisme, being sore trobled with the present danger, as it often chaunceth, than omitting curious disputations, lette the pastoure judge suche an infante not to be yet baptised, and let him do all those thinges First Book of Edward VI. man ought to knowe and beleve to his soules health, and that this childe may be vertuously brought up, to leade a godly and a Christian life Remembryng alway that Baptisme doeth represent unto us our profession, which is to folowe the example of our Saviour Christ, and to be made like unto him, that as He dyed and rose again for us: so should we which are baptised, dye from synne, and rise againe unto righteousnes, continually mortifying al our evil and corrupt affeccions, and dayly procedyng in all vertue and godlines of livyng, &c. As in publique Baptisme. But if they whiche bryng the infantes to the Churche, do make uncertaine answere to the priestes questions and say that they cannot tell what they thought, did, or sayd in that great feare and trouble of mynde: (as oftentymes it chaunceth) then let the priest Baptise him in the forme above written concernyng publique Baptisme, savyng that at the dippyng of the childe Second Book of Edward VI. The Use of Salisbury. The Liturgy of Herman. that pertaninge to thys ministration as we described before; that is to say, let him use an admonition and catechisme to theim that brynge the chylde, and an exorcisme of the child, the common confession of fayth, and al other thinges, which done lette him baptise the infant wythout condition in the name of the Father, the Soone and the Hollye Goste. First Book of Edward VI. in the fonte, he shal use this forme of wordes. If thou be not Baptised already, N. I Baptise thee in the name of the father, and of the sonne and of the holy Ghost. AMEN. [The water in the fonte shalbe chaunged every moneth once at the least: And afore any childe be baptised in the water so chaunged, the priest shall say at the font these praiers folowyng. O most mercifull God our Saviour Jesu Christ, who hast ordained the element of water for the regeneracion of thy faythfull people, upon whom beyng baptised in the river of Iordane, the holy ghost came doune in the likenes of a Dove: Sende doune, we beseche thee the same thy holy Spirit to assist us, and to be present at this our invocacion of thy holy name: Sanctifie this fountaine of Baptisme, thou that art the sanctifier of al thynges, that by the power of thy worde, all those that shalbe baptised therein, may be spiritually regenerated, Second Book of Edward VI. |