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006 - Public baptism of infants · Book of Common Prayer, 1662- selections

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  Speaker 1: The Public Baptism of Infants from the Book of Common Press,
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  Speaker 1: sixteen sixty two. This LibriVox recording is in the public
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  Speaker 1: domain recording by Michael Maggs. The Ministration of Public Baptism
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  Speaker 1: of Infants to be used in the Church. The people
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  Speaker 1: are to be admonished that it is most convenient that
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  Speaker 1: baptism should not be administered but on Sundays and other
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  Speaker 1: holy days, when the most number of people come together,
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  Speaker 1: as well as for that the congregation there present may
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  Speaker 1: testify the receiving of them that be newly baptized into
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  Speaker 1: the number of Christ's Church. As also because in the
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  Speaker 1: baptism of infants, every man present may be put in
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  Speaker 1: remembrance of his own profession made to God in his baptism,
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  Speaker 1: for which cause also it is expedient that baptism be
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  Speaker 1: ministered in the vulgar tongue. Nevertheless, if necessity so require,
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  Speaker 1: children may be baptized upon any other day. And note
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  Speaker 1: that there shall be for every male child to be
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  Speaker 1: baptized two godfathers and one godmother, and for every female
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  Speaker 1: one godfather and two godmothers. When there are children to
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  Speaker 1: be baptized, the parent shall give knowledge thereof overnight or
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  Speaker 1: in the morning before the beginning of morning prayers to
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  Speaker 1: the Curate, and then the Godfathers and Godmothers and the
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  Speaker 1: people with the children must be ready at the font,
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  Speaker 1: either immediately after the last lesson at morning prayer, or
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  Speaker 1: else immediately after the last lesson at evening prayer, as
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  Speaker 1: the Curate, by his discretion shall appoint, and the priest,
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  Speaker 1: coming to the font, which is then to be filled
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  Speaker 1: with pure water, and standing there, shall say has this
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  Speaker 1: child been already baptized or no? If they answer no,
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  Speaker 1: then shall the priest proceed as follow us, Dearly Beloved.
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  Speaker 1: Forasmuch as all men are conceived and born in sin,
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  Speaker 1: and that our Savior Jesus Christ saith, none can enter
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  Speaker 1: into the Kingdom of God except he be regenerate and
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  Speaker 1: born anew of water and of the Holy Ghost. I
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  Speaker 1: beseech you to call upon God the Father, through our
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  Speaker 1: Lord Jesus Christ, that of his bounteous mercy he will
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  Speaker 1: grant to this child that thing which by nature he
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  Speaker 1: cannot have, that he may be baptized with water and
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  Speaker 1: the Holy Ghost, and received into Christ's Holy Church and
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  Speaker 1: be made a lively member of the same. Then shall
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  Speaker 1: the priest, say, let us pray, Almighty and Everlasting God,
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  Speaker 1: who of thy great mercy didst save Noah and his
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  Speaker 1: family in the Ark from perils wishing by water, and
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  Speaker 1: also did safely lead the children of Israel thy people
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  Speaker 1: through the Red Sea, figuring thereby thy holy baptism, and
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  Speaker 1: by the baptism of thy well beloved son Jesus Christ,
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  Speaker 1: in the River Jordan, did sanctify water to the mystical
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  Speaker 1: washing away of sin. We beseech Thee for Thine infinite mercies,
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  Speaker 1: that thou wilt mercifully look upon this child, wash him
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  Speaker 1: and sanctify him with the Holy Ghost, that he, being
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  Speaker 1: delivered from thy wrath, may be received into the Ark
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  Speaker 1: of Christ's Church, and, being steadfast in faith, joyful through hope,
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  Speaker 1: and rooted in charity, may so pass the waves of
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  Speaker 1: this troublesome world, that finally he may come to the
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  Speaker 1: land of everlasting life, there to reign with THEE world
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  Speaker 1: without endy through Jesus Christ, our Lord, Amen, Almighty and
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  Speaker 1: Immortal God, the aid of all that need, the helper
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  Speaker 1: of all that flee to THEE for succor, the life
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  Speaker 1: of them that believe, and the resurrection of the dead.
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  Speaker 1: We call upon THEE for this infant, that he coming
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  Speaker 1: to thy holy baptism, may receive remission of his sins
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  Speaker 1: by spiritual regeneration. Receive him, o Lord, as thou hadst
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  Speaker 1: promised by thy well beloved son, saying ask, and ye
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  Speaker 1: shall have seek, and ye shall find knock, and it
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  Speaker 1: shall be opened unto you. So give thou unto us
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  Speaker 1: that ask, Let us that seek find open the gate,
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  Speaker 1: unto us that knock, that this infant may enjoy the
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  Speaker 1: everlasting benediction of Thy heavenly washing, and may come to
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  Speaker 1: the eternal kingdom, which thou hast promised by Christ, Our Lord. Amen.
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  Speaker 1: Then shall the people stand up, and the priest shall
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  Speaker 1: say hear the words of the Gospel written by Saint
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  Speaker 1: Mark in the tenth chapter at the thirteenth verse, they
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  Speaker 1: brought young children to Christ that he should touch them,
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  Speaker 1: and his disciples rebuked those that brought them. But when
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  Speaker 1: Jesus saw it, he was much displeased and said, unto them,
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  Speaker 1: suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not,
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  Speaker 1: for of such is the Kingdom of God. Verily, I
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  Speaker 1: say unto you, who ever shall not receive the Kingdom
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  Speaker 1: of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.
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  Speaker 1: And he took them up in his arms, put his
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  Speaker 1: hands upon them, and bless them. After the gospel is read,
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  Speaker 1: the minister shall make this brief exultation upon the words
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  Speaker 1: of the Gospel. Beloved, Ye hear in this gospel the
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  Speaker 1: words of our savior Christ, that he commanded the children
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  Speaker 1: be brought unto him, How he blamed those that would
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  Speaker 1: have kept them from him, How he exhorteth all men
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  Speaker 1: to follow their innocency. Ye perceive, how by this outward
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  Speaker 1: gesture and deed, he declared his good will toward them,
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  Speaker 1: For he embraced them in his arms, he laid his
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  Speaker 1: hands upon them, and blessed them. Doubt ye not therefore,
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  Speaker 1: but earnestly believe that He will likewise favorably receive this
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  Speaker 1: present infant, that he will embrace him with the arms
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  Speaker 1: of his mercy, that he will give unto him the
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  Speaker 1: blessing of eternal life, and make him partaker of his
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  Speaker 1: everlasting kingdom. Wherefore, we being thus persuaded of the good
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  Speaker 1: will of our heavenly Father towards this infant declared by
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  Speaker 1: his son Jesus Christ, and nothing doubting but that He
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  Speaker 1: favorably alloweth this charitable work of ours in bringing this
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  Speaker 1: infant to his holy baptism. Let us faithfully and devoutly
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  Speaker 1: give thanks unto him, and say, Almighty and Everlasting God,
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  Speaker 1: Heavenly Father, We give THEE humble thanks that thou hast
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  Speaker 1: vouched safe to call us to the knowledge of thy
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  Speaker 1: grace and faith in THEE. Increase this knowledge and confirm
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  Speaker 1: this faith in us. Evermore, give thy Holy Spirit to
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  Speaker 1: this infant, that he may be born again and be
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  Speaker 1: made an air of everlasting salvation through Jesus Christ, who
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  Speaker 1: liveth and reign us with THEE and the Holy Spirit.
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  Speaker 1: Now and for ever. Amen. Then shall the priest speak
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  Speaker 1: and to the Godfathers and Godmothers on this wise. Dearly beloved,
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  Speaker 1: ye have brought this child here to be baptized. Ye
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  Speaker 1: have prayed that our Lord Jesus Christ would vouchsafe to
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  Speaker 1: receive him, to release him of his sins, to sanctify
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  Speaker 1: him with the Holy Ghost, to give him the Kingdom
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  Speaker 1: of heaven and everlasting life. Ye have heard also that
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  Speaker 1: our Lord Jesus Christ has promised in his Gospel to
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  Speaker 1: grant all these things that ye have prayed for which
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  Speaker 1: promise he for his part will most surely keep and perform. Wherefore,
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  Speaker 1: after this promise made by Christ, this infant must also faithfully,
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  Speaker 1: for his part promise by you that are his srities,
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  Speaker 1: until he come of age, to take it upon himself,
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  Speaker 1: that he will renounce the devil and all his works,
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  Speaker 1: and constantly believe God's Holy word and obediently keep his commandments.
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  Speaker 1: I demand, therefore, dost thou, in the name of this child,
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  Speaker 1: renounce the devil and all his works, the vain, pomp
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  Speaker 1: and glory of the world, with all covetous desires of
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  Speaker 1: the same, and the carnal desires of the flesh, so
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  Speaker 1: that thou wilt not follow nor be led by them. Answer,
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  Speaker 1: I renounce them all. Minister, dost thou believe in God
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  Speaker 1: the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, and in
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  Speaker 1: Jesus Christ, his only begotten son, our Lord. And that
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  Speaker 1: he was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the
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  Speaker 1: Virgin Mary, that he suffered under conscious Pilate was crucified,
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  Speaker 1: dead and buried, that he went down into hell, and
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  Speaker 1: also did rise again the third day, that he ascended
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  Speaker 1: into heaven and s It is that the right hand
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  Speaker 1: of God, the Father Almighty, and from thence shall come
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  Speaker 1: again at the end of the world to judge the
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  Speaker 1: quick and the dead. And dost thou believe in the
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  Speaker 1: Holy Ghost, the Holy Catholic Church, the communion of Saints,
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  Speaker 1: the remission of sins, the resurrection of the flesh, and
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  Speaker 1: everlasting life after death. Answer all this I steadfastly believe. Minister,
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  Speaker 1: wilt thou be baptized in this face? Answer that is
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  Speaker 1: my desire. Minister, Wilt thou then obediently keep God's Holy
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  Speaker 1: will and commandments and walk in the same all the
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  Speaker 1: days of thy life? Answer? I will, then, shall the
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  Speaker 1: priest say, O, Merciful God, grant that the old adam
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  Speaker 1: in this child may be so buried that the new
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  Speaker 1: may be raised up in him. Amen, Grant that all
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  Speaker 1: carnal affections may die in him, and that all things
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  Speaker 1: belonging to the Spirit may live and grow in him. Amen,
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  Speaker 1: Grant that he may have power and strength to have
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  Speaker 1: victory and to triumph against the devil, the world and
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  Speaker 1: the flesh. Amen. Grant that whosoever is here dedicated to
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  Speaker 1: thee by our office and ministry may also be endued
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  Speaker 1: with heavenly virtues and everlastingly rewarded through thy mercy, Oh
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  Speaker 1: blessed Lord God, who dost live and govern all things
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  Speaker 1: world without end. Amen, Almighty Everlasting God, whose most dearly
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  Speaker 1: beloved son, Jesus Christ, for the forgiveness of our sins,
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  Speaker 1: did shed out of his most precious sighed both water
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  Speaker 1: and blood, and gave commandment to his disciples that they
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  Speaker 1: should go teach all nations and baptize them in the
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  Speaker 1: name of the Father and of the Son and of
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  Speaker 1: the Holy Ghost. Regard we beseech thee the supplications of
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  Speaker 1: thy congregation, sanctify this water to the mystical washing away
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  Speaker 1: of sin, and grant that this child now to be
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  Speaker 1: baptized therein may receive the fullness of Thy grace and
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  Speaker 1: ever remain in the number of thy faithful and elect
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  Speaker 1: children through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. Then the priest
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  Speaker 1: shall take the child into his hands, and shall say
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  Speaker 1: to the Godfathers and Godmothers, name this child, and then
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  Speaker 1: naming it after them, if they shall certify him that
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  Speaker 1: the child may well endure it, he shall dip it
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  Speaker 1: in the water discreetly and wearily, saying, n I baptize
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  Speaker 1: thee in the name of the Father and of the
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  Speaker 1: Son and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. But if they
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  Speaker 1: certify that the child is weak, it shall suffice to
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  Speaker 1: pour water upon it, saying the foresaid words, N. I
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  Speaker 1: baptize thee in the name of the Father and of
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  Speaker 1: the Son and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. Then the
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  Speaker 1: priest shall say, we receive this child into the congregation
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  Speaker 1: of Christ's flock, and do asterisk. Here the priest shall
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  Speaker 1: make a cross upon the child's forehead, sign him with
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  Speaker 1: the sign of the cross, in token that hereafter he
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  Speaker 1: shall not be ashamed to confess the faith of Christ
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  Speaker 1: crucified and manfully, to fight under his banner against sin,
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  Speaker 1: the world and the devil, and to continue Christ's faithful
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  Speaker 1: soldier and servant unto his life. Send. Amen. Then shall
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  Speaker 1: the priests say, seeing now, dearly beloved brethren, that this
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  Speaker 1: child is regenerate and grafted into the body of Christ's Church.
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  Speaker 1: Let us give thanks unto Almighty God for these benefits,
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  Speaker 1: and with one accord make our prayers unto him, that
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  Speaker 1: this child may lead the rest of his life according
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  Speaker 1: to this beginning. Then shall be said, all kneeling our Father,
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  Speaker 1: which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy Kingdom. Come,
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  Speaker 1: Thy will be done in earth as it is in Heaven.
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  Speaker 1: Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us
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  Speaker 1: our trespasses, as we forgive them that trespass against us,
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  Speaker 1: and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.
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  Speaker 1: Then shall the priests say, we yield THEE hearty thanks,
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  Speaker 1: most Merciful Father, that it hath pleased THEE to regenerate
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  Speaker 1: this infant with thy Holy Spirit, to receive him for
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  Speaker 1: thine own child by adoption, and to incorporate him into
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  Speaker 1: Thy Holy Church. And humbly we beseech THEE to grant
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  Speaker 1: that he, being dead unto sin and living unto righteousness,
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  Speaker 1: and being buried with Christ in his death, may crucify
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  Speaker 1: the old man and utterly abolish the whole body of sin,
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  Speaker 1: And that as he is made partaker of the death
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  Speaker 1: of thy son, he may also be partaker of his resurrection,
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  Speaker 1: so that finally, with the residue of Thy Holy Church,
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  Speaker 1: he may be an inheritor of Thine everlasting Kingdom through
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  Speaker 1: Christ I Life. Lord. Amen. Then all standing up, the
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  Speaker 1: priest shall say to the Godfathers and Godmothers this exhortation following,
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  Speaker 1: for as much as this child has promised by you
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  Speaker 1: his sureties to renounce the devil and all his works,
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  Speaker 1: to believe in God, and to serve him, ye must
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  Speaker 1: remember that it is your parts and duties to see
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  Speaker 1: that this infant be taught. So soon as he shall
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  Speaker 1: be able to learn what a solemn vow, promise and
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  Speaker 1: profession he has made here by you, and that he
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  Speaker 1: may know these things, the better, ye shall call upon
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  Speaker 1: him to hear sermons, And chiefly ye shall provide that
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  Speaker 1: he may learn the Creed, the Lord's Prayer, and the
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  Speaker 1: Ten Commandments in the vulgar tongue, and all other things
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  Speaker 1: which a Christian ought to know and believe to his
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  Speaker 1: soul's health, and that this child may be virtuously brought
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  Speaker 1: up to leave a godly and a Christian life, remembering
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  Speaker 1: always that baptism doth represent unto us our profession, which
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  Speaker 1: is to follow the example of our savior Christ, and
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  Speaker 1: to be made like unto him, that as He died
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  Speaker 1: and rose again for us, so should we who are baptized,
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  Speaker 1: die from sin and rise again into righteousness, continually mortifying
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  Speaker 1: all our evil and corrupt affections, and daily proceeding in
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  Speaker 1: all virtue and goodliness of living. Then shall we add
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  Speaker 1: and say, ye are to take care that this child
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  Speaker 1: be brought to the bishop to be confirmed by him
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  Speaker 1: so soon as he can say the Creed, the Lord's Prayer,
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  Speaker 1: and the Ten Commandments in the vulgar tongue, and be
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  Speaker 1: further instructed in the Church Catechism set forth. For that
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  Speaker 1: it is certain by God's word that children which are
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  Speaker 1: baptized dying before they commit actual sin, are undoubtedly saved.
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  Speaker 1: To take away all scruple concerning the sign of the
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  Speaker 1: Cross in baptism. The true explication thereof and the just
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  Speaker 1: reasons for the retaining of it, may be seen in
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  Speaker 1: the thirtiest Canon, first published in the year sixteen hundred
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  Speaker 1: and four, End of the Public Baptism of Infants,