Lord, may be led to trust in Christ his Saviour, and may abide through life a faithful member of his holy Church. A Let us pray. LMIGHTY and everlasting God, 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. Give thy Holy Spirit to this infant, that he may be born again, and be made an heir of everlasting salvation; through our Lord Jesus Christ, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, now and for ever. Amen. MERCIFUL God and heavenly Father, be pleased to give thy Holy Spirit to the parents of this infant, that they may have wisdom and grace to bring up their offspring in the nurture and admonition of the Lord, and in the faith of thy holy Word; through Jesus Christ, our only Mediator and Redeemer. Amen. Then shall be said one or more of the following Prayers: LMIGHTY and everlasting God, who of thy great mercy didst save Noah and his family in the ark from perishing by water; and also didst safely lead the children of Israel thy people through the Red Sea, figuring thereby thy holy baptism; and by the baptism of thy well-beloved Son Jesus Christ, in the river Jordan, didst sanctify water for this holy sacrament; We beseech thee, for thine infinite mercies, that thou wilt look upon this child; wash him and sanctify him with the Holy Ghost; that he, being delivered from thy wrath, may be received into the ark of Christ's Church; and, being steadfast in faith, joyful through hope, and rooted in love, may so pass the waves of this troublesome world, that finally he may come to the land of everlasting life, there to reign with thee world without end; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. LMIGHTY and immortal God, the aid of all that need, the helper of all that flee to thee for succour, the life of them that believe, and the resurrection of the dead; We call upon thee for this child, whom we bring to thee in this holy sacrament. Receive him, O Lord, as thou hast promised by thy well-beloved Son, saying, Ask, and ye shall have; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: so give unto us that ask ; let us that seek find; open the gate unto us that knock; that this child may become and ever remain Christ's true disciple, and may at last attain to the eternal kingdom which thou hast promised by Christ our Lord. Amen. ALMIGHTY, ever-living God, whose most dearly beloved Son, Jesus Christ, for the forgiveness of our sins, did shed out of his most precious side both water and blood; and gave commandment to his disciples, that they should go and teach all nations, baptizing them into the Name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost; Regard, we beseech thee, the supplications of this congregation, and grant that this child, now to be baptized, may receive the fulness of thy grace, and be found at last in the number of thy faithful and elect children; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Here all the Congregation shall stand, and the Minister, taking the Child into his arms, shall I say to the Parents or Friends, Name this Child. And, naming it after them, he shall sprinkle it with water, or pour water upon it, or dip it in water, saying, I baptize thee into the name of the Father, and of the We receive this child into the congregation of Christ's flock, that he may be instructed and trained in the doctrines, privileges, and duties of the Christian religion; and trust that he will be Christ's faithful soldier and servant unto his life's end. Then, the congregation still standing, the Minister shall say, MERCIFUL God, grant that the old Adam in this child may be so buried, that the new man may be raised up in him. Amen. Grant that all carnal affections may die in him, and that all things belonging to the Spirit may live and grow in him. Amen. Grant that he may have power and strength to have victory, and to triumph against the devil, the world, and the flesh. Amen. Grant that the parents of this infant may have grace, that they may ever set before their child the example of a godly life, and by their prayers and holy conversation may be the ministers of God to him for good. Amen. Grant that whosoever is dedicated 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, if he see it expedient, exhort and encourage the parents of the newly baptized, and all other parents present, to the due and careful discharge of parental duties; and remind those who have been before baptized of their obligations and privileges in connection with that Sacrament; after which he may offer an extempore prayer. THE grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Ghost be with. you all. Amen. To aid in the training of the baptized child, a copy of the First Catechism shall be given to the parents. The Officiating Minister shall see that all the necessary particulars are inserted in the Register of Baptisms. THE Ministration of Baptism TO SUCH AS ARE OF RIPER YEARS. The Minister shall say to the Congregation, DEARLY beloved, forasmuch as our Lord Jesus Christ gave commandment to his Church to make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them into the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost; and forasmuch as this person here present, not having been baptized in infancy, seeks now, in the presence of this congregation, to be admitted into Christ's Church, through the ordinance which he hath appointed for that end; let us, being gathered together in the name of Christ, and in obedience to his command, hear for our instruction and encouragement the teaching of his holy Word concerning this sacrament: All authority hath been given unto me, saith our Saviour Christ, in heaven and on earth. Go ye therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them into the Name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world.-Matt. xxviii. 18-20. : Repent, said the holy Apostle Peter, and be baptized every one of you in the Name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.-Acts ii. 38. Ananias said,. Brother Saul, . why tarriest thou? Arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the Name of the Lord.-Acts xxii. 12-16. Know ye not, saith St. Paul, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.-Rom. vi. 3, 4. And again the same Apostle saith, Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead.-Col. ii. 12. Then the Minister shall speak to the Person to be baptized on this wise: ELL beloved, thou hast been instructed, according to Christ's commandment, in the principles of his doctrine, and by thy coming hither desiring to receive his holy baptism dost solemnly profess, before God and this congregation, thy belief in the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Ghost, into whose Name thou art about to be baptized, and dost confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus. Thou hast heard the command of God by the mouth of his Apostle, Repent, and be baptized in the Name of Jesus Christ; and the words spoken to Saul of Tarsus, Arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the Name of the Lord. Thou art also reminded that all such as are baptized into Jesus Christ are joined unto him in one Spirit. Thou must therefore, for thy part, declare thy faith in Christ, and must promise in the presence of this congregation that thou wilt, by the grace of God, renounce the devil and all his works, and wilt steadfastly believe God's holy promises, and obediently keep his commandments. DOST Then shall the Minister demand of the Person to be baptized, OST 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 carnal desires of the flesh, so that thou wilt not follow, nor be led by them? I renounce them all. Dost thou believe in God the Father Almighty, |