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.

ALMIGHTY 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 Infant, that he, coming to thy holy Baptism, may receive the inward and spiritual grace which is thereby signified. 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 now unto us that ask; let us that seek find; open the gate unto us that knock; that this Infant may enjoy the everlasting benediction of thy heavenly washing, and may come to the eternal kingdom which thou hast promised by Christ our Lord. Amen.

ALMIGHTY, everliving 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 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, 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.

Then the Congregation rising up, the Minister shall say as follows:

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

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strength to have victory, and to triumph against the devil, the world, and the flesh. Amen.

Grant that whosoever is here 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. At the close of each of these Petitions, the Congregation shall devoutly say Amen.

Then the Minister shall say to the Parents or Friends, taking the Child into his arms,

Name this Child.

And naming it after them, he shall dip it in the Water, or pour Water upon it, or sprinkle it therewith, saying,

N.

I baptize thee in the Name of

⚫ the Father, and of the Son, and

of the Holy Ghost. Amen.

The Minister, if he see it expedient, may here address a brief exhortation to Parents, and the young people then present, and shall conclude with prayer.

THE

MINISTRATION OF BAPTISM

TO SUCH AS ARE OF RIPER YEARS.

The Minister shall say,

EARLY beloved, forasmuch as all

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men are conceived and born in sin, (and that which is born of the flesh is flesh,) and they that are in the flesh cannot please God, but live in sin, committing many actual transgressions ; and that our Saviour Christ saith, None can enter into the kingdom of God, except he be regenerate and born anew of water and of the Holy Ghost; I beseech you to call upon God the Father, through our Lord Jesus Christ, that of his bounteous goodness he will