The book of common prayer, and administration of the sacraments, and other rites and ceremonies of the church, according to the use of the Church of England : together with the psalter or Psalms of David, pointed as they are to be sung or said in churches . heir Mothertongue, the Creed, the Lords Prayer, and the Ten Commandments, andalfo cananfwer to the other ^leftions ofthisjhort Catechifm ; theyfiallbe brought to theBijhop. And every onefoall have a Godfather, or a Godmother, as a Witnefs oftheir Confirmation. <([ Andwhenfoever the Bifiopfjail give Knowledge for Children to be brought un
The book of common prayer, and administration of the sacraments, and other rites and ceremonies of the church, according to the use of the Church of England : together with the psalter or Psalms of David, pointed as they are to be sung or said in churches . heir Mothertongue, the Creed, the Lords Prayer, and the Ten Commandments, andalfo cananfwer to the other ^leftions ofthisjhort Catechifm ; theyfiallbe brought to theBijhop. And every onefoall have a Godfather, or a Godmother, as a Witnefs oftheir Confirmation. <([ Andwhenfoever the Bifiopfjail give Knowledge for Children to be brought untohim for their Confirmation, the Curate of every Par ifh fhall either bring orfefidin Writing, with his Handfubfcribed thereunto, the Names of all fuch Pejfonswithin hisParifi, ashe fhallthink fit to be prefented to theBifiop to be if the Bifiop approve of them, he fhall confirm them in Manner follow-^ifig. N The The Order of Confirmation, or Laying on of Hands uponthofe that are baptized, and come to Years of Difcretion. •J Upo?i the Day appointed, all that are to be then confirmed, being placed, andfianding in Order before the Bijhop j he (orfome other Minifier appointed byhim) jhall read this Preface following:O the end that Con-. firmation may be mi-niftered to the moreedifying of fuch asfliall receive it, theChurch hath thoughtgood to order. That none hereafterIhall be confirmed, but fuch as canfay the Creed, the Lords Prayer, andthe Ten Commandments -, and canalfo anfwer to fuch other Queftions,as in the fhort Catechifm are con-tained : which Order is very conve-nient to be obfervedi to the end thatchildren being now come to the yearsof difcretion, and having learnedwhat their Godfathers and Godmo-thers promifed for them in Baptifm,they may themfelves, with their ownmouth and confent, openly beforethe Church, ratify and confirm thefame; and alfo promife, that by thegrace of God they will evermoreendeavour themfelves faithfully toobferve fuch things, as th
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