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 . in his Baptifm. For which Cauje alfo it is expedient^that Baptifm be miniftered in the vulgar T^ongue. Neverthekfs (if Ne-cefjitv fo require) Children may be baptized upon any other Day. C A?2d note^ T^hat there fall be for every Male-child to be baptized, two God-fathers and one Godmother ; and for every Female, one Godfather and twoGodmot
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 . in his Baptifm. For which Cauje alfo it is expedient^that Baptifm be miniftered in the vulgar T^ongue. Neverthekfs (if Ne-cefjitv fo require) Children may be baptized upon any other Day. C A?2d note^ T^hat there fall be for every Male-child to be baptized, two God-fathers and one Godmother ; and for every Female, one Godfather and twoGodmothers. •[ When there are Children to be baptized, the Parents fall give Kftowledgethereof over Nighty or in the Morning before the Beginning of MorningPrayer, to the Curate. And then the Godfathers and Godmothers, and thePeople with the Children, mufi be ready at the Font, either immediately afterthe lafi Lefhn at Morning Prayer, or elfe immediately after the laft LeJJonat Evening Prayer, as the Curate by his Difcretion fall appoint. And thePrief coming to the Font (which is then to be filed with pure Water) andfianding there, fall fay. Hath this Child been already baptized, or no ? C If they anfwerj No : then fall the Prief proceed, as followeth :. [EARLY beloved, foraf-much as all men areconceived and born infm, and that our Sa- viourChrift faith, None can enter into the Kingdom of God,except he be regenerate, and bornanew of Water and of the HolyGhoft ; I befeech you to call uponGod the Father, through our LordJefus Chrift, that of his bounteousmercy he will grant to this Childthat thing, which by nature he can-not have J that he may be baptizedwith Water and the Lloly Ghoft,and received into Chrifts holyChurch, and be made a lively mem-ber of the fame. % Then fall the Prief us pray. ALMIG H TY and everlaflingGod, who of thy great mer-cy didft fave Noah and his family inthe Ark from perifhing by water;and alfo didft fafely lead the childrenof Ifrael thy people throu
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