born? Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.

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ESUS came and spake unto them, saying,

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All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world.

After the Gospel is read, the Minister shall add, Let us faithfully and devoutly give thanks unto our heavenly Father, and say,

¶Then shall the Minister and the People together say,

LMIGHTY and everlasting God, heavenly Father, We give thee humble thanks, That thou 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 Child (or Person), 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.

And then the Minister, addressing the parents and god-parents shall say:

EARLY beloved, ye have brought this

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child here to be baptized, and have signified thereby your desire that he should become a Christian, and should be brought up in the fellowship of Christ's holy Church.

Will you then faithfully and earnestly teach this child to obey and follow our Lord Jesus Christ, resisting the temptations of the world, the flesh and the devil, and renouncing all that is evil?

Answer. I will.

Will you diligently instruct him in all the Articles of the Christian Faith as contained in the Apostles' Creed?

Answer. I will.

Will you teach him both by precept and example to keep God's holy will and commandments, and to walk in the same all the days of his life?

Answer. I will.

¶The Font then being filled with pure Water, the Minister shall say,

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MERCIFUL God, grant that the old Adam in this Child (or Person) may be so buried, that the new man may be raised up in him. Amen.

Grant that all sinful 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 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.

LMIGHTY, 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 thy congregation; sanctify this Water to the

mystical washing away of sin; and grant that this Child, (or this thy servant) now to be baptized therein may receive the fulness of thy grace, and ever remain in the number of thy faithful children; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Then the Minister shall take the Child into his hands, and shall say to the Godfathers and Godmothers,

Name this Child.

¶And then, naming it after them, he shall dip it in the Water discreetly, or shall pour Water upon it, saying,

¶Or, the Minister shall take the Person to be baptized by the right hand.

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I baptize thee In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.

¶Then the Minister shall say,

We receive this Child (or Person) into the congregation of Christ's flock; and do* Here the * sign him with the sign of the Cross, shall make

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in token that hereafter he shall not be a Cross ashamed to confess the faith of upon the

Child's (or Person's)

Christ crucified, and manfully to fight under his banner, against sin, forehead.

the world, and the devil; and to continue Christ's faithful soldier and servant unto his life's end. Amen.

If it is desired that the sign of the Cross be omitted, although the Church knoweth no worthy cause of scruple concerning the same, yet, in that case, the Minister may omit that part of the above which followeth the Immersion, or the pouring on of Water.

¶Then shall the Minister say,

The Lord be with you.

Answer: And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.

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UR Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed

be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth, As it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation; But deliver us from evil. Amen. ¶Then shall the Minister say,

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E yield thee hearty thanks, most merciful Father, that it hath pleased thee to regenerate this Child (or this thy Servant) with thy Holy Spirit, to receive him for thine own Child by adoption, and to incorporate him into thy holy Church. And humbly we beseech thee to grant, that he, being dead unto sin, may live unto righteousness, and being buried with Christ in his death, may also be partaker of his resurrection; so that