SECTION SECOND.

The Liturgy of Baptism for Adults.

The Minister shall commence the Service with the following Sentence:

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UR help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth. Psalm cxxiv., 8.

The Minister shall then ask the Person to be Baptized,

Do

O you present yourself before God and his holy church, for baptism?

YES.

He shall answer,

Then the Minister shall say,

EAR, my brethren, how our Saviour instituted

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the holy sacrament of baptism, as it is recorded in the Gospels according to St. Matthew and St. Mark.

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St. Matthew, xxviii. 18–20.

ND Jesus spake unto his disciples, saying, 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.

St. Mark, xvi., 15, 16.

AND Jesus gave command to his disciples, saying,

ye into all the world and preach the Gospel to every creature. He that believeth, and is baptized, shall be saved; but he that believeth not, shall be damned.

The Minister shall then say to the Person to be Baptized,

INCE our Lord hath instituted this holy sacra

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ment of baptism, and hath commanded, as you have just heard, that it should be administered to all who believe in him; and since you have signified your desire to receive the same, in testimony of your faith; we proceed, in conformity with holy Scripture, to administer it to you.

Then the Minister shall offer the following Prayer,

Let us pray.

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LMIGHTY God! Eternal Father! who hast

promised us, through thy goodness, to be our God, and the God of all who believe in thee, and

in Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent; we pray thee, to give thy Holy Spirit to thy servant, who here presents himself in thy presence. Receive him, O God! into the covenant of thy mercy, and make him a partaker of thy grace; to the end that he may know thee as his God; that he may adore and serve thee only, and may live and die in thee: so that this baptism, through which we receive him into thy holy church, may not be administered to him in vain; but that he may be truly baptized into the death of thy Son, and into newness of life acceptable unto thee; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Minister shall then say to the Person to be Baptized,

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HESE are the holy engagements upon which you are about to enter, through baptism.

In the presence of God and this assembly, you profess, that you believe, and receive with all your heart, the Word of God; and that you desire to live and die in the Christian faith, which we confess in the Apostles' Creed. You profess to worship the only true God, and promise to call upon him in all your necessities, and to ascribe glory to him for all good. You profess to believe that all your righteousness is in Christ Jesus, and all your strength in the sanctification of the Holy Spirit. You promise, depending on Divine aid, to renounce Satan and his works, the world and its pomps, the flesh and its sinful desires; to deny yourself, to take up your cross, and

to keep the commandments of God, the substance of which is, that we should love God with all our hearts, and our neighbour as ourselves. Finally, you promise, to watch and pray, that you may live in the fear of God, and according to his holy word; to the end that your whole life may be employed for the glory of God, and for the edification of your neighbour.

Then the Minister shall ask,

ARE these your professions and promises?

YES.

He shall answer,

The Minister shall then baptize the Person, naming him, and saying,

N. N. I baptize thee in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.

After which the Minister shall say to the Baptized Person,

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are now received into the number of the faithful, to be a partaker of the holy sacrament of the Supper.

MAY God give you grace to remember constantly the holy profession which you have embraced. May he ratify in heaven, that which we have done in his name, and in his church on earth; and give you his blessing now and evermore. Amen.

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The Minister shall then say,

ND I call upon you, Christian brethren, who are here present, to witness the profession which

this person has made in his baptism; and I exhort you to look upon him henceforth as a partaker with you of the same grace, and to offer up your prayers to God in his behalf.

The Person Baptized shall then kneel, and the Minister shall offer the following Prayer:

Let us pray.

GRACIOUS God! Father of Mercy! we bless

thee that thou hast been pleased to call us to a knowledge of thyself; and especially that thou hast given grace unto this person to enter into covenant with thee by baptism.

GRANT, O Merciful God! that he may constantly persevere in his holy profession. Since he has renounced Satan and his works, the world and its pomps, the flesh and its sinful desires, let the prince of darkness have no power over him; and grant that, henceforth, his faith may triumph over the world, the flesh and its wicked propensities. Holy Father! sanctify him through thy truth; and make him fruitful in knowledge and in faith, in holiness. and in comfort, all the days of his life; and, after having ministered in this world to the designs of thy providence, may he obtain from thy goodness eternal salvation; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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HE grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with us all, evermore. Amen.