THE MINISTRATION OF

Private Baptism of Adults.

Private Baptism of Adult Catechumens may be performed in cases of necessity according to the Form before prescribed for Public Baptism of Adults; except that

The Priest need only take the Person to be Baptized by the right hand, without moving him, and say, The Lord vouchsafe to receive thee, &c.

After which let him say, Well-beloved, who earnestly desirest to receive holy Baptism, &c.

When he Baptizes him, he may pour Water upon him in the manner ordered in the Form for Private Baptism of Infants.

After the Person Baptized has said the Lord's Prayer and the Collect following it, the Priest shall anoint him with the holy Chrism, and say the prayer that follows the Anointing, as is ordered in the Form for Private Baptism of Infants.

After the Baptismal Office is concluded, the Priest shall administer the Holy Eucharist of the body and blood of Christ to the person Baptized, according to the Form of the Communion of the Sick.

If no Priest can be procured, a Deacon may Baptize him according to the directions above prescribed, except that he shall omit the consecration of the Water, and the anointing with the holy Chrism and as soon as a Priest can be procured, he shall anoint the person Baptized with the holy Chrism, and give

him the holy Sacrament of Christ's body and blood. But if a Priest cannot be had, the Deacon may communicate him. If any persons not Baptized in their infancy shall be offered to be Baptized before they come to years of discretion to answer for themselves; it may suffice to use the Office for Public Baptism of Infants, or (in case of extreme danger) the Office for Private Baptism of Infants, only changing the word [Infant] for [Child, or Person] as occasion requireth.

THE

FORM OF SOLEMNIZATION OF MATRIMONY.

The Form of Solemnization of Matrimony is the same with that in the Common Prayer-Book of the Church of England.

THE

THANKSGIVING OF WOMEN AFTER CHILD-BIRTH Commonly called the Churching of Women.

This Office is to be used immediately after the Nicene Creed in the Eucharistic Service.

The Woman, at the usual time after her Delivery, shall come into the Church, decently apparelled with a white covering or veil, and there shall kneel down before the altar, or at the rails thereof; and then the Deacon shall say unto her :

FORASMUCH as it hath pleased Almighty God of his

goodness to give thee safe deliverance, and hath preserved thee in the great danger of Child-birth, thou shalt therefore give hearty thanks unto God, and say:

(Then shall the Deacon say the following Psalms, the Woman repeating them after him; but if the Child be dead, the last Psalm shall be omitted.)

Dilexi quoniam. Psalm cxvi.

I AM well pleased, &c.

Glory be to the Father, &c. [Hallelujah :]

As it was in the beginning, &c. Amen. [Halle

lujah.]

Nisi Dominus.

Psalm. cxxvii.

EXCEPT the Lord build the house, &c.

Glory be to the Father, &c. [Hallelujah :] As it was in the beginning, &c. Amen [Hallelujah.]

Then the Deacon shall say,

Let us pray.

Then shall the Priest say,

Lord, have mercy on us.

Answ. Christ, have mercy on us.
Pr. Lord, have mercy upon us.

Then shall the Priest say the Lord's Prayer, the People re

peating it with him.

OUR Father, who art in heaven, &c. For thine, &c.
Amen.

Pr. O Lord, save this woman thy servant;
Answ. Who putteth her trust in thee.

Pr. Be thou to her a strong tower;
Answ. From the face of her enemy.
Pr. O Lord, hear our prayer;

Answ. And let our cry come unto thee.

Then shall the Priest say:

O ALMIGHTY God, we give thee humble thanks for that thou hast vouchsafed to deliver this woman thy servant from the great pain and peril of childbirth. Grant, we beseech thee, most merciful Father, that she through thy help may both faithfully live, and walk according to thy will, in this present life, and also may be partaker of everlasting glory in the life to come, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Amen.

Then shall the Priest turn to the Woman, and bless her,

saying:

THE Lord bless thee, and keep thee: the Lord

make his face to shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee: the Lord lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace, both now and evermore. Amen.

The Woman that cometh to give her thanks, must remain in the same place; and there offer her offering, and receive the holy Communion.

THE

ORDER FOR THE VISITATION OF THE SICK.

When any Person is sick, notice shall immediately be given thereof to the Priest, that the Sick Person may be visited, and receive the assistance of the Church, before his strength be too far spent. The Priest, coming into the Sick Person's house, shall say : Peace be to this house, and to all that dwell in it. When he cometh into the Sick Man's presence, he shall say: Is any sick among you? Let him call for the Elders (that is, the Priests) of the Church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him. James v. 14, 15.

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