Thirdly, in God the Holy Ghost, thy cattle, and the stranger that who sanctifieth me, and all the is within thy gates. For in six people of God. days the Lord made heaven and

Quest. You said that your Spon- earth, the sea, and all that in them sors did promise for you, that is, and rested the seventh day: you should keep God's command-, Wherefore the Lord blessed the ments: Tell me how many there seventh day, and hallowed it.

are.

Ans. Ten.

Quest. Which are they?
Answer.

THE same which God spake in

the twentieth chapter of Exodus, saying, I am the Lord thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

I. Thou shalt have none other gods but me.

V. Honour thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.

VI. Thou shalt do no murder. VII. Thou shalt not commit adultery.

VIII. Thou shalt not steal. IX. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour. X. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not II. Thou shalt not make to thy-covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his self any graven image, nor the servant, nor his maid. nor his ox, likeness of any thing that is in nor his ass, nor any thing that is his. heaven above, or in the earth be- Quest. What dost thou chiefly neath, or in the water under the learn by these commandments? earth. Thou shalt not bow down Ans. I learn two things; my to them, nor worship them: For duty towards God, and my duty I the Lord thy God am a jealous towards my neighbour God, and visit the sins of the fa- Quest. What is thy duty to thers upon the children, unto the wards God?

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third and fourth generation of Ans. My duty towards God is, them that hate me; and show to believe in him; to fear him; mercy unto thousands in them and to love him with all my heart, that love me, and keep my com-with all my mind, with all my mandments. soul, and with all my strength; to III. Thou shalt not take the worship him; to give him thanks; name of the Lord thy God in to put my whole trust in him; to vain: for the Lord will not hold call upon him; to honour his holy him guiltless that taketh his Name and his Word; and to serve name in vain. him truly all the days of my life Quest. What is thy duty towards thy neighbour?

IV. Remember that thou keep holy the Sabbath-day. Six days shalt thou labour, and do all that Ans. My duty towards my thou hast to do; but the seventh neighbour is, to love him as myday is the Sabbath of the Lord self, and to do to all men as I thy God: In it thou shalt do no would they should do unto me: manner of work, thou, and thy To love, honour, and succour my son, and thy daughter, thy man- father and mother: To honour servant, and thy maid-servant, and obey the Civil Authority

To submit myself to all my go-to do: And I pray unto God, that vernors, teachers, spiritual pas-he will send us all things that are tors, and masters: To order my-needful both for our souls and boself lowly and reverently to all dies; and that he will be merciful my betters: To hurt no body by unto us, and forgive us our sins; word or deed To be true and and that it will please him to save just in all my dealings: To bear and defend us in all dangers both no malice nor hatred in my heart: of soul and body; and that he will To keep my hands from picking keep us from all sin and wickedand stealing, and my tongue from ness, and from our spiritual eneevil speaking, lying, and slander-my, and from everlasting death: ing: To keep my body in tempe- And this I trust he will do of his rance, soberness, and chastity: mercy and goodness, through our Not to covet nor desire other Lord Jesus Christ; and therefore men's goods; but to learn and la-I say, Amen: So be it. bour truly to get mine own living,

Question.

and to do my duty in that state HOW many Sacraments hath of life unto which it shall please Christ ordained in his Church? God to call me. Ans. Two only, as generally Catechist. My good child, know necessary to salvation; that is to this, that thou art not able to do say, Baptism, and the Supper of these things of thyself, nor to the Lord.

walk in the Commandments of Quest. What meanest thou by God, and to serve him, without this word Sacrament?

his special Grace, which thou Ans. I mean an outward and must learn at all times to call for visible sign of an inward and spiby diligent Prayer: Let me hear, ritual grace, given unto us; ortherefore, if thou canst say the dained by Christ himself; as a Lord's Prayer. means whereby we receive the same, and a pledge to assure us

Answer.

OUR Father, who art in Hea- thereof.

ven, Hallowed be thy Name; Quest. How many parts are Thy Kingdom come; Thy will there in a Sacrament?

be done on Earth, as it is in Hea- Ans. Two; the outward visiven; Give us this day our daily ble sign, and the inward spiritual bread; And forgive us our tres-grace.

passes, as we forgive those who Quest. What is the outward trespass against us; And lead us visible sign or form in Baptism? not into temptation; But deliver Ans. Water; wherein the perus from evil. Amen.. son is baptized, In the name of Quest. What desirest thou of the Father, and of the Son, and of God in this Prayer? the Holy Ghost.

Ans. I desire my Lord God, Quest. What is the inward and our heavenly Father, who is the spiritual grace?

giver of all goodness, to send his Ans. A death unto sin, and a grace unto me and to all people; new birth unto righteousness: that we may worship him, serve For being by nature born in sin, him, and obey him, as we ought and the children of wrath, we

are hereby made the children of the Lord hath commanded to be received.

grace.

Quest. What is required of per

sons to be baptized?

Quest. What is the inward part or thing signified?

Ans. Repentance, whereby Ans. The Body and Blood of they forsake sin; and Faith, Christ, which are spiritually ta whereby they steadfastly believe ken and received by the faithful the promises of God made to in the Lord's Supper.

them in that Sacrament.

Quest. What are the benefits Quest. Why then are Infants whereof we are partakers therebaptized, when by reason of their by? tender age they cannot perform Ans. The strengthening and rethem? freshing of our souls by the Body

Ans Because they promise and Blood of Christ, as our bodies them both by their sureties; which are by the bread and wine. promise, when they come to age, Quest. What is required of those themselves are bound to perform. who come to the Lord's Sup Quest. Why was the Sacrament per ?

of the Lord's Supper ordained? Ans. To examine themselves, Ans. For the continual remem-whether they repent them truly brance of the sacrifice of the death of their former sins, steadfastly of Christ, and of the benefits purposing to lead a new life; have which we receive thereby. a lively faith in God's mercy, Quest. What is the outward through Christ, with a thankful part or sign of the Lord's Supper? remembrance of his death; and Ans. Bread and Wine, which be in charity with all men.

The Minister of every Parish shall diligently upon Sundays and Holy Days, or on some other convenient occasions, opady in the Church, instruct or examine so many Children of his Parish, sent unto him, as he shall think convenient, in some part of this Catechism.

And all Fathers, Mothers, Masters, and Mistresses, shall cause their Children, Servants, and Apprentices, who have not learned their Catechism, to come to the Church at the time appointed, and obediently to hear, and to be ordered by the Minister, until such time as they have learned all that is here appointed for them to learn. So soon as Children are come to a competent age, and can say the Creed, the Lord's Prayer, and the Ten Commandments, and can answer to the other questions of this short Catechism, they shall be brought to the Bishop.

And whensoever the Bishop shall give knowledge for Children to be brought unto him for their Confirmation, the Minister of every Parish shall either bring, or send in writing, with his hand subscribed thereunto, the Names of all such Persons within his Parish, as he shall think fit to be presented to the Bishop to be confirmed.

THE ORDER OF

CONFIRMATION,

OR

Laying on of Hands upon those who are baptized, and come? to Years of Discretion.

Upon the Day appointed, all that are to be thus confirmed, being placed, and To the end that confirmation may be ministered to the standing in order before the Bishop; he, or some other Minister appointed by him, more edifying of such as shall reshall read this Preface following. ceive it, the Church hath though

good to order, that none shall be Bishop. Let us pray. confirmed, but such as can say AL LMIGHTY and everliving the Creed, the Lord's Prayer, God, who hast vouchsafed to and the Ten Commandments; regenerate these thy servants by and can also answer to such other Water and the Holy Ghost, and Questions, as in the short Cate-hast given unto them forgiveness chisin are contained: Which or- of all their sins; strengthen them, der is very convenient to be ob- we beseech thee, O Lord, with served; to the end that children, the Holy Ghost, the Comforter; being now come to the years of and daily increase in them thy discretion, and having learned manifold gifts of grace; the spirit what their Godfathers and God-of wisdom and understanding, the mothers promised for them in spirit of counsel and ghostly Baptism, may themselves with strength, the spirit of knowledge their own mouth and consent, and true godliness; and fill them, openly before the Church ratify O Lord, with the spirit of thy and confirm the same; and also holy fear, now and for ever. promise, that, by the grace of Amen. God, they will evermore endeaYour themselves faithfully to observe such things as they, by their own confession, have assented

unto.

Then shall the Bishop say,

Then all of them in order kneeling before the Bishop, he shall lay his hands saying, upon the head of every one severally, DEFEND, O Lord, this thy Child [or, this thy Servant with thy heavenly grace; that he Do ye here, in the presence of may continue thine for ever, and God, and of this Congrega-daily increase in thy Holy Spirit tion, renew the solemn promise more and more, until he come and vow that ye made, or that unto thy everlasting kingdom. was made in your name, at your Baptism; ratifying and confirming the same; and acknowledging yourselves bound to believe and¶ do all those things which ye then undertook, or your Sponsors then undertook for you?

And every one shall audibly answer,
I do.
Bishop.

OUR help is in the name of the

Lord; Ans. Who hath made heaven and earth.

Bishop. Blessed be the name of the Lord;

Ans. Henceforth, world without end.

Then shall the Bishop say,
The Lord be with you.
Ans. And with thy spirit.
And all kneeling down, the Bishop shail
add,

Let us pray.

OUR Father, who art in Hea

ven, Hallowed be thy Name; Thy Kingdom come; Thy Will be done on earth, as it is in Hea

ven; 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.

And these Collects.

ALMIGHTY and everlasting

God, who makest us both to

Bishop. Lord hear our prayer; Ans. And let our cry come un-will and to do those things which are good, and acceptable unto thy

thee.

Divine Majesty; we make our beseech thee, to direct, sanctify, humble supplications unto thee and govern both our hearts and for these thy servants, upon bodies, in the ways of thy laws, whom, after the example of thy and in the works of thy comholy Apostles, we have now laid mandments; that through thy our hands; to certify them, by this most mighty protection, both here sign, of thy favour and gracious and ever, we may be preserved goodness towards them. Let thy in body and soul, through our Fatherly hand, we beseech thee, Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. ever be over them: Let thy Holy Amen.

Spirit ever be with them: And so¶ Then the Bishop shall bless them, saylead them in the knowledge and

ing thus:

obedience of thy Word, that in the THE blessing of God Almighend they may obtain everlasting ty, the Father, the Son, and life, through our Lord Jesus Christ; the Holy Ghost, be upon you, who, with thee and the Holy Ghost, and remain with you for ever. liveth and reigneth ever one Amen. God, world without end. Amen. Almighty Lord, and everlasting God, vouchsafe, we

And there shall none be admitted to the Holy Communion, until such time as ha be confirmed, or be ready and desirous to be confirmed..

THE FORM OF

SOLEMNIZATION OF MATRIMONY.

The laws respecting Matrimony, whether by publishing the Bans in Churches, or by License, being different in the several States; every Minister is left to the dire tion of those Laws, in every thing that regards the civil contract between the Parties. And when the Bans are published, it shall be in the following form:I publish the Bans of Marriage between M. of, and N. of —— If any of you know cause or just impediment, why these two persons should not be joined together in holy Matrimony, ye are to declare it. [This is the first, second, or third time of asking.]

to be married shall come into the body

At the day and time appointed for So- and in the fear of God. Into this lemnization of Matrimony, the Persons holy estate, these two persons of the Church, or shall be ready in some present come now to be joined. If proper house, with their friends and any man can show just cause, why neighbours and there standing togethey may not lawfully be joined tother, the Man on the right hand, and the Woman on the left, the Minister gether, let him now speak, or else hereafter for ever hold his peace.

shall say,

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DEARLY beloved, we are ga

And also speaking unto the Persons who

thered together here in the are to be married, he shall say, sight of God, and in the face of Require and charge you both this company, to join together (as ye will answer at the dreadthis Man and this Woman in holy ful day of judgment, when the Matrimony; which is commend-secrets of all hearts shall be dised of Saint Paul to be honourable closed) that if either of you know among all men; and therefore is any impediment, why ye may not by any to be entered into un-not be lawfully joined together in advisedly or lightly; but reverent- Matrimony, ye do now confess it: ly, discreetly, advisedly, soberly, For be ye well assured, that if any