Christ's flock; and do sign-him with the sign of the cross, in token' that he shall not hereafter be ashamed to confess the faith of Christ crucified, and manfully to fight under his banner' against sin, the world and the dévil' until his life's end.Amen.

Seeing now' dearly beloved brethren' that this child is regenerate, and grafted into the body of Christ's Church, let us give' thanks to Almighty Gòd for these benefits' and' with one accord' make our prayers-unto-him that this Child may lead the rest-of-his-life' according to this beginning.

Our Father which art in heaven, &c. (See page 46.)

We yield-thee hearty thanks' most merciful Father, that it hath pleased thee to regenerate this infant' with thy Holy Spirit, to receive him for thy own child by adóption, and to incórporate-him into thy holy Church.

And humbly we beseech-thee to gránt' that he being dead unto sin' and alive unto righteousness', and being buried-with-Christ in his death, may crucify the old man, and utterly abolish the whole body of sìn; and that as he is made partaker of the death-of-thy-Son, he may álso-be-partaker of his resurrection; so that finally' with the residue of thy holy Chúrch, he may be an inheritor of thine everlásting-kingdom-through Christ our Lord.-Amen.

The Minister may be here reminded of the marked change of manner which again becomes absolutely necessary in order to show the distinct

tive supplication to the Almighty and Exhortation to our fellow-mortals.

EXHORTATION.

Forasmuch as this Child hath promised by you his sureties' to renounce the Devil and all his works, to believe in God, and to serve-him-you must remember' that it is yo'ur párts and dúties to see that this Infant be taught (so soon as he shall be able to learn) what a solemn vow', promise, and profession he hath here made by you.

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And that he may knòw-these-things the better, shall call upon-him to hear Sermons; and chiefly ye shall provide that he may learn the Creed, the Lord's Prayer, and the Ten Commandments' in the vulgar tongue, and all other things which a Christian ought to know and believe to his soul's health; and that this Child may be virtuously brought up to lead a godly and a christian life; remembering always (slow) that Baptism' doth represent unto-us our profession-which is to follow the example of our

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Christ, and to be made like unto Him; that as He died and rose again for ús, so should we who are baptized' die from sin, and rise-again unto righteousness; continually mortifying all our evil and corrupt affections, and daily proceeding in all virtue and godliness of living.

Ye are also to take care that this Child be brought to the Bishop to be confirmed-by-him; as soon as he can say the Creed, the Lord's Prayer, and the Ten Commandments, in the vulgar tongue, and be further instructed in the Church Catechism, set forth for that purpose.

THE ORDER FOR THE BURIAL OF

THE DEAD.

I am the Resurrection and the Life, saith the LORD he that believeth in mé, though he were déad, yet shall he live-and whosoever livéth and believeth in mé-shall nèver-die-St. John xi. 25, 26.

I know that my Redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand' at the latter day' on the earth. And though' after my skin, worms destroy this bódy, yet in my flesh I shall see Gòd; whom I shall see for myself, and mine-eyes-shall-behold, and nót another.-Job xix. 25-27.

We brought nothing into-this-world, and it is certain we can carry-nothing out. The LORD gave and the LORD hath taken away. Blessed be the name of the Lord.-1 Tim. vi. 7. Job i. 21.

I'am the resurrection and the life, &c.]-As these introductory sentences are to be pronounced by the Minister in the open air whilst he precedes the corpse, it is scarcely possible that the mourners who follow, and at a considerable interval, should hear him perfectly, unless he speak slowly and distinctly, and with a loud voice. By turning his head to the side, he will afford those who are behind a still further chance of hearing. The

solemnity will be heightened by making a very long pause between each of the sentences. Unless these precautions be adopted, the mourners will frequently enter the Church without having been able to distinguish one word of the impressive declarations with which this admirable Service begins.

-shall never-die.]-These words are interpreted in various ways. The signification adopted in D'Oyly and Mant's Bible from Dr. Jortin, is this: "Christ has made such promises of a future life, and given so many consolations against the dread of a dissolution, that it ought no longer to be called by the odious name of death, but rather by the gentler appellation of sleep: and therefore Christ might truly say that His faithful servants shall never die." This meaning might be conveyed by the following mode of reading: 'shall nèver dié-he shall merely sleep.' Some, however, would render the Greek οὐ μὴ ἀποθάνη εις τὸν αἰῶνα, by 'shall not die for ever;' i.e., he shall die, but not eternally. The compilers of our Liturgy adopt this interpretation in the final Collect of this very Service. But this mode of rendering is contrary to that which is adopted where similar forms of expression occur in Mark iii. ver. 29; and John iv. 14, viii. 52.

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In these passages, oùr ɛíg tòv aìŵva is rightly translated by ' never,' rather than not for ever.' Be this as it may, it is very doubtful whether any mode of reading the words, as they now stand in the text shall never die '-can possibly convey the meaning of shall not die eternally.' By supposing that the word 'thus' is implied before ‘liveth,' a definite meaning would be given, which would relieve the reader from all difficulty: 'He that believeth in me, though he were (be) dead, yet shall he live (i.e., live again); and whosoever [thus] liveth and believeth in me, shall never-die ;' i.e., shall never die again, as those shall who do not believe in me.

Psalm xxxix.

1. I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I offend not in my tòngue.

2. I will keep my mouth as it were with a brídle, while the ungodly is in my sight.

3. I held my tongue and spake nòthing; I kept silence, yea even from good-words; but it was pain and grief-to-me.

4. My heart was hot within me, and while I was thus músing, the fire kíndled, and at last I spake with my tongue.

5. (6) Lord, let me know mine énd, and the number of my days, that I may be certified how long I have to live.

6. Behold thou hast made my days as it were a

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