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The Bishop.

UR help is in the Name of the Lord.

Answer. Who hath made heaven and earth; Bishop. Blessed be the Name of the Lord; Answer. Henceforth world without end.

Bishop. Lord, hear our prayers.

Answer. And let our cry come unto thee.

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Bishop. Let us pray.

Let us pray.

LMIGHTY and everliving God, who hast vouchsafed to regenerate these thy servants by water and the holy Ghost, and hast given unto them forgiveness of all their sins; Strengthen them, we beseech thee, O Lord, with the holy Ghost the Comforter, and daily increase in them thy manifold gifts of grace; the spirit of wisdom and understanding; the spirit of counsel and ghostly strength; the spirit of knowledge and true godliness; and fill them, O Lord, with the spirit of thy holy fear, now and for ever. Amen.

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UR help is in the Name of the Lord.

Answer. Which hath made both heaven and earth.
Blessed is the Name of the Lord.
Henceforth world without end.

3 fulfil them (O Lord) with the spirit of thy holy fear. Amen. [1604] [S. L.]

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Then all of them in order kneeling before the Bishop, he shall lay his hand upon the head of every one severally, saying,

Then the Bishop shall lay his hand upon every child severally, saying,

DEFEND, O Lord, this thy DEFEND, O Lord, this child

child [or this thy servant] with thy heavenly grace, that he may continue thine for ever; and daily increase in thy holy Spirit more and more, until he come unto thy everlasting kingdom. Amen.

Then shall the Bishop say,
The Lord be with you.
Answer. And with thy Spirit.

And (all kneeling down) the Bishop shall

add,

Let us pray.

UR Father, which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name; Thy Kingdom come; Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven: Give us this day our daily bread; And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive them that trespass against us; And lead us not into temptation, But deliver us from evil. Amen.

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And this Collect.

with thy heavenly grace, that he may continue thine for ever, and daily increase in thy holy Spirit more and more, until he come unto thy everlasting kingdom. Amen.

Then shall the Bishop san.

Let us pray.

LMIGHTY and everliving God, who makest us both to will and to do those things that be good and acceptable unto thy divine Majesty; We make our humble supplications unto thee for these thy servants, upon whom (after the example of 'thy holy Apostles) we have now laid our hands, to certify them (by this sign) of thy favour and gracious goodness towards them. Let thy fatherly hand, we beseech thee, ever be over them; let thy holy Spirit ever be with them; and so lead them in the knowledge and obedience of thy word, that in the end they may obtain "everlasting life; through our Lord Jesus Christ, who with thee and the holy Ghost, liveth and 'reigneth, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

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the holy Apostles) we have laid our hands [1604] [S. L.]

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LMIGHTY everliving God, which makest us both to will and to do those things that be good and acceptable unto thy Majesty ; We make our humble supplications unto thee for these children, upon whom (after the example of thy holy Apostles) we have laid our hands, let to certify them (by this sign) of thy favour and gracious goodness toward them. Let thy fatherly hand, we beseech thee, ever be over them; thy holy Spirit ever be with them; and so lead them in the knowledge and obedience of thy word, that in the end they may obtain the everlasting life; through our Lord Jesus Christ, who with thee and the holy Ghost liveth and reigneth, one God, world without end. Amen.

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7 reigneth, one God, [1604] [S. L.]

6 the everlasting life [1604] [S. L.] 8 the life everlasting (1549]