as a little child, he shall not enter therein.
And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and
blessed them.

_After the Gospel is read, the Minister shall make this brief
exhortation upon the words of the Gospel_.

Beloved, ye hear in this Gospel the words of our Saviour Christ,
that he commanded the children to be brought unto him; how he
blamed those that would have kept them from him; how he exhorteth
all men to follow their innocency. Ye perceive how by his outward
gesture and deed he declared his good will toward them; for he
embraced them in his arms, he laid his hands upon them, and blessed
them. Doubt ye not therefore, but earnestly believe, that he will
likewise favourably receive _this_ present _Infant_; that he will
embrace _him_ with the arms of his mercy; that he will give unto
_him_ the blessing of eternal life, and make _him_ partaker of his
everlasting kingdom. Wherefore we being thus persuaded of the good
will of our heavenly Father towards _this Infant_, declared by his
Son Jesus Christ; and nothing doubting but that he favourably
alloweth this charitable work of ours in bringing _this Infant_ to
his holy Baptism; let us faithfully and devoutly give thanks unto
him, and say,

Almighty and everlasting God, heavenly Father, we give thee humble
thanks that thou hast vouchsafed to call us to the knowledge of
thy grace and faith in thee: Increase this knowledge, and confirm
this faith in us evermore. Give thy Holy Spirit to _this Infant_,
that _he_ may be born again, and be made _an heir_ of everlasting
salvation, through our Lord Jesus Christ, who liveth and reigneth
with thee and the Holy Spirit, now and for ever. _Amen_.

_Then shall the Priest speak unto the Godfathers and Godmothers
on this wise_.

Dearly beloved, ye have brought _this Child_ here to be baptized;
ye have prayed that our Lord Jesus Christ would vouchsafe to receive
_him_, to release _him_ of _his_ sins, to sanctify _him_ with the
Holy Ghost, to give _him_ the kingdom of heaven and everlasting
life. Ye have heard also that our Lord Jesus Christ hath promised
in his Gospel, to grant all these things that ye have prayed for:
which promise he, for his part, will most surely keep and perform.
Wherefore, after this promise made by Christ, _this Infant_ must
also faithfully, for _his_ part, promise by you that are _his_
sureties, (until _he_ come of age to take it upon _himself_,) that
_he_ will renounce the devil and a