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A00887	The life and gate of Christianitie entreating of the sacrament of baptisme, deuided into five bookes. Contayning the effects, the mater, the forme, the baptiser, and the partie baptised: with the reasons and use of all the auntient rites and ceremonies. ... Composed, gathered, and written by O.A. ...	Almond, Oliver.	1614 (1614)	STC 11; ESTC S100511	119,637	234

Iohn or Thomas I deliuer and geue vnto thee the signet seale or signe of our lord Iesus Christ in thy right hand that thou mayest signe thy selfe and repell thy enimies defend thee from the aduerse parte and that thou mayest remayne steedfast in the Catholick faythe haue life eternal liue for euer amen and withall vseth this benediction Benedictio dei c. The blessing of god the Father omnipotent and of the sonne and of the holy ghost let it descēd vpō thee and continewe with thee for euer By this Ceremonie the Catholicke Church would enstruct the Baptised in two poynts Fyrst that he learne to blesse him selfe with the signe of our lord that is the crosse which is geuen him in his right hand Secondly that this signe may be a means to protect and defend him agaynst the diuel all his worckes heresie or any other misfortune For the vse of this ceremonie we haue the practise of the Apostles and sayncts of the primatiue church who not only blessed thē selues with the signe of the crosse as an armor and weapon agaynst any euil that might happen but also exhorted and counseled all other Christian people to doe the lyke Abdias who did see Christ in flesh liued with the Apostles and was a disciple of theirs recordeth and wryteth of S. Paule lib. 2. Apost Histo. that when he came to the place of execution turned himselfe towardes the East lyfted vp his handes and eyes to heauen Gentibus flexis Crucisque signo se muniens ceruicem praebuit percussori kneelinge on his knees fortifinge and blessinge himselfe with the signe of the crosse yelded and offered his necke to the executioner Loe the practise and example of the Apostle S. Paule for the vse of blessinge thy selfe with the signe of the crosse It is wrytten also of S. Andrewe who travelinge vp from Bizantium into Thracia Abdias lib. 3. Hist Apost nō log● a principio ther mett him and his companie a multitud of men with drawen swordes and speares in their handes readie to rūne vppon them which when the Apostle perceaued Faciens signum crucis contra eos makinge the signe of the crosse agaynst thē sayed Oro domine nelaedā tur sperantes in te I praye thee o lord that they maye not be hurt who put their trust in thee By the synge of the crosse ād prayer of the Apostle the Angell of God appeared terrified the enimie and so the Apostle with his companie had free and safe passage In lyke manner the same Apostle S. Andrewe beinge at Patras a cittie in Achaia Ibidem prope finem in the palace of Aegeates the proconsul with his wyfe Maximilla and many other christeans ther gathered together in christean exercise Aegeates sodaynly vnlooked for and vnawars returned from Macedonia so that he had like to haue taken them all together which the Apostle perceauinge Singulis manus imponens Consignatis cruce eos abire permisit nouissime autem se signans discessit Layinge his handes vppon euerie on of them and withall signinge them with the signe of the crosse suffered them to depart and last of all also he blessinge himselfe and signinge himselfe with the signe of the crosse departed so that no man was apprehended It is reported of S. Iohn the Euangelist when he was at Ephesus Abdia lib. 5. Hist Apost and had distroyed the temple and Idoll of Diana beinge therfor persecuted by Aristodemus the chiefe minister of that Idoll the Apostle willinge to haue him satisfyed sayed vnto him Quid faciam vt tollam indignationem de animo tuo what shall I doe to take awaye this rancor and malice out of thy hart He answered take and drinke this poyson which I haue prepared which yf thou drinke and dye not it will appeare that thy God is the trwe God S. Iohn boldly without feare tooke the cuppe of poyson in his hand Et signaculum crucis faciens and makinge the signe of the crosse ouer it prayed and also blessed his mouth and armed all his bodie with the crosse and drunke vp all that was in the cuppe and so passed without any harme at all Thus you maye see in the practise and example of S. Iohn the power of prayer and vertue of the crosse And for this cause S. Iohn the Euangelist is commonly pictured with a chalice or cuppe in his hand It is wrytten by S. Hierome of S. Anthoine a holly saynt of the primatiue church goinge to visit S. Paule the fyrst Eremite sawe by the waye a monster In vita sancti Pauli Eremitae in the vpper parte lyke a man in the nether parte lyke a horse presently at the syght therof Salutaris impressione signi armat frontem Armed his forehead with the signe of the crosse beinge a signe of health and comfort And incontinently the monster rāne awaye and vanished out of syght Also S. Martine Bisshope a worthy Prelate of the primatiue church a man of great virtue and hollines se aduersus diabolum signo crucis orationis auxilio protegebat protected and defended himselfe against the deuill with the signe of the crosse and helpe of prayer S. Chrisostome setteth a rule for Fathers and mothers to teach their children to blesse themselues A primis annis Homil. 12. in primā Cor. c. Defend and arme your chyldren euen from the begininge in their tender age with spirituall armor and teach them to make the signe of the crosse in their forheades and before they be able to doe it themselues doe yee it for them In vita eius Thus S. Chrisostome of whom it is also wrytten that immediatly before his death after he had receaued the sacrament of the alter seque crucis signo muniens animam Deo reddidit and blessinge himselfe with the signe of the crosse yealded vp the Ghost And S. Hierome exhorteth Demetriades often to make the signe of the crosse Epist. ad Demetr Crebro signaculo crucis munias frontem tuam ne exterminator Aegipti in te locum reperiat thou must often and sundrie tymes fortifie and defend thy Forehead with the signe of the crosse least the exterminator of Aegipt finde place in thee de custodia virginitatis The lyke instruction he geeueth to the virgine Eustochium Ad omnem actum ad omnem incessum manus pingat crucem at euerie action whatsoeuer you doe at euerie tyme you goe forth lett your hand make the signe of the crosse Athenasi in vita eius And S. Anthonie exhortinge his monkes and followers to take courage to fight agaynst the deuil and shewinge with what weapons they myght ouercome him amonge the rest putteth the signe of the crosse mihi credite fratres vnico Sanctissmae crucis signo debilitatus aufugit beleeue me brethren with one only signe of the crosse the deuil beinge weakned is put to fligh● Thus you maye see by the example of the Apostles by the practise

the Protestants exile banish and reiect this Ceremonie Read the fourth epistle of Pope Leo written to all the Bishops of Sicilie Leo ep 4. ca. 3. where he exhorteth to this Ceremonie and proueth it by Apostolicall authoritie And in the sixth Chapter of the same epistle he giueth the reason why the Romain Catholike Church doth not vse anie solemne Baptization on the Epiphanie day commonlie called the twelth day although in the opinion of some vpon that day Christ himself was Baptized in Iordan by Iohn Baptist Because Iohns Baptisme was instituted to an other end and purpose then Christs Baptisme De Cōsecra dist 4. can Si quis Epiph. neither had it that effect as remission of sinnes or especiall operation of the Holie Ghost And therefore no such reason for solemne Baptization vpon the Epiphanie day as vpon the day of Pascha and Pentecoste The puritan or preciser sort of Ministers would seeme to ayme at this laudable ceremonie and custome of the Catholike Church for willinglie they would if anie Child be borne in the weeke day differre and put of his Baptization vntill the Sunday Which if they doe because euerie sunday is and so we account it as the Octaue day of Pascha or Pentecoste then I thinke if the Child be strong and no way in danger of death this ceremonie of differing Baptisme vntill the sunday may be approuable But if they doe differre Baptization for an other end and purpose which rather is to be feared and that is to broach approue and allow the opinion of M. Caluin that Children may be saued without this Sacrament and soe to induce breed in the mind of the Parēts a carelessnes and negligence to see this Sacrament duelie performed and so consequentlie to endanger the saluation of the child then this Ceremonie is not to be sufferred but dangerous and intolerable For in doubtfull and dangerous cases the securer safer way is euer to be followed And for cōfirmation of this I will recite the historie of Samuel Hubert the minister Rescius in Athism who baptized a chyld on the weake daye beinge called vp at middinght by the Parents and vrged ther vnto in respect the Infant was in danger of death Musculus the superintendent hearinge of it complayned to the counsell of the citie because he did baptise before the soundaye Hubert beinge cited to appeare was accused for this fact of heresie and rebellion but he pleadinge for himselfe sayed that he did baptise before the soundaye in case of necessitie which he thought lawfull in respect of the danger of the chyld who dyinge without baptisme myght be in danger not only of death of bodie but also of soule But Musculus with other ministers replied yet the wante of baptisme did not hynder the Infant from the sight of God and saluation But Hubert constantly auerred befor the counsel and senat that this proposition was hereticall because it mayintaned yet children could be saued without baptisme Vppon this contention Beza in his oldage for this was in the yeare of our lord 1595. was called and consulted with all also other ministers of basill and Zurike were present the matter being debated among them Hubert was by them for this fact condemned and depriued of his ministerie so that we may conclud that this delayinge of baptisme vntill soundaye is but to pach vp this heresie and make parents carelesse of Christianitie in their posteritie CAP. 7. Whether the Imposition of the Priests hands with his benediction and prayer be a Ceremonie allowable AFter the Priest hath signed the Infant with the signe of the Crosse as hath bene sayed he layeth his right hand vpon the head of the Child vsing this Benediction or Ceremonie Omnipotens c. Omnipotent sempiternall God the Father of our Lord IESVS-CHRIST vouchsafe to looke backe vpon this thy seruant whom thou vouchsafed to call vnto the first Documents or instruction of faith expell from him all cecitie and blindnes of harte breake a sunder all the bands of Satan with which he hath bene tyed and bound open O Lord vnto him the gate of thy pietie c. This is the benediction or prayer And for the lawfull vse of this Ceremonie we haue the example of Christ himself In the Ghospell of S. Mathewe we read Mat. 19 Mark 10. Luc. 18 that the people brought offered and presented vnto Christ Children that he might and should touch them impose his handes vpon them and pray ouer them And this no doubt Christ did to leaue an example for his Apostles and Disciples to doe the like And this the Church doeth especiallie before Baptisme Dionis Areop de eccles hier ca. 7. that the enemie of man may not hinder the effects of this Sacrament For the antiquitie of it and that it was practised in the Primitiue Church we haue the testimonie of Dionisius Areopagita S. Paules scholler CAP. 8. Whether Exorcismes adiurations and exvfflations are conuenient to be vsed before Baptisme NO man can denie but Christ gaue to his Disciples commission and power ouer diuells to exorcise them to suppresse them Mar. 9. Luc. 10. Act. 10. to cast them out of the possessed persons for all which the Scripture is plaine No man also can denie vnles impudent and ignorant of Ecclesiasticall histories but that the same power authoritie and practise ouer diuells to exorcise them to suppresse them to weaken their power by Exorcismes Adiurations Exufflations prayer and fasting hath bene continued and practised in the Catholike Church of God euen from her cradle and infancie euer to this age 1614. Further also no man can denie but that among the holy Orders giuen in the Church the third of the Minores Ordines is Exorcist● the Exorcist and so called for the power and authoritie he hath giuen him ouer diuells in so much as his function and office is by Exorcismes holie prayers adiurations insufflations imposition of hands to expell diuells to weaken his power in Infants and Cathecumines that the enimie hinder not in them the effects of Baptisme and for full proofe of this Pet. Greg. lib. 16. cap. 5. Mar. 9. read Syntagmata Iuris Petri Gregorij And that you may not thinke that this ceremonie is onlie for the elder sort and not for Children it is manifest in S. Markes Ghospell that not onlie aged people but also Children and Infants haue bene and may be molested with euill spirits euen from their Infancie with all considering as S. Paule sayeth we are all borne and by nature are filij irae Ephes 3 The Children of wrath and begotten in originall sinne and so consequentlie subiect to Satan Therefore worthilie the Church of God hath ordayned this precedent Ceremonie of Exorcismes before Baptisme to debilitate the power of the enemie that he may no way hinder the effects of this Sacrament In the first generall Councell of Constantinople held vnder Damasus Pope in S. Ieromes tyme the vse of Exorcismes before Baptisme