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A declaracion of the seremonies a nexid, to the sacrament of baptyme [sic] what they sygnyffie and how we owght to vnderstande them
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1537
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¶ A declaracion of the Seremonies a nexid to the Sacrament of Baptyme what they sygnyffie and how we owght to vnderstande them 1537. Whan a christeÌ„ mannis chylde is bornÌ„ into this worlde it is brought to churche and .iii. witnesses comyth with hym that is God fader and godmother and whaÌ„ they be a greed what name shalbe to y e chyld thaÌ„ y e prest makyth a signe of the crosse iÌ„ y e forhed of the chyld seyth thus A tokeÌ„ of the holy crosse of our lorde Iesu christ I set in thy forhed and so at y e breste in lyk manere thaÌ„ y e prest seith many orisons ouer the chylde comaundynge the deuel to knolech hys sentense and gyue worshipe to the lyuynge god and trewe and to Iesu christ and to the holy ghost and departe froÌ„ this seruauÌ„t of god than he puttyth salt in to y e mouth of the chyld seith thus â—aâ—â— Thou salt of wysdom y t god be mercyfull to the in to euerlastynge lyfe AmeÌ„ This salt of wysdom vnderstande goddê word whiche shulde be lerned in the mouth of y e chylde whanne it begynneth to speke as the Apostel seith be our word sauord w t salt euermore in grace than y e prest weetyth his thoÌ„be iÌ„ spotil and touchith y e chyldê eere seith Be thou openyd y t is vnderstande in alle thy fyue wittys to here speke y e word of god with loue drede and holy deuocion For the IudgemeÌ„t of god shall touche in whiche we shulde yelde acount of euery ydel word also the prest toucheth y e nose thrylles of y e chyld for it shold smylle y e odour of swetnes of heuenly thyngis more than euery ertly thynges Sone after this the prest biddith alle the peple y t ther be to seye a. Pater noster and an Aue and a. Credo bysekyng god that the child may rightfully take his christendom well kepe it to y e endyng of his lyfe And thanne the prest takyth the chyld by the right hande and callyth his name and seyth come thou in to the teÌ„ple of god that thou may haue euerlastyng lyfe and lyue iÌ„ to worlde of worldis Amen Thanne the chylde is brought to the fonte and the prest callyth it by name and seyth Abranuucio satane omnibus operibus eius et omnibus pompis eius that is I for sake satanas that is the deuyl and alle his werkis alle his pompis or prydes and y e godsibbis sayth Abranuncio that is I for sake Therfore wher he is not a fals christen man that kepith not the couenaunt of these wordis but after ward wrappyth hym in the fendis pryde in hert and iÌ„ clothyng and in wycked worckynge for yf this couenaunt shuld be trewly kept all the tokenes of pryde iÌ„ man must be don a way seyng eche token of pryde is a pompe of the fende After seyth the prest to the chylde by leuest thou in god the fader almyhgty maker of he uene and erthe The chyld is dombe and may not speke but and yt were of age and myght speke yt shuld aÌ„swere for it self therfore y e godsibbis answere seyng Credo that I beleue Efte axith y e prest beleuest thou iÌ„ Iesu christ his only sone our lord born and sufferd they saye I beleue The thride tyme areth the prest And beleuest thou in the holy ghost in holy churche fayth in communion of saintes for geuenes of synnes the rysyng of fleshe and after the euer lastynge lyfe And they saye I beleue thaÌ„ sayth y e prest Quid petis what axist thou they sey baptim wold thou be baptised seth y e prest and they say Volo I wole than the prest takyth the chylde and sayth I Baptise the in y e name of the father and of the sone and of y e holy ghost Amen And so he plungyth it in the water and commaundyth the gossipis to ley hoÌ„d on y e chyldes heed for they ben wytnesses of his Baptim receue y e charge to teach it and y e trewthe of his beleue y t is y e coÌ„mauÌ„dementis the domes of god and to flee the pompis and prydes of the fend for the comen peple all men shuld knowe and kepe the coÌ„maundementis of god And prestis his holy counseyles And Lordis his iust domes and yf they do not this they be wrongfully called christen men And thus blinde prestis bere fals wytnesses of yong chyldren christened that after warde serue y e deuel whome they for looke seying Abronuncio After these thyngis the prest a noyntyth y e chylde wyth oyle and lappyd in his crisome takith yt a candele brinnyng in his hond and seyth Accipe lampadem ardentem irriprehensibilem custodi Baptysmum tuum serua mandata vt cuÌ„venit dominus ad nuptias possis occurrere ei vna cum sanctis in aula celestis vt habeas vitaÌ„ eternam et viuas in secula seculorum AmeÌ„ That is to sey Haue thou a breÌ„nynge lampe vnreprouable Kepe thou thy baptym kepe thou y e coÌ„mauÌ„dementis that whaÌ„ the Lorde cometh to the weddyngis thou mayst renne agenst hym as one wyth seyntis in y e heuenly halle y t thou haue euer lastynge lyfe and lyue iÌ„ to y e world of worldê amÌ„ Here endith y e reulys of baptiÌ„ But alle christeÌ„ folk shulde besily lerne to know y e gretnes of charge whiche they receue iÌ„ ther baptym For wyth .iiii. thyngis we be chargyd in our BaptiÌ„ al though blinde prestis knowe yt not whan they geue to vs iiii Elamentis in tokenyng of theÌ„ that is salt water and oyle fier The fyrst charge is that we take salt of wysdom of goddê word and rewle our lyfe ther after and salt our soules that they stynk not in synne For and thys heuenly salt fayle fro men they shulde be cast out as christ techyth in the gospel The .ii. charge is that our eeris be openyd euer more redy to here chrystes gospel and vnderstande yt For christ seyth He that hath eerys of herynge Let him here he y t redyth let him vnderstande The iii. charge is this that we kepe our Baptym that is y e couenaunt of our Baptym and trew beleue in the father and the sone and the holy ghost as the prest apposith vs whan we saye Credo The .iiii. charge is this that we kepe the commaundementis of god as the prest commauÌ„dith vs at y e fonte puttyng a candel breÌ„nynge in our hand for as a candille brennynge is wastyd by fyer so synnes in our soul shulde be wastyd and destroyed wyth kepyng of the commaundementis of god hauyng deuout loue to hym and to our euen christen And this is the seconde Baptym that saynt Iohn techyth whan he sayth I Baptyse in water but a nother shall come after me strongir than I and he shall Baptyse you in the holy ghost and fyer and wyth out this seconde Baptym may no man be saued as christ seyde to Nichodeme truly I saye to the But a maÌ„ be born a gen of water and of the holy ghost he may not enter in to the Kyngdom of god Also Paul techyth that the fyrst Baptym in water only makyth vs not saef But the axinge of a good conscieÌ„ce iÌ„ god fayth not fayned y e beleue y t worckyth by charite for christ sayth He that beleuyth in me flodis of quyk water shulde flow fro hys wombe that is the holy ghost that chryst callyth the coÌ„fortour whyche flowyth euer in to the hertis of meke men that make them redy to die for that man that shall dwelle by fore the blessed face of god in heuene shall receue y e ernest of the holy gost here in erthe And this is the second Baptym that fleshely prestis and swynysh peple knowyth not for ther hertis be stoppyd wyth fleshly lust that the flodis of the holy ghost may not entre in to them and therefore prestis be iÌ„ perel that teach not the secounde Baptym For yt sufficyth not to saluacioÌ„ of maÌ„ to wayshe his body in water of Baptym and suffre his soule to stynk in synne thorow brekyng of the commauÌ„demeÌ„tis of god for thus prestis reade in the holy Psalm Increpasti superbos maledicti qui declinant a maÌ„datis tuis That is to seye thou blamest the proude they be a cursyd that bow a wey fro thyn hestis And thus god shall blame proude prestis for they pursewe powre men for the lernynge of the commaundementis the whyche they charge them to kepe in the our of ther. Baptym and all that bere the name of chrysten men shulde crie agenst this errour For what errour is more vyle in y e syght of god than to byende men to alawe and afterwarde pursue them for the same lawe and thus for drede of euel prestis men dar not kepe chrystis heestis and the ghostly byrth of our mother holy churche is despysed of proude men that knowe not the bond of ther Baptym AmeÌ„ FINIS