...receive this child into the congregation of Christ's flock, * and do sign him with the sign of the cross, in token that hereafter he shall not be ashamed to...faithful soldier and servant unto his life's end. Amen. Then shall the Priest say ; SEEING now, dearly beloved brethren, that this child is regenerate...

...token for the purpose mentioned by the minister, namely, that the baptized person shall not hereafter be ashamed to confess the faith of CHRIST crucified,...faithful soldier and servant unto his life's end. When we hear these words let us reflect that all who have received their Christian Name in the same...

...10 Tell me what engagement we made \vhenwc were baptised. A —.We engaged " To confess the faiih rt Christ crucified, and manfully to fight under his...continue Christ's faithful soldier and servant unto our life's end." See the Baptismal service. * Q II — How does this imply that we have acknowledged...

...made on the child's forehead after baptism is not designed as an act of worship to God, but is done " in token that hereafter he shall not be ashamed to confess the faith of Christ crucified." — Although the objections to this have been repeatedly answered, yet the same outcry is still made,...

...Tell me then what words you used. W. " We receive this child into the congregation of Christ's flock, that hereafter he shall not be ashamed to confess the faith of Christ crucified upon the cross." H. Did you never minister the communion ? W. No. H. What, neither the bread, nor the...

...the sign of the cross ?" W. No. W. " We receive this child into the congregation of Christ's flock, that hereafter he shall not be ashamed to confess the faith of Christ crucified upon the cross." A. Tell me then what words you used. H. Did you never minister the communion ? W....

...hour ? Are vou less ashamed to confess the faith of Christ crucified in the company of infidels, or manfully to fight under his banner against sin, the world, and the devil, than they ? Do you teach \ourchildren these duties, and shew the necessity of practising them without...

...Child into the congregation °f Christ's flock, "cSuF, * and do sign him with the sign of the Cross, in token that hereafter he shall not be ashamed to...faithful soldier and servant unto his life's end. Amen. 5i 't'lirii shall (he Priest say, SEEING now, dearly beloved brethren, that this Child is regenerate,...

...of the true Christian, who by his own profession is " manfully to fight under the banner of Christ against sin, the world, and the devil ; and to continue...faithful soldier and servant unto his life's end." It is this victory of which St. John speaks in the text. " This is the victory which overcometh the...

...cross, signifying hereby that he should not be ashamed to confess the faith of Christ crucified, but manfully to fight under his banner against sin, the world, and the devil ; how much soever this may be a branch of that baptismal obligation, which he is professedly under;...