1. That there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ, and they will not taste the bitterness of eternal death.

2. That we are already transplanted with Christ in heavenly places; that we are as fully assured of our blessed resurrection, and glorification, as though we were already in the actual enjoy. ment of future glory.

Against the fear of temporal death and its antecedent pains and temptations, we have this assured comfort, that God will not suffer us to be tempted above what we can bear; that He will also be with us in the dark valley of death; and that we with His Son Jesus Christ, our Saviour, shall through the sufferings of death be crowned with honor and glory.

In connection with what is said concerning the Burial of the dead, reasons may be assigned why the bodies of the deceased are buried in (or near) the house of God, and accompanied thither with due respect and decency by an assembly of friends. Especially should it be explained that it is not done as though the deceased would be benefitted at all by our funeral services, seeing that believers, as soon as they depart enter into eternal life, and unbelievers into eternal damnation, and the former therefore do not need our help, whilst the latter cannot receive it. But these services are held for the benefit of the living, that they may thus renew their confession of faith in the resurrection of the dead; show their affection for their departed friends; praise God for the comfortable assurance they have that all the faithful pass from this life into eternal felicity, and that He is thus gathering unto Himself from our midst an eternal Church; and beseech Him to preserve them in the enjoyment of this comfort unto the end, and so collect and qualify from among them such as shall forever acceptably serve Him; and therefore lead them to a proper contemplation of the death which awaits them.

In reference to the doctrines of the resurrection of the dead, and the glorification of the bodies and souls of believers, the assembly shall be especially instructed in the certainty of the resurrection of our bodies from death, concerning the subsequent condition of the faithful in eternal life, and then be shown how both doctrines minister to the amendment of our lives, and the peace of our consciences.

Upon these and similar points therefore, the minister shall briefly instruct the people on funeral occasions, by the exposition of such portions of scripture as are appropriate.

After the sermon or exhortation a prayer shall be offered having more immediate reference to the subject which has been set forth, according to the following form:

(Here follows a prayer, and other services connected with the interment of the body. A number of pages however being wanting in the copy before us, a translation of the remaining portions of this interesting section must be given up. It is to be hoped however that this deficiency may be supplied from some other source. The same remark will apply to the form of baptizing Ana-baptists, which appears to follow the Burial service, the first paragraphs of which are also missing.)

Formula in Baptizatione Judæi adhibenda.

Primo praelegantur verba Formulæ ordinariae ab initio usque ad verba And although our children, quorum loco legentur sequentia.

But although the children of believers, notwithstanding their inability to understand the mysteries of Baptism, are nevertheless to be baptized by virtue of the covenant in which they stand with God; it is by no means to be permitted in the case of such as have reached adult years from among Jews, Turks, or Heathen, unless they have previously felt their sins, and acknowledged their repentance and faith in Christ. Thus John the Baptist baptized those only who confessed their sins; and our Lord commanded his disciples to teach all nations, and baptize them, adding the promise," he that believeth and is baptized shall be saved." Wherefore the Apostles also, according to this rule, baptized no adults, but such as made profession of their repentance and faith. Whence it is evident, that we are not permitted to baptize an adult, or one that has reached mature years, especially one who has been a Jew, Mohammedan or Heathen, unless he have first been made acquainted, by the preaching of the gospel, with the mysteries contained in Holy Baptism, and so be prepared to give an account of his faith by oral confession.

Whereas therefore you, N. N., by birth a Jew have presented yourself at this time, desiring to be baptized, to the end that you may thus receive the seal of fellowship with the church of God, and also to signify that you not only embrace the christian religion in which you have been instructed, and whereof you have made confession before us, but also purpose to regulate your life according thereto by the grace of God; I exhort you, in the presence of God and his church, to answer the following questions uprightly and without hypocrisy.

1. Do you heartily believe in the only true God, distinct in

three persons, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, who out of nothing made heaven and earth and all that is therein, and continues so to uphold and govern the same, that nothing can take place in heaven or upon the earth without His divine will? Then answer-Yea: Respon. Yea.

2. In the next place do you believe that you were conceived and born in sin, and wert consequently by nature a child of wrath, incapable of any good, and inclined to all evil, and that in thought, word, and deed you have often broken each of the ten commandments of God; and do you heartily deplore these sins? Then answer-Yea :-Res. Yea.

3. Do you further believe that Jesus Christ is true and eternal God, and also true man, who assumed His human nature from the flesh and blood of the virgin Mary, and that He is given to be your Redeemer; and that by faith in Him you receive the forgiveness of sin through His blood, and so are made a member of Christ and His Church by the power of the Holy Ghost? Then Answer Yea: Res. Yea.

4. Do you receive the entire sacred scriptures, contained in the books of Moses and the Prophets of the Old, and the writings of the Apostles and Evangelists of the New Testaments, as the very word of God; and do you assent to all the articles of the Christian Religion as taught in the Reformed Church of Heidleberg and the entire Palatinate, according to the word of God, and do you purpose to remain steadfast in the same until the end of your life? And do you accordingly renounce all heresies and errors that conflict with these articles, especially unbelieving and Christ denying Judaism, and herewith solemnly vow, that in the fellowship of this christian Church, you will not only give heed to the preaching of the word of God, but diligently persevere in the use of the Holy sacrament? Then Answer-Yea: Res. Yea.

Votum.

May the Almighty and most merciful God grant unto you this your solemn purpose and pledge, His grace and blessing through Jesus Christ. Amen.

In order now that this holy ordinance of God may promote His glory, and minister to our comfort and edification, let us unitedly call upon His holy name:

Almighty and eternal God, &c.-per omnia, ut habet formula ordinaria, modo loco verborum: this child, ponantur this Thy servant.-Our Father, &c.

Confess with me also the articles, &c.

Do you now desire, with true faith in the promise of God in Jesus Christ, given unto you and all of us to be our Saviour, that He would be our God to the latest generation, to be baptized upon this faith, and receive the seal of adoption with God? Then Answer Yea: Res. Yea.

Ad testes præsentes.

And are you, who are here present to be witnesses of this baptism, willing to be witnesses thereof, and of the confession made by this person now to be baptized? Then Answer Yea: Res. Yea.

Thou hitherto named N. N., what name do you choose in this new religion you are embracing?

Hic flexis genibus sacramentum Baptismi accipiat.

Let us praise the Lord.

Almighty and most Merciful God our Father, we praise and thank Thee, that for the sake of the death of Thy dear Son Jesus Christ, Thou hast forgiven all our sins, and by Thy Holy Spirit made us members of Thine only-begotten Son, and accepted of us as Thy children, all which is sealed and confirmed unto us by holy Baptism. We also beseech Thee, for the sake of Thy dear Son, that Thou wouldest ever govern this baptized person by Thy Holy Spirit, that he may continually grow up in Christ, confess Thy fatherly goodness and mercy, which Thou hast manifested unto him and to us all, and live in all righteousness under our only Prophet, Priest and King Jesus Christ, fighting valiantly and prevailing against sin, the devil, and his kingdom; and so may ever praise and glorify Thee and Thy Son Jesus Christ, together with the Holy Ghost, the only true God. Amen.

Post gratiarum actionem.

And now I exhort you, N. N., who have been solemnly baptized in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, to consider, that by the reception of this sign and seal of the Divine covenant in Baptism, you have publicly, in the presence of God, and His holy angels, and this christian congregation, renounced the devil, the world with all their works and lusts, surrendered yourself unto the Lord, and obligated yourself henceforth to live unto Him in all holiness and obedience according

to the gospel. And do you, who have been present as witnesses, regard it as your solemn duty, ever to encourage this baptized person to use all diligence in endeavoring to grow in grace and in the fear of God, according to the articles of our christian faith, and the doctrine which has been revealed from heaven, and is contained in the Old and New Testaments. And may the eter nal Father of our Lord Jesus Christ mercifully grant this. Amen. Claudit actum communis benedictio :

The Lord bless thee and keep thee, &c.

Form to be used upon the admission of young persons to a public profession of their faith, and on their first approach to the table of the Lord.

Address to the congregation.

Beloved in the Lord, these young persons who now appear before you, are fellow-heirs with us of the grace of God in Jesus Christ. In their infancy they were incorporated with Christ and His Church by Holy Baptism. And now, having been instructed according to the measure of the grace of God granted unto them, in the knowledge of divine truth, and christian piety, they desire to be united in closer and firmer fellowship with their Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, by participation in the Holy Supper. And to give evidence of their sincere desire and pious purpose, as also of their faith, and their determination to submit themselves entirely to Christ their Lord, and devote themselves to our true christian fellowship; and further to assure you of their purpose by the grace of God to continue steadfast in this faith against all temptations unto death, they here present themselves publicly before God and this christian congregation, to make their public profession and vow.

Our Lord Jesus Christ calls and commands all, who feel their infirmities, and the heavy burden of their sins, to come unto Him, with the consoling assurance that He will grant them abundant rest. And to increase our confidence in this invitation He hath, besides His blessed word and holy Baptism, also instituted and appointed the sacrament of His body and blood, that it, together with the preaching of His word and Baptism, may be communicated unto pious and contrite believers, for the confirmation of their faith, and the comfort of their troubled consciences. By the use of this sacrament we may however also be encouraged and obligated to new obedience and sanctification. It would therefore not become us, to hinder or reject those