Certain sermons preached before the Queens Majesty, and at Pauls crossCertaine sermons preached before the Queenes Maiestie, and at Paules crosse

First, of Confirmation, which is so called because that which was done on our behalf in baptism, is ratified and confirmed, many parents had not such due care as they ought in the godly bringing up of their children: so that many children knew not whether they were baptized or no: many were never taught what covenant was made between them & God in their baptism: many swerved away from Christian profession, and carried them selves to the fellowship ⟨image 169⟩of the heathens: and of the sons of God, became the sons of the devil. Upon this occasion, the Church of God layeth charge upon the parents, and the witnesses of the baptizing of young children, that they teach them the ways of the Lord, & to know the holy mystery that they have received, and what they have promised and professed in baptism: that they put them in mind, how God hath called them out of the kingdom of darkness, unto his wonderful light, and to the fellowship of the saints in light.

First, of Confirmation, which is so called because that which was done on our behalfe in baptisme, is ratified and confirmed, many parentes had not such due care as they ought in the godly bringing vp of their childrē: so that many children knew not whether they were baptized or no: many were neuer taught what couenant was made betweene them & God in their baptisme: many swarued away from Christian profession, and caried them selues to the fellowship ⟨image 169⟩of the heathens: and of the sonnes of God, became the sonnes of the deuel. Upon this occasion, the Churche of God laieth charge vpon the parentes, and the witnesses of the baptizing of younge children, that they teach thē the waies of the Lorde, & to know ye holy mystery that they haue receiued, and what they haue promised and professed in baptisme: that they put them in minde, howe God hath called them out of the kingdome of darknes, vnto his wonderfull light, and to the fellowship of the saintes in light.

When the children of the Christians were thus brought up, & had learned the religion of Christ, and to walk in the ways of Godliness, they were brought to the church, & by their parents presented unto the Bishop: and yielded a reason of their faith openly, before the whole congregation: they professed they would so believe, that they would live and die in that faith. Then the Bishop and all the people fell down on their knees, and prayed unto God, that he would continue the good thing he had begun, and the bishop laying his hand upon them, commended them unto God. This was the ratifying of the profession which they made by others at their baptism, and for that cause called Confirmation.