Thread by @_matthewpearson

John Calvin’s Baptismal prayer for children:

“O Lord God, eternal and omnipotent Father, since it hath pleased thee of thy infinite mercy to promise us that thou wilt be our God, and the

God of our children, we pray that it may please thee to confirm this grace in the child before thee, born of parents whom thou hast called into thy Church; and as it is offered and consecrated to thee by us, do thou deign to receive it under thy holy protection, declaring

thyself to be its God and Saviour, by forgiving it the original sin of which all the race of Adam are guilty, and thereafter sanctifying it by thy Spirit, in order that when it shall arrive at the years of discretion it may recognise and adore thee as its only God, glorifying

thee during its whole life, so as always to obtain of thee the forgiveness of its sins. And in order to its obtaining such graces, be pleased to incorporate it into the communion of our Lord Jesus Christ, that it may partake of all his blessings as one of the members of his

body. Hear us, O merciful Father, in order that the baptism, which we communicate to it according to thy ordinance, may produce its fruit and virtue, as declared to us by the gospel.”
-Form of Administering the Sacraments, Composed for the Use of the Church of Geneva