It being the faithful and their seed to whom the promises are made; and no man will sincerely dedicate his child to that God that he believeth not in himself; I therefore require you to make profession of your own faith.
Quest. Do you believe in God the Father Almighty, &c.?
Answ. All this I do unfeignedly believe.
Quest. Do you repent of your sins, and renounce the flesh, the devil, and the world, and consent to the covenant of grace, giving up yourself to God the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, as your Creator and reconciled Father, your Redeemer and your Sanctifier?
Answ. I do.
[Or thus rather, if the parent be fit to utter his own faith.]
Quest. Do you remain stedfast in the covenant which you made in baptism yourself?
Answ. Repenting of my sins, I do renounce the flesh, the devil, and the world, and I give up myself to God the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, my Creator and reconciled Father, my Redeemer and my Sanctifier.
Quest. Do you present and dedicate this child unto God, to be baptized into this faith, and solemnly engaged in this covenant unto God the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, against the flesh, the devil, and the world?
Answ. It is my desire, (or,) I do present and dedicate him for this end.