Luther and Baptism - Page 2
© Dr. Martin Luther, Th.D., Reformer, sinner and child of God
O God, immortal Comfort of all who ask, Savior of all who cry to thee, and Peace of all who pray to thee, Life of the believers, Resurrection of the dead, I cry to thee for this N., thy servant, who prays for the gift of thy baptism and desires thine eternal grace through spiritual regeneration:
Receive him, Lord, and as thou hast said, "Ask and ye shall receive, seek and ye shall find, knock and it shall be opened unto you," so give now the reward to him that asketh and open the door to him that knocketh: so that he may obtain the eternal blessing of his heavenly bath and receive the promised kingdom of thy grace; through Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Giving of Salt:
He shall now take the child, put salt into his mouth and say:
N., receive the salt of wisdom. May it aid thee to eternal life.
Amen. Peace be with thee.
The Flood Prayer:
Almighty eternal God, who according to thy righteous judgment didst condemn the unbelieving world through the flood and in thy great mercy didst preserve believing Noah and his family, and who didst drown hardhearted Pharaoh with all his host in the Red Sea and didst lead thy people Israel through the same on dry ground, thereby prefiguring this bath of thy baptism, and who through the baptism of thy dear Child, our Lord Jesus Christ, hast consecrated and set apart the Jordan and all water as a salutary flood and rich and full washing away of sins: We pray through the same thy groundless mercy that thou wilt graciously behold this N. and bless him with true faith in the spirit so that by means of this saving flood all that has been born in him from Adam and which he himself has added thereto may be drowned in him and engulfed, and that he may be sundered from the number of the unbelieving, preserved dry and secure in the holy ark or Christendom, serve thy name at all times fervent in spirit and joyful in hope, so that with all believers he may be made worthy to attain eternal life according to thy promise; through Jesus Chris our lord. Amen.
The Exorcisms:
Therefore, thou miserable devil, acknowledge thy judgment and give glory to the true and living God, give glory to his Son Jesus Christ and to the Holy Ghost, and depart from this N., his servant; for God and our Lord Jesus Christ has of his goodness called him to his holy grace and blessing, and to the fountain of baptisms so that thou mayest never dare to disturb this sign
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