Thou that art, Master, Lord, who madest man after thine image and likeness, and gavest him the power of eternal life, and when he had fallen through sin didst not disdain him, but didst provide, through the incarnation of thy Christ, for the salvation of the world; do thou thyself also, delivering this thy creature from the yoke of the enemy, receive him into thy heavenly kingdom: open his mental eyes, that the light of thy gospel may dawn upon him: join to his life a shining angel, who may deliver him from every adverse snare, from evil encounters, from the noon-day demon, and from wicked illusions. _And the priest breatheth on his mouth, on his forehead, and on his breast, saying,_ Drive from him every evil and unclean spirit, hiding and lurking in his heart. _And he saith this thrice._ The spirit of error, the spirit of evil, the spirit of idolatry and of all covetousness, the spirit of lying and of all uncleanness, that worketh according to the instruction of the devil. And make him a rational sheep of the holy flock of thy Christ, an honourable member of thy church, a son and inheritor of thy kingdom; that, living according to thy commandments, and keeping the seal unbroken, and preserving the garment undefiled, he may attain unto the blessedness of the saints in thy kingdom. _With a loud voice._ Through the grace, and compassions, and love to man of thine only-begotten Son, with whom thou art blessed, together with thy most holy, and good, and life-creating Spirit, now and ever, and to ages of ages. Amen. _And he that is to be baptized, being unvested and barefooted, the priest turneth him looking towards the west, with his hands uplifted, and saith,_ Dost thou renounce satan, and all his works, and all his angels, and all his service, and all his pomp? _And the catechumen answereth, or his sponsor, if he that is to be baptized be a barbarian, or a child, and saith_, I renounce. _Again the priest saith a second time,_ Dost thou renounce satan, and all his works, and all his angels, and all his service, and all his pomp? _And he answereth_, I renounce. _Again the priest saith a third time._ Dost thou renounce satan, and all his works, and all his angels, and all his service, and all his pomp? _And he answereth_, I renounce. _Again the priest interrogateth him that is to be baptized._ Hast thou renounced satan? _And the catechumen answereth, or his sponsor_, I have renounced. _Again the priest interrogateth,_ Hast thou renounced satan? _And he answereth_, I have renounced. _Again the priest interrogateth a third time,_ Hast thou renounced satan? _And he answereth_, I have renounced. _Then the priest saith,_ Blow upon him, and spit upon him. _And this being done, the priest turneth him looking towards the east, with his hands down; and the priest saith to him,_ Dost thou join Christ? _And the catechumen answereth, or his sponsor, saying_, I join.