Thomas Cranmer opposed that doctrine commonly called "baptismal regeneration" in which some believe that salvation is conferred upon a man and the Holy Ghost conjoined simply by a priest applying "holy" water while speaking the name of God. 

Cranmer's Catechism

The standard Litany in the 1662 Book of Common Prayer is written for the formal setting of parish worship.  The following is an adaptation for use in families and small groups.  Not a single word has been changed from the original, but only its format which is restructured for times when no minister is available.  This adaptation is recommended for use with informal readings of Morning and Evening Prayer. By demonstrating flexibility toward family worship, the Litany is made more approachable in hope that it will be used as often as suggested by the the Book of Common Prayer (weekly).

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To be read in conjunction with Morning or Evening Prayer after the Creed; or after the Third Collect; or before the Holy Communion; or separately.

Some have asked why the Online Morning and Evening Prayer includes Scripture readings from the Geneva Bible (it also includes the traditional King James Bible).  There are several reasons.  

1. The Geneva is a good translation from the original languages; not as formalized or as poetic as King James English but more in keeping with the purpose of the early English Reformers which was to permit ordinary Christians to read and understand Scripture in common English.  In many (not all) instances, it is more understandable to even modern English speakers than the "authorized" King James.
2. It was the English translation most familiar to early generations of Reformed Anglicans; for more than 50 years from 1565 until around 1625 by which time it was banned by the established church.  Indeed, the King James was unknown to Anglicans until the very end of the Reformed Anglican era.
3. It contains excellent notes, not like later "study Bibles" whose purpose was to provide an opportunity for academic learning, but rather for regular daily spiritual edification.  For example, let's look at today's reading in Psalm 114.  In verse 2, the text reads "Judah was his sanctification and Israel his dominion."  The note on that verse is "The whole people were witnesses of his holy majesty, in adopting them, and of his mighty power in delivering them."  In other words, 
   •  "Sanctuary" is not a place of fancy ceremony and decoration but rather a place where the forsaken are adopted as children of God and find rest for their souls.
   • "Dominion" is not a means of oppression by state and clerical authorities but rather the means by which God delivers his adopted children to heaven.