How art thou admonished and assured by holy baptism, that the one sacrifice of Christ upon the cross is of real advantage to thee? Thus: That Christ appointed this external washing with water, [205] adding thereto this promise, [206] that I am as certainly washed by his blood and Spirit from all the pollution of my soul, that is, from all my sins, [207] as I am washed externally with water, by which the filthiness of the body is commonly washed away. Footnotes: [205] Matt. 28:19. [206] Matt. 28:19; Acts 2:38; Matt. 3:11; Mark 16:16; John 1:33; Rom. 6:3, 4. |
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