| Sed quamvis hæc, ita sint, non
consuevit tamen Ecclesia Baptismi Sacramentum huic hominum genere statim
tribuere, sed ad certum tempus differendum esse constituit. Neque
enim ea dilatio periculum, quod quidem pueris imminere supra dictum est,
coniuctem habet; cum illis, qui rationis usu præditi sunt,
Baptismi suscipiendi propositum atque consilium, et malæ actæ vitæ
poenitentia satis futura sit ad gratiam et justitiam, si repentinus
aliquis casus impediat, quominus salutari aqua ablui possint.
Contra vero hæc dilatio aliquas videtur utilitates
affere.... |
Yet, even though things are so, it is nevertheless not
customary for the Church to confer the Sacrament of Baptism on men
immediately, but rather at fixed times appointed for this. For the
delay is not a danger as is said it would be over a child, for those
with the use of reason, the resolution and plan of receiving Baptism and
the full repentance for the bad acts of life endows them with grace and
justice if suddenly some misfortune impedes so that they are not able to
be washed with the saving water. On the contrary, this delay
appears to bring forth some usefulness.... |
