CHAPTERXIV
TheMysteriesofChrist’sMediatorialWork48-49andJustification50-55
48。Thatonesin,however,committedinasettingofsuchgreathappiness,wasitselfsogreatthatbyit,inoneman,thewholehumanracewasoriginallyand,sotosay,radicallycondemned。Itcannotbepardonedandwashedawayexceptthrough”theonemediatorbetweenGodandmen,themanChristJesus,”[92]
whoalonecouldbeborninsuchawayasnottoneedtobereborn。
49。Theywerenotreborn,thosewhowerebaptizedbyJohn’sbaptism,bywhichChristhimselfwasbaptized。[93]Rather,theywere_prepared_bytheministryofthisforerunner,whosaid,”PrepareawayfortheLord,”[94]forHiminwhomalonetheycouldbereborn。