Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- List of abbreviations
- Introduction
- Chronology 1521–1528
- Bibliographical note
- 1 Thomas Müntzer, The Prague Protest
- 2 Thomas Müntzer, Sermon to the Princes (or An Exposition of the Second Chapter of Daniel)
- 3 Andreas Karlstadt, Letter from the Community of Orlamunde to the People of Allstedt
- 4 Conrad Grebel, Letter to Thomas Müntzer
- 5 Andreas Karlstadt, Whether One Should Proceed Slowly
- 6 Thomas Müntzer, A Highly Provoked Defense
- 7 Felix Manz, Protest and Defense
- 8 Anonymous, To the Assembly of the Common Peasantry
- 9 Hans Denck, On the Law of God
- 10 Hans Hut, On the Mystery of Baptism
- 11 Michael Sattler, The Schleitheim Articles
- 12 Balthasar Hubmaier, On the Sword
- 13 Hans Hergot, On the New Transformation of the Christian Life
- Appendices: Programs of the Peasants' War
- Biographical notes
- Index of subjects
- Index of proper names
- Index of biblical references
- Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought
10 - Hans Hut, On the Mystery of Baptism
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2012
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- List of abbreviations
- Introduction
- Chronology 1521–1528
- Bibliographical note
- 1 Thomas Müntzer, The Prague Protest
- 2 Thomas Müntzer, Sermon to the Princes (or An Exposition of the Second Chapter of Daniel)
- 3 Andreas Karlstadt, Letter from the Community of Orlamunde to the People of Allstedt
- 4 Conrad Grebel, Letter to Thomas Müntzer
- 5 Andreas Karlstadt, Whether One Should Proceed Slowly
- 6 Thomas Müntzer, A Highly Provoked Defense
- 7 Felix Manz, Protest and Defense
- 8 Anonymous, To the Assembly of the Common Peasantry
- 9 Hans Denck, On the Law of God
- 10 Hans Hut, On the Mystery of Baptism
- 11 Michael Sattler, The Schleitheim Articles
- 12 Balthasar Hubmaier, On the Sword
- 13 Hans Hergot, On the New Transformation of the Christian Life
- Appendices: Programs of the Peasants' War
- Biographical notes
- Index of subjects
- Index of proper names
- Index of biblical references
- Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought
Summary
On the mystery of Baptism, both the symbol and the essence, a beginning of a right, true Christian life.
John 5[:39], “Search Scripture, for you think you have life in it, and it is Scripture that testifies about me.”
I wish the pure fear of God, the beginning of divine wisdom, to all brothers and sisters in the Lord, who make up genuine Christendom, the community of God, the only spouse and bride of Christ, united by the movement of the holy spirit in the bond of love. And I wish grace and peace in the holy spirit to all who yearn for the rigorous justice of the crucified son of God with saddened hearts and depressed spirits, and to all those who wish to be fed by this justice. Amen.
Since the last and most dangerous age of this world is now upon us, we see — and realize with seeing eyes — how everything that the prophets, patriarchs, and apostles prophesied from the beginning and proclaimed for the future, is now coming about again and will be restored, as Peier prophesied to us in the Acts of the Apostles (Acts 3[:17–26]). The whole world — God have mercy on us — shows absolutely no judgment concerning this prophecy, especially those who teach other people and understand less about it than apes, although they want to be masters and teachers of Scripture.
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- The Radical Reformation , pp. 152 - 171Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 1991