The meaninge of baptisme.
The Scholar's Question
The scholar asks what baptism represents.
Master. What does baptism represent and set before our eyes?
The Answer: Baptism as New Birth and Burial with Christ
The master replies that baptism signifies new birth and cleansing from sin, membership in the church, and a figure of burial with Christ and resurrection to new life.
Scholar. That by the Spirit of Christ we are born anew and cleansed from sin; that we are members and parts of his church, received into the Communion of saints. For water represents the Spirit.1 Baptism is also a symbol of our burial in Christ, and that we will be raised again with him to a new life, just as I have already explained regarding Christ's resurrection.2
Read the original English
Master. What doth baptisme represēt & set befor oureyes?
Scholer. That we are by the spirite of Christ new borne, and cleansed from syn: that we be members and partes of his churche, receiued into the communion of sainctes. For water signifieth the spi rite. Baptisiue is also a fygure of our burial in Christ and that we shall be raysed vp agayne wyth hym, in a newe lyfe, as I haue before declared in Christes resurrection.
Notes
John Ponet's Short Catechisme (1553) companion
Rule yourself daily, not just on retreat
Chosen Portion turns the mirror into a daily practice — a short reading and examining question each morning before you lead anyone.
Chosen Portion makes the mirror daily: the ruler-formation questions this collection preserves become a two-minute morning examination in the app.
- A daily formation reading drawn from centuries of counsel to those in authority
- One pointed examination question a day — two minutes, before the meetings start
- Track your practice over weeks and watch the examined life become a habit