Chapter 47.—The Scriptures Repeatedly Teach Us that All Sin in One.
Still let him ply his question: “By what means may sin be discovered in an infant?” He may find an answer in the inspired pages: “By one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for in him all sinned.” “Through the offence of one many are dead.” “The judgment was from one to condemnation.” “By one man’s offence death reigned by one.” “By the offence of one, Judgment came upon all men to condemnation.” “By one man’s disobedience many were made sinners.”242 Rom. v. 12–19. Behold, then, “by what means sins may be discovered in an infant.” Let him now believe in original sin; let him permit infants to come to Christ, that they may be saved.
47. Adhuc quaerat, «per quid peccatum inveniatur in parvulo.» Respondeant ei paginae sanctae: Per unum hominem peccatum in hunc mundum intravit, et per peccatum mors; et ita in omnes homines pertransiit, in quo omnes peccaverunt. Ob unius delictum multi mortui sunt: Judicium ex uno in condemnationem: Ob unius delictum mors regnavit per unum: Per unius delictum in omnes homines ad condemnationem: Per unius inobedientiam peccatores constituti sunt multi. Ecce per quid delictum invenitur in parvulo. Jam credat originale peccatum: sinat venire parvulos, ut salventur, ad Christum.