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Protestant Episcopalian, Burkean, clerk in holy orders

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"God, as the author of Nature and of Grace, does agree perfectly with Himself" - Benjamin Whichcote

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From Zwingli's 'Of Baptism' - an interesting aspect of Zwingli's critique of the Anabaptists: they claim *too much* for Baptism (p.136). This is some distance from the Prayer Book Catechism: "generally necessary to salvation".
November 14, 2025 at 6:11 PM
From Zwingli's 'Of Baptism' - he begins by invoking patriotic imagery of allegiance to the Swiss Confederacy (p.131). While far from an adequate account of Baptism, there is something of an echo of this in the BCP's words accompanying the signing with the Cross.
November 13, 2025 at 5:02 PM
In the introduction to Zwingli's 'Of Baptism' - a response to the Anabaptist challenge - Bromiley highlights the weaknesses of Zwingli's theology of Baptism, not least when contrasted with "Luther and the more developed 'sacramentalism' of the later Reformed school" (p.126f):
November 12, 2025 at 6:16 PM
From Zwingli's 'Of the Upbringing and Education of Youth in Good Manners and Christian Discipline' (1523) - on reproving "wisely and wittily" (p.116):
November 11, 2025 at 5:27 PM
That's it.
November 11, 2025 at 4:05 PM
From Zwingli's 'Of the Upbringing and Education of Youth in Good Manners and Christian Discipline' (1523) - quoting both the Apostle and Seneca, on sharing the good fortune and misfortune of others (p.114):
November 10, 2025 at 5:54 PM