I. To the Question

15. Here was the error of Pelagius, that children do not have original sin. This and its rejection was touched on in Ord. II dd.30-33 nn.55-66.

16. I hold the opposite therefore, that according to Scripture and faith children contract original sin, and for the deletion of it, which is necessary for salvation, they are to be baptized; because in the time of Gospel Law baptism is instituted as remedy against that guilt [cf. supra d.3 nn.139-145].