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[[Philip Melanchthon]] <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Melancthon Philip Melancthon - Wikipedia]</ref> (16 February 1497 – 19 April 1560) was a German Lutheran reformer and collaborator with Martin Luther, and the first systematic theologian of the Protestant Reformation, the foremost intellectual leader of the Lutheran Reformation, and an influential designer of [[education]]al systems. He stands next to Luther and John Calvin as a reformer, theologian, and molder of Protestantism . He was a primary contributor to the formulation of the Protestant ''Confession of Faith'' (1530)

[[Philip Melanchthon]] <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Melancthon Philip Melancthon - Wikipedia]</ref> (16 February 1497 – 19 April 1560) was a German Lutheran reformer and collaborator with Martin Luther, and the first systematic theologian of the Protestant Reformation, the foremost intellectual leader of the Lutheran Reformation, and an influential designer of [[education]]al systems. He stands next to Luther and John Calvin as a reformer, theologian, and molder of Protestantism . He was a primary contributor to the formulation of the Protestant ''Confession of Faith'' (1530)

'''Article IX of ''The Confession of Faith:'' Which Was Submitted to His Imperial Majesty Charles V. at the Diet of Augsburg in the Year 1530'''{{quotation|“Of Baptism they teach that it is necessary to salvation, and that through Baptism is offered the grace of God, and that children are to be baptized who, being offered to God through Baptism are received into God’s grace. They condemn the Anabaptists, who reject the baptism of children.” (Article IX of The Confession of Faith: Which Was Submitted to His Imperial Majesty Charles V. at the Diet of Augsburg in the Year 1530) <ref name=Douglas.Beaumont/>}}

[https://www.stpls.com/uploads/4/4/8/0/44802893/augsburg-confession.pdf '''Article IX of ''The Confession of Faith:'' Which Was Submitted to His Imperial Majesty Charles V. at the Diet of Augsburg in the Year 1530''']{{quotation|“Of Baptism they teach that it is necessary to salvation, and that through Baptism is offered the grace of God, and that children are to be baptized who, being offered to God through Baptism are received into God’s grace. They condemn the Anabaptists, who reject the baptism of children.” (Article IX of The Confession of Faith: Which Was Submitted to His Imperial Majesty Charles V. at the Diet of Augsburg in the Year 1530) <ref name=Douglas.Beaumont/>}}

===John Calvin (1509–1564)===

===John Calvin (1509–1564)===