5th century (source section) · Source account
Second Version, According To The Annotation Of Martin Bellius, In The Tract, Van De Ketters, En Of Man De Selve Sal Vervolgen, Dedicated To Christopher, Duke Of Wurtemberg, Page 53.
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“Since we must speak,” he writes, “of that imperial code, we will relate the following, namely, about the law contained in the first codex prohibiting rebaptism. Joined to the other, it reads thus:
The Emperors, Honorius and Theodosius, to A. A. Antonius, the magistrate:
If information is obtained that any one has rebaptized a servant of the Catholic [general] religion, he shall be put to death, together with the latter, who has committed a punishable crime, provided he is of an age admitting of the capability, to commit such (and has been instructed concerning the matter).”
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SECOND VERSION, ACCORDING TO THE ANNOTATION OF MARTIN BELLIUS, IN THE TRACT, VAN DE KETTERS, EN OF MAN DE SELVE SAL VERVOLGEN, DEDICATED TO CHRISTOPHER, DUKE OF WURTEMBERG, PAGE 53.
First Part. · AN ACCOUNT OF THOSE WHO SUFFERED IN THE FIFTH CENTURY.
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