Part III, Article XIV. Of Monastic Vows.
1] As monastic
vows directly conflict with the first chief article, they must
be absolutely abolished. For it is of them that Christ says,
Matt. 24:5,
23ff :
I am Christ, etc.
2] For he
who makes a vow to live as a monk believes that he will enter
upon a mode of life holier than ordinary Christians lead, and
wishes to earn heaven by his own works not only for himself,
but also for others; this is to deny Christ.
3] And they
boast from their St. Thomas that a monastic vow is equal to
Baptism. This is blasphemy [against God].
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