Baptism is not man's testimony or sign of what he the man has done. Baptism is God's testimony to man of what God does, when and where he pleases, to wash sinners from the filth and guilt of their sins.
so he is saying that Baptism does wash away sins, including original sin.
Very interesting in how he phrases that!
Baptism is God's testimony to man of what God does, when and where he pleases, to wash sinners from the filth and guilt of their sins.
two things:
#1 - so men who have been baptized are (at least temporarily) freed from sin, including original sin.
#2 - God "when and where he pleases" could wash sinners free from sin -- even before they were born. Agree?