4536. The affirmative qualities of childhood are either confirmed one after another, even until adulthood, and the persons are regenerated, or they grow away from them and gradually become doubtingly affirmative, then negative.
4536. The affirmatives of childhood are either confirmed by one thing after another even to adult age, and the persons are regenerated, or they decrease [in strength of assurance], and become by slow degrees doubting affirmatives, and finally negatives.
4536. Affirmativa pueritiae per gradus usque ad adultam aetatem vel confirmantur, et ii regenerantur, vel decrescunt [et] fiunt sensim affirmativa dubitativa, dein negativa.