A15877:44
The Reckoning and Declaration of the Faith
The reckoning and declaration of the faith and belief of huldrike Zwingli bishop of ziiryk the chief town of Helvetia, sent to Charles .v. that now is Emperor of Rome: holding a parliament or counsel at Ausbrough with the chief lords and learned men of Germany, the year of our Lord M.D.xxx. in the month of July.The rekenynge and declaracion of the fayth and belefe of huldrike zwyngly byshoppe of ziiryk the chefe town of Heluitia, sent to Charles .v. that nowe is Emproure of Rome: holdynge a parlement or counsayll at Ausbrough with the chefe lordes and lerned men of Germanye, the yere of our Lorde M.D.xxx. in the moneth of July.
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The Lord after that he had spoken unto them: he was taken up into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God: he saith not he tarried here still, and made his body invisible, again, Luke in the acts ⟨image 22⟩when he had said these things, they beholding him, he was borne up and elevated, and the cloud toke him out of their sight.1 The cloud covered him, which cloud it had ben no need of, if he had but only have had withdrawn the sight of himself and so to have had ben here still present only invisible, neither had it have ben need to have so ben borne up and elevated. And even there in the same place, it is written. This same Jesus which is taken up from you into heaven even thus shall he come, as ye have seen him go hence into heaven. What can be more clear & manifest then these words? From you (saith he) he is taken up, wherefore he can not see still with them after his manhood, neither visibly nor invisibly. But when we shall see him come again, even as he thus went his way, then shall we know him to be present in deed both bodily and visibly. But so long as he thus yet come not again, we must needs believe that as concerning his humane nature, that is his manhood, he sitteth on the right hand of the Father until he come again to judge the living and the dead.
The Lorde after that he hadde spoken vnto them: he was taken vp into heauen, and sytteth on the ryght hande of God: he saythe not he taryed here styll, and made his body inuisible, agayne, Luke in the actes ⟨image 22⟩when he had sayde these thynges, they beholdynge hym, he was borne vp and eleuated, and the cloude toke hym oute of theyr syght.1 The cloude couered hym, which cloud it had ben no nede of, yf he had but onely haue had withdrawne the syghte of hymselfe and so to haue had ben here styll presente onely inuisible, neyther had it haue ben neade to haue so ben borne vp and eleuated. And euen there in the same place, it is wrytten. This same Iesus whiche is taken vp from you into heauen euen thus shall he come, as ye haue sene hym go hēce into heauen. Vvhat can be more clere & manifest then these wordes? Frō you (saith he) he is taken vp, wherfore he can not se styl with them after his manhed, nother visiblye nor inuisibly. But whē we shall se hym come agayne, euen as he thus went his waye, then shall we knowe hym to be presente in dede both bodely and visibly. But so longe as he thus yet come not agayne, we muste nedes beleue that as concernynge his humayne nature, that is his māhed, he sitteth on the right hande of the Father vntyll he come agayne to iudge the lyuynge and the deade.