The Reckoning and Declaration of the Faith

Name: The Reckoning and Declaration of the Faith
Author: Huldrych Zwingli

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.

Huldrych Zwingli 1484–1531printed by Richard wire, 1548printed by Richarde wyer, 1548

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Preface › Article 11: ¶The .xi. article.

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¶The .xi. article.

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For the .xi. article / I know that Princes & rulers justly consecrated and promoved unto their office to sit in the stead of God / no less than do the preachers. For as the preacher is the minister of the celestial wisdom and ⟨image 28⟩goodness, as he that should teach faithfully and bring forth errors into light to be known / even so is the prince or ruler, the minister of goodness and justice. Of goodness, as when with faithfulness & modestly like god he both heareth & delybreth with counsel upon the causes of his subjects. Of justice, as when he breaketh the audacity of the wicked and defendeth the innocents. These gifts if a prince once have them, I believe his con science can fear neither enemy nor nothing else. But & if he want them / albeit he show himself terrible & be dreaded, yet believe I that in nowise can his conscience be absolved that he be duly consecrated and put in the office. Notwithstanding yet believe I that a christen man ought to obey such manner a tyrant unto that occasion of the which Paul speaketh if thou mayst be at liberty, use it rather: which occasion yet believe I to be showed of god only & not of man, yea and that not darkly / but so apertly as was king Saul cast away & David received to be his successor. Also as concerning tribute, custom, & toll to be given to princes for the defence of the realm I consent constantly with Paul. R. xiii

For the .xi. article / I knowe that Prynces & rulers iustly consecrated and promoued vnto theyr offyce to syt in the stede of God / no lesse thē do the preachers. For as the precher is the mynister of the celestial wysdome and ⟨image 28⟩

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The Reckoning and Declaration of the Faith

¶The .xi. article.

¶ The .xii article.

¶The complaining Prayers of the pore persecuted married priests with their wives and children chased out of England into sundry places of Germany: crying unto God in their hard desolate exile and grievous affliction thus.

¶The complaynynge Prayers of the pore persecuted maried priestes with theyr wyues and chyldren chased out of Englande into sondry places of Germanie: cryinge vnto God in theyr harde desolate exyle and greuous affliction thus.

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Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

¶The .xi. article.

¶ The .xii article.

¶The complaining Prayers of the pore persecuted married priests with their wives and children chased out of England into sundry places of Germany: crying unto God in their hard desolate exile and grievous affliction thus.

¶The complaynynge Prayers of the pore persecuted maried priestes with theyr wyues and chyldren chased out of Englande into sondry places of Germanie: cryinge vnto God in theyr harde desolate exyle and greuous affliction thus.

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