A15877:62
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.
printed by Richard wire, 1548printed by Richarde wyer, 1548
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¶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.
Howe now happeneth it (oh Lord) that thou standest so far of,1 and art hidden from us in this time of our troubles anxte and heavy distress? we thy afflict little flock are chased & scattered abroad by the wealy pride of the ungodly: oh would God they were once take & trapped in their own conspirisons which they so craftily conspire. This ungodly maketh but a gaudy at the fulfilling of his mischievous entente, the blasphemous thieves which rob the little fearful flock and blaspheme thy name are praised & exalted of men.2 Help lord, for holiness is lost / faithfulness is banished from the children of men. They are but vain lies which one speaketh to another, it is but flattery and glaverynge speech that every hart imagineth. The Lord once cut out all glaverynge tongues out of these proud mouths, which say / let us stablish our tongues with our own authority let us stick to our […] ⟨image 33⟩•ippe, and then who shall be lords over us? For the calamity of the oppressed & wailing of the afflicted / I will arise now (saith the Lord) & restore them to health & revive them. How long (lord) wilt thou forget us? wilt thou forget us for ever?