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The account reckoning and confession of the faith of Huldrik Zwinglius bishop of Zuryk…The accompt rekenynge and confession of the faith of Huldrik Zwinglius byshop of Zuryk…
The account reckoning and confession of the faith of Huldrik Zwinglius bishop of Zuryk the chief town of Helvetia sent unto Charles the fifth now Emperor of Rome, holding a counsel with the most noble princes, estates and learned men of Germany assembled together at Augsburg. 1530. in the month of July. Translated out of latin by Thomas Cotsforde. And imprinted at Geneva. In April. 1555.The accompt rekenynge and confession of the faith of Huldrik Zwinglius byshop of Zuryk the chief towne of Heluetia sent vnto Charles the fyfte nowe Emperoure of Rome, holdynge a counsel wyth the moost noble princes, estates and learned men of Germany assembled together at Ausburgh. 1530. in the moneth of Iuly. Translated out of latyn by Thomas Cotsforde. And imprinted at Geneua. In April. 1555.
printed by Egidius Van der Erve, 1555
Article 7: ¶The seventh Article.Article 7: ¶The seuenth Article.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
But if an infant be offered to baptism, than it is asked: whether the child's parents offer it to be baptised. And when it is answered by the witnesses that they would have it baptised, than by & by the infant is baptised.
But yf an infant be offred to baptyme, thā it is asked: whether the chyldes parentes offer it to be baptysed. And whan it is answered by the wytnesses that they wolde haue it baptysed, thā by & by the infant is baptised.
And here the promise of God went before, that he aswell esteemeth our infants to be of the church, as were the children of the Hebrews. For wham they which are of the church offer them, than the infant is baptised by this law, that forasmuch as it is borne of christians, it is by God's promise reputed and taken among the men bres of the Church. Therefore by baptism the church openly receiveth him, which before is received by grace. So than, baptism bringeth not grace, but witnesseth to the church, ⟨p. 33⟩that grace is already given to him, to whom baptism is ministered.
And here the promyse of God wēt before, that he aswel estemeth our infantes to be of the church, as were the chyldrē of the Hebrues. For whā they whych are of the churche offer them, than the infante is baptysed by thys lawe, that for asmuche as it is borne of christianes, it is by Goddes promyse reputed and taken amonge the mē bres of the Churche. Therfore by baptyme the churche openly receaueth him, which before is receyued by grace. So than, baptyme bryngeth not grace, but wytnesseth to the churche, ⟨p. 33⟩that grace is alredy gyuen to hym, to whome baptyme is ministred.