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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 8: ¶The eight Article.Article 8: ¶The eyght 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.
What is clearer than this? he is taken away from you. Than he was not with them neither visibly nor invisibly concerning his manhood. Wherefore, when we shall see him cone again, like as he went away, than shall we know that he is present. Or else touching his manhood, he sitteth at the right hand of the father, till he shall come to judge both the quick and the dead.
What is clearer than thys? he is taken away from you. Than he was not wyth them nother visiblie nor inuisiblie concernyng hys manhed. Wherfore, whan we shal se hym cōe agayne, lyke as he wente awaye, thā shall we knowe that he is present. Or els touchynge hys manhed, he sytteth at the ryght hande of the father, tyll he shal come to iudge both the quicke and the deade.
But because there is some that do take away place from Christs body, and sayeth that it is in no place: Let them take heed how openly they go against the truth and shut their eyes wilfully. For they are not ignorant,1 that his body was in the Manger, in the Temple at Jerusalem wham his parents were in their journey. It was on the Cross, in the Grave, without the grave. for the Angel said: he is risen, he is not here. Lo the place where they laid him. And that they should not say: that his body is every where, ⟨p. 42⟩let them well mark the Angel saying: He is not here. And this place: Jesus came when the gates were shut and stood in the middest of them.2 What need he to come, if his body be every where, but invisibly? It had ben enough not to come, but only to show him self, which was bodily there present before. But away with so craftily alleged trifles, which take from us the truth as well of Christs manhood, as of the holy scriptures. These aforesaid places of scripture take away the presence of Christs body every where, except in heaven, speaking orderly and right after the rule of holy scripture, that is, for so much as we are assured by the scripture touching the nature and property of the body taken to him.