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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
Letter › ¶Three mo sorts of confession of since.Letter › ¶Thre mo sortes of confession of synnes.
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As touching the first,1 it is an hum ble and lowly confession of since made unto God even from the very heart. As when a sinner examineth his life by the commandments of God, & so findeth his conscience burdened and encumbered with sin, & feeleth thereby what danger of damnation that he is in: this feeling of his sick conscience will greatly move ⟨p. 70⟩him to seek a physician. And wham he perceiveth that there is no medicine will heal his disease but only the mercy of God, he will not cease to make all the suit that he can to obtain it. He will without any ••laye prostrate him self before God, and with an humble, lowly and contrite heart and mind acknowledge him ••lfe grievously to have offended […] • ly majesty in thought, cons• […] • tacyon, word and ded•. […] leave of his lamentable suit and faithful prayer & request of this his bountiful mercy, till he obtain it. The swelling rage of his putrefied conscience will never be assuaged, till the precious oil of God's mercy have suppled it, mitigated it, quieted it, and utterly cured and healed it. Of this manner of confession the holy scripture doth many times treat, doth by plain authority and examples […] authority.2 If we knowledge our since (saith S. John) God is faithful and just to forgive us our since, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
As touchynge the fyrst,1 it is an hū ble and lowlye confession of synnes made vnto God euen from the verye herte. As whan a synner examyneth hys lyfe by the cōmaundementes of God, & so fyndeth hys conscience burdened and accombred wyth synne, & feeleth therby what daunger of damnacion that he is in: thys feelynge of hys sycke conscience wyl greatly moue ⟨p. 70⟩