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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.
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.
This example of S. Paul very few of the Papists in England have followed,1 unless it were by constraint for fear of bodily punishment And therefore for my part I suspect them to remain Papists still in their hearts. For if they had unfeignedly abhorred papistry, they would after this example of S. Paul with all their hearts have confessed them selves to have been deceived, and also to have with false doctrine deceived the people, and therefore have openly and heartily asked them mercy for the same: by doing whereof doubtless they should very much have glorified God.
Thys example of S. Paule very fewe of the Papistes in Englande haue followed,1 vnlesse it were by constraint for feare of bodely punyshmēt And therfore for my parte I suspecte thē to remayne Papistes styl in their hertes. For yf they had vnfaynedlye abhorred papistrie, they wolde after thys exāple of S. Paule wyth al theyr hertes haue confessed them selues to haue bene disceyued, and also to haue wyth false doctrine disceyued the people, and therfore haue openly and hertely asked them mercye for the same: by doyng wherof doutlesse they shuld very muche haue glorifyed God.
- 1Few of the papists of England followed this example.Fewe of the papistes of Englande folowed this example.
The third manner of confession1 ⟨p. 74⟩of since is a private confession to man. And it is of two sorts. The first is for the direction, establishment & comfort of a mans own conscience towards God. The other is touching the reconciliation & confession of a mans fault & trespass to his neighbour whom he hath offended.