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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.
Now seeing you are converted & become the disciples of the heavenly doctrine, you must with all diligence change your evil life into a better, & oppress the people no longer, but take your appointed duties & no more. So likewise the soldiers also asked him & said: what shall we do than? And he said unto them: Do no man violence nor wrong, & be content with your wages, &c.
Nowe seyng you are conuerted & become the disciples of the heauenly doctrine, you muste wyth all diligence chaunge your euel life into a better, & oppresse the people no lēger, but take your appointed duties & no more. So lykewyse the souldiers also asked hym & sayd: what shal we do than? And he sayd vnto them: Do no mā violence nor wronge, & be content with your wages, &c.
If the same trade were likewise had in use among us that are now living, so that when so ever we were encumbered with any grievous temptation, or entangled or overthrown in the same, if we even than as soon as we could possible would consult with our souls physician, to know which ⟨p. 79⟩way we might best avoid the temptation hereafter, were it not a godly fashion & worthy praise & commendation?
Yf the same trade were lykewyse had in vse amōge vs that are now lyuynge, so that whan so euer we were encombred wyth any greuouse tēptacion, or entangled or ouerthrowen in the same, yf we euen than assone as we could possible wolde consult with our soules phisicion, to knowe which ⟨p. 79⟩waye we myght best auoyde the temptacion hereafter, were it not a godly fasshiō & worthy prayse & cōmēdaciō?