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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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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?
Example:1 If a young man being sore tempted unto whoredom, & many times overcome of his temptation, hath yielded & given him self over unto the devil for that time, committing the very act of filthy whoredom & adultery: If he (I say) upon the consideration of his own damnable stare that he standeth in, would go unto a discrete, godly & well learned preacher of God's word, & plainly utter unto him his abominable deeds in general words, & ask his best counsel & advise therein. Truly this preacher would first declare unto him by God's word, what great danger of eternal damnation that he than stood in, & plainly tell him that God sayeth in the holy scripture: that neither whoremongers nor adulterers shall inherit the kingdom of God: And that God threateneth to judge & condemn both adulterers and fornicators. And so grounding himself upon these scriptures and such like, thereby beating into his conscience the fear of God, he would bid him in any wise earnestly ⟨p. 80⟩