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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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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⟩repent himself of his great sin, and commit him self by earnest, faithful and continual prayer to the mercy of God in Christ Jesus. And in any wise without any delay refuse that filthy and detestable fashion of living, or else, though he seemed never so much outwardly in this miserable world to flourish, yet should he continually live without the favour of God, and under his great wrath and vengeance, not being in that state the servant of God, but the devils slave and bondman, owe of God's kingdom, and subject to eternal death and damnation.
Exemple:1 Yf a yonge man beynge sore tempted vnto whordome, & many times ouercome of his temptaciō, hath yelden & gyuen hym selfe ouer vnto the deuell for that tyme, cōmittynge the very acte of fylthy whordōe & adultery: Yf he (I saye) vpon the consideracion of hys owne dānable stare that he standeth in, wolde go vnto a discrete, godly & wel learned preacher of Goddes worde, & playnly vtter vnto him his abhominable dedes in general wordes, & aske hys best counsel & aduyse therin. Truly this preacher wolde fyrst declare vnto hym by goddes worde, what great daūger of eternal damnacion that he than stode in, & playnly tel hym that God sayeth in the holy scripture: that nother whoremongers nor adulterers shal enherit the kyngdome of God: And that God threatneth to iudge & cōdempne both adulterers and fornicatours. And so groundynge himselfe vpon these scriptures and such lyke, therby beating into hys conscience the feare of God, he wolde bydde hym in any wyse earnestlye