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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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This thing earnestly herd, diligently weighed, and deeply from the ye very heart considered: If this sinner were one of God's flock,1 at the hearing of this terrible sentence of the law, he would tremble and quake for fear, weep, wail and lament his horrible and detestable state, cry and call incessantly for the unspeakable mercy of God in Christ Jesus, trusting by his only means to obtain and get again the favour of God, which through his careless disobedience he he had lost. And further he would hum bly ⟨p. 81⟩desire counsel, which way he might best here after avoid that horrible crime of filthy whoredom and adultery.
Thys thynge earnestly herd, dyligently weyed, and deply from the ye very herte consydered: If thys synner were one of Goddes flocke,1 at the hearinge of thys terryble sentence of the lawe, he wold tremble and quake for feare, wepe, wayle and lament his horrible and detestable state, crye and call incessauntly for the vnspeakable mercy of God in Christe Iesu, trustī ge by hys only meanes to obteyn and get agayn the fauour of God, whych thorowe hys carelesse disobedience he he had lost. And further he wold hū bly ⟨p. 81⟩desyre counsell, whyche waye he myght best here after auoyd that horrible cryme of fylthy whordome and adultery.
- 1Howe a great sinner should use him self to recover the favour of God.Howe a great synner shuld vse him selfe to recouer the fauour of God.
Then his discrete ghostly father would exhort him, in any wise with all his due diligence daily and continually to practise these wholesome preservatives and most present remedies against whoredom. that is to say.