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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.
Finally, beside the foresaid abuses of ear confession the common sort of people are therewith two manner of ways deceived. First, because they ⟨p. 83⟩think, that their confession is the cause of forgiveness of their since, by reason whereof they blot out the blessed benefit of the passion & death of Christ, which is the only obtainer of grace and mercy for the sins of all mankind. Secondarily, because they are fully persuaded, that the penance, that is, the fasting, prayer or alms enjoined them of their ghostly father is the due satisfaction and full recompensacion to God, equivalent for their since past, which they have confessed to the priest: And so for lack of knowledge & instruction they are therein utterly deceived. For sure it is, that to god no man is able to satisfy for sin: for that satisfaction hath only our saviour Christ wrought in his painful passion and death. I could here speak of many mo abuses of ear confession, but I will at this time pass them over with silence.
Finally, besyde the forsayd abuses of eare confession the cōmon sorte of people are therwyth two maner of wayes disceyued. Fyrst, because they ⟨p. 83⟩thynke, that their confession is the cause of forgyuenesse of their synnes, by reason wherof they blotte out the blessed benefite of the passion & death of Christe, whyche is the onely obteyner of grace and mercy for the sinnes of all mankynde. Secōdarely, because they are fully perswaded, that the penaūce, yt is, ye fastyng, prayer or almes enioyned thē of their goostly father is the due satisfaccion and ful recompensacion to God, equiualent for their synnes past, whych they haue cō fessed to the prest: And so for lacke of knowlege & instrucciō they are therī vtterly disceiued. For sure it is, yt to god no mā is able to satisfye for sīne: for that satisfaccion hath onely our sauiour Christ wrought in hys painful passion and death. I coulde here speake of many mo abuses of eare confession, but I wyll at thys tyme passe them ouer wyth sylence.