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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
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.
An Epistle written to a good Lady / for the comfort of a friend of hers, wherein the Novations error now revived by the Anabaptists is confuted, and the sin against the holy Ghost plainly declared.
An Epistle vvritten to a good Lady / for the comfort of a frende of hers, wherin the Nouations erroure now reuiued by the Anabaptistes is confuted, and the synne agaynste the holy Goste playnly declared.
Madame, where as it pleased your good Ladyship to require me to write unto you my mind concerning the true sense and meaning of this place of S. Paul in his Epistle to the Hebrews:1 It can not be that they which were once lightened and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were become partakers of the holy Ghost, and have tasted of the good word of God, and of the power of the world to come if they fall away (and as concerning them selves, crucify the son of God a fresh, and make a mock of him) that they should be renewed again by repentance.
MAdame, wher as it pleased your good Ladyshippe to require me to write vnto you my mynd concernynge the true sence and meanynge of thys place of S. Paule in hys Epistle to the Hebrewes:1 It can not be that they whych were once lyghtned and haue tasted of the heauenly gyfte, and were become partetakers of the holy Gooste, and haue tasted of the good word of God, and of the power of the worlde to comme yf they fall awaye (and as concernynge them selues, crucifie the sonne of God a fresshe, and make a mocke of hym) that they shuld be renued agayn by repentaunce.
- 1Hebr. 6.Hebr•. 6.