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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.
1Also Christ said unto Peter: Peter I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not, and when thou art converted, strength thy brethren. Mark, he saith: when thou art converted. Lo, if you weigh these places of scripture afore alleged, and almost innumerable mo of the same sort, you shall perceive evidently, that though a christian have sinned never so oft (as who doth not daily offend God) yet when so ever he returneth unto God by true repentance (which consisteth of inward contrition and a sure faith in Christ Jesus) he is assured by the word of God to ⟨p. 89⟩recover and receive again the grace, favour and mercy of God, which through his disobedience he had worthily lost, and immediately to enjoy full, absolute and perfect remission and forgiveness of all his since through Jesus Christ, in whom he reposeth all his faith, trust and confidence of salvation.2 The gospel assureth him no less saying: So God loved the world, that he gave his only begotten son, that who so ever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
1Also Christe sayd vnto Peter: Peter I haue prayed for the, that thy fayth fayle not, and whan thou art conuerted, strength thy brethern. Marke, he sayth: whan thou art conuerted. Loo, yf you weye these places of scripture afore alledged, and almost innumerable mo of the same sorte, you shal perceaue euidentlye, that though a christian haue sīned neuer so oft (as who doth not dayly offend God) yet whan so euer he returneth vnto God by true repentaunce (whych consisteth of inward contricyon and a sure fayth in Christe Iesu) he is assured by the worde of God to