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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.
If a man would apply the aforesaid example of S. Peter unto this text of S. Paul, he would think that Peter should utterly have ben cast away from God's favour mercy & grace. For first it can not be denied, but that §1he was once lightened, that is: endued with the true knowledge of Christ to be the only Messiah and saviour of the world. Secondly, he had §2also tasted of the heavenly gift, which was a true faith in Christ Jesus, openly confessing the same before all the Apostles, being fully persuaded in his own conscience what Christ was. Thirdly, that Peter §3was become partaker of the holy ghost, & had tasted of the good word of God, it appeareth evidently by Christs sentence, saying: Blessed art thou Simon, ⟨p. 94⟩for flesh and blood (that is man) showed thee not that, but my father which is in heaven. Which was, by the inspiration of his holy spirit. §4Finally, Peter had a taste of the world to come. For he did see in the mountain the transfiguration of Christ, and so did James the more,1 and John the Evangelist also. Wherein the presence of them all Christ was transfigured and showed himself unto them in the form of a glorified body, so that his face did shine as the Sun, and his clothes appeared as whit as the light. There appeared also among them Moses and Elijah. And even there the clear voice of God the father of heaven was plainly heard among them out of the cloud, saying upon Christ. This is my dearly beloved son, in whom I delight. Hear him.
If a mā wolde applie the aforsayd example of S. Peter vnto thys texte of S. Paule, he wolde thinke that Peter shulde vtterly haue ben cast away from Goddes fauour mercy & grace. For fyrst it cā not be denied, but that §1he was once lyghtned, that is: indued wyth the true knowlege of Christe to be the only Messias and sauioure of the worlde. Secondlye, he had §2also taisted of the heauenlye gyfte, whyche was a true faythe in Christe Iesus, openlye confessynge the same before all the Apostles, beynge fullye persuaded in hys owne conscience what Christ was. Thyrdly, that Peter