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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.
Al these and such other are called, and are in deed sin, so long as the doers of them do neither murmur, repine, grudge nor speak evil again ste God or his holy law, neither allow in their conscience the thing and evil that they do, but rather do utterly disallow, accuse & condemn in their own conscience those their own damnable acts as evil and detestable. The second kind of sin is Blasphemy, mark it well, and consider how it differeth first from sin, & than from the sin against the holy ghost
Al these and such other are called, and are in dede synne, so longe as the doers of them do neyther murmur, repyne, grudge nor speake euel agaī ste God or hys holy lawe, neyther alowe in their cōscience the thing and euel yt they do, but rather do vtterly disalowe, accuse & cōdēpne in thier owne cōsciēce those their owne dānable actes as euel and detestable. The seconde kynde of synne is Blasphemye, marke it wel, and consider howe it differeth fyrste from synne, & thā frō the synne against ye holy goost
Blasphemy is more heinous than is sin alone, for all blasphemy is sin,1 ⟨p. 102⟩but all sin is not blasphemy. For truth it is that blasphemy compriseth in it self both sin, and also a murmur, grudge, reviling, evil speaking, slander & reproach of god & godliness, but it is alway coupled with ignorance and unbelief, and proceedeth not of such obstinate malice as continueth to the end of the life, as doth the sin against the holy ghost. In this sin of blasphemy S. Paul offended before his conversion unto the faith of Christ Jesus.2 For thus he speaketh of him self: Before, I was a blasphemer, and a persecutor and a tyrant, but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief. Lo, here is it plain and evident, that this blasphemy though it be a great offence, yet it is remissible and forgivable, and is not excluded from grace and mercy, because it proceedeth of ignorance and not of knowledge, nor of obstinate malice that doth endure to the lives end. Neither is it the sin unto death, and therefore we may lawfully pray for such blasphemers.