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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
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But mark this diligently: that we can not (as far as I can perceive) certainly judge of these blasphemers against the spirit, before the time of their departure out of this present life: because we can not certainly know, whether at the end of their life they can repent & by faith return and take hold of the mercy of God,1 or not.
But marke thys diligentlye: that we can not (as farre as I can perceaue) certaynlye iudge of these blasphemers agaynst the spirite, before the tyme of their departure out of thys present lyfe: because we can not certaynly knowe, whether at the ende of their lyfe they can repēt & by fayth returne and take holde of the mercy of God,1 or not.
We may conjecture, but we can not (as I suppose) certainly define of them. Let us consider, that the these ⟨p. 105⟩that hang on the right hand of Christ, even at the last hour repented, and with a strong and faithful prayer committed him self wholly unto the mercy of Christ, and was saved. In consideration whereof, let us think it to be our bounden duty (as the prophets, Christ and his Apostles did) to revoke and call back again open sinners and blasphemers to earnest repentance for their own sinfulness, and to have a sure trust in the mercy of God, and in the merit of Christs passion and death, though they be even at the departure out of this present life. For it is never to late so long as life lasteth. Let us therefore with all ferventness call upon them & exhort them in any wise, with a good courage and a sure and undoubtful faith ask, call and cry for God's mercy, for his sweet son our saviour Jesus Christs sake, and undoubtedly they shall have it. For sith the beginning of the world hitherto was there never one that in faith asked mercy heartily, but he had it, through the gracious goodness of our aforesaid most merciful Saviour Jesus Christ, unto whom with the