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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.
¶Wherefore thou sawest all would not help And couldst not hold thine hand But haste thy curse which now doeth fall. Upon this sinful land.
¶Wherfore thou sawest al wolde not help And couldst not hold thyn hand But haste thy curse which now doeth fall. Vpon thys synful lande.
¶For as thou art a righteous God Thy works do so appear Consuming such as scorn doth take Thy lovely voice to hear.
¶For as thou arte a ryghteous God Thy workes do so appere Cōsumyng suche as scorne doth take Thy louely voyce to heare.
¶But yet (o lord) ye broughtest forth Thy flock from Egypt land Whereby thy name was largely spread So now stretch forth thine hand
¶But yet (o lorde) ye broughtest forth Thy flocke from Egypt lande Wherby thy name was largely spreb So nowe stretch forth thyne hande
¶But we have sinned more than they Oh Lord yet stay thy rod As for this land was sometime thine And thou also our God.