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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.
But contrary wife if thou feel in thy self weakness, and art affrayed that thou art not able to suffer all these things, doubting that thou can not stand stably in the open confession of thy right faith & believe, and patiently suffer all the afore named torments: Than I will advise the in any wise to follow Christs advertisement and commandment,1 saying: wham they persecute you in one city (wherein is understanded village, town, country or region) fly unto an other. For if thou feeling in thy self such weakness wilt adventure to tarry still, than beware of these terrible threatenings of Christ, saying: who so ever shall deny me before men,2 him will I also deny before my father which is in heaven.3 Again, who so ever shall be ashamed of me & of my words in this adulterous & sinful generation: of him also shall the son of man be ashamed wham he cometh in the glory of his father with the holy Angels. Come away therefore speedily, and prevent these great daū gers of denial of Christ, and of his ⟨image 11⟩known truth.
But contrarie wyfe yf thou feele in thy selfe weaknesse, and arte affrayed that thou arte not able to suffer all these thynges, doutynge that thou can not stande stably in the open confession of thy ryght faythe & beleue, and paciently suffer al the afore named tormentes: Than I wil aduyse the in any wyse to followe Christes aduertisement and cōmaū dement,1 sayeng: whā they persecute you in one cytie (wherin is vnderstanded village, towne, cuntrey or region) flye vnto an other. For yf thou feeling in thy selfe suche weaknesse wilt aduenture to tarye styll, than beware of these terrible threatnynges of Christe, sayeng: who so euer shall deny me before men,2 him wyl I also denye before my father whych is in heauē.3