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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.
Lo, these two scriptures I have rehearsed again, both for our singular comfort, and for the comforts of all them, that shall do the like that we have done by coming away. And in weighing of these two aforesaid scriptures I can not but much rejoice and praise God on our behalf, and that for divers considerations ⟨image 12⟩following:
Loo, these two scriptures I haue rehersed agayne, both for our singuler comforte, and for the comfortes of al them, that shall do the lyke that we haue done by cōmynge awaye. And in wayinge of these two aforesayd scriptures I can not but moch reioyse and prayse God on oure behalfe, and that for diuers consyderacions ⟨image 12⟩followynge:
First by coming away we have declared our selves to be Christs people. For Christ sayeth: come away my people from Babylon.
Fyrst by cōmyng away we haue declared oure selues to be Christes people. For Christe sayeth: come awaye my people from Babylon.
Mark that he calleth the flyers from idolatry his people. Seeing than in thus flying away we are accounted by this place of scripture to be of Christs people, have we not much cause in our hearts to rejoice & glorify God? I think we have.
Marke that he calleth the flyers frō ydolatrie hys people. Seyng thā in thus flyinge awaye we are accompted by this place of scripture to be of Christes people, haue we not muche cause in our hertes to reioyse & gloritie God? I thinke we haue.