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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.
¶The first article.
First of all I both believe and know,1 that there is but one a lonly God, and that he is of nature good, true, almighty, righteous, wise and merciful, the maker and governor of all things visible & invisible. And that the Father, Son, and holy Ghost are three persons, but the Essence & substance of them is simple, unmixed and but one alone. And concerning the Godhead and names or three persons I agree utterly in opinion in all things with the declaration of the Creed aswell of Nicene as of Athanasius.
FYrst of al I bothe beleue and knowe,1 that ther is but one a lonly God, and that he is of nature good, true, almighty, ryghteouse, wyse and mercyful, the maker and gouernour of all thynges visible & inuisible. And that the Father, Sonne, and holy Ghost are thre persones, but the Essence & substance of them is simple, vnmixte and but one alone. And concerninge the Godhed and names or thre persones I agree vtterly in opinion in al thinges wyth the declaracion of the Crede aswel of Nicene as of Athanasius.
- 1His faith of the unity & trinity of God.His fayth of the vnitie & trinitie of God.
I believe that the Son hath taken to him flesh,1 understanding thereby, that he hath verily and truly of Mary the undefiled and perpetual virgin taken to him the nature of man, yea the hole man, which consisteth of body and soul, and that after this manner: […] the same hole man