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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 fourth Article.
Fourthly, I know that that great grandfathers father, our first father Adam through self love, by the subtle suggestion, wicked temptation and envious counsel of the devil, was allured to this point, to covet to be made like unto God. And when he had committed that sin, he tasted of the forbidden and most dangerous fruit,1 whereby he fell into the fault and guiltiness of most horrible death and damnation, made thereby the stubborn adversary and enemy of his God. Wherefore wham God might of equity and right have utterly destroyed him, yet being most gracious Lord unto him, he changed his everlasting pain and punishment into a state, that is, to make him a bond servant, whom he might have worthily punished with everlasting death and utter destruction.
FOurthly, I knowe that that great graundfathers father, our fyrst father Adā through selfe loue, by the subtyle suggestion, wycked temptacion and enuious coūsel of the deuel, was allured to thys pointe, to couet to be made lyke vnto God. And when he had committed that synne, he tasted of the forbydden and moste daungerous frute,1 wherby he fel into ye faute and gyltinesse of most horrible death and dampnacion, made therby the stubburne aduersarie and enemye of hys God. Wherfore whā God myght of equitie and ryght haue vtterly destroyed hym, yet beyng moste graciouse Lorde vnto him, he chaunged his euerlastynge payne and punyshment into a state, that is, to make hym a bond seruaunt, whome he myght haue worthelye punyshed wyth euerlastyng death and vtter destruccion.
- 1Of original sin.