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The Augsburg Confession / The confession of faith, which was submitted to His Imperial Majesty Charles V at the diet of Augsburg in the year 1530 — Philipp Melanchthon

The Augsburg Confession / The confession of faith, which was submitted to His Imperial Majesty Charles V at the diet of Augsburg in the year 1530

Philipp Melanchthon

  • Essays
  • Book language: English
  • 44 pages

The Augsburg Confession is a Lutheran statement of faith, written by Philipp Melanchthon and presented to Emperor Charles V in 1530. It sets out core Christian beliefs in a series of articles and addresses practices the Reformers sought to correct. Those interested in the Reformation and Christian doctrine will find it a clear, influential text.

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Contents

  1. THE AUGSBURG CONFESSION
  2. The Confession of Faith: Which Was Submitted to His Imperial Majesty Charles V At the Diet of Augsburg in the Year 1530
  3. PREFACE TO THE EMPEROR CHARLES V.
  4. Article I: Of God.
  5. Article II: Of Original Sin.
  6. Article III: Of the Son of God.
  7. Article IV: Of Justification.
  8. Article V: Of the Ministry.
  9. Article VI: Of New Obedience.
  10. Article VII: Of the Church.
  11. Article VIII: What the Church Is.
  12. Article IX: Of Baptism.
  13. Article X: Of the Lord's Supper.
  14. Article XI: Of Confession.
  15. Article XII: Of Repentance.
  16. Article XIII: Of the Use of the Sacraments.
  17. Article XIV: Of Ecclesiastical Order.
  18. Article XV: Of Ecclesiastical Usages.
  19. Article XVI: Of Civil Affairs.
  20. Article XVII: Of Christ's Return to Judgment.
  21. Article XVIII: Of Free Will.
  22. Article XIX: Of the Cause of Sin.
  23. Article XX: Of Good Works.
  24. Article XXI: Of the Worship of the Saints.
  25. ARTICLES IN WHICH ARE REVIEWED THE ABUSES WHICH HAVE BEEN CORRECTED.
  26. Article XXII: Of Both Kinds in the Sacrament.
  27. Article XXIII: Of the Marriage of Priests.
  28. Article XXIV: Of the Mass.
  29. Article XXV: Of Confession.
  30. Article XXVI: Of the Distinction of Meats.

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