THE AUGSBURG CONFESSION
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The Confession of Faith: Which Was Submitted to His Imperial Majesty Charles V At the Diet of Augsburg in the Year 1530 by Philip Melanchthon, 1497-1560
CONTENTS
PREFACE TO THE EMPEROR CHARLES V. Article I: Of God. Article II: Of Original Sin. Article III: Of the Son of God. Article IV: Of Justification. Article V: Of the Ministry. Article VI: Of New Obedience. Article VII: Of the Church. Article VIII: What the Church Is. Article IX: Of Baptism. Article X: Of the Lord's Supper. Article XI: Of Confession. Article XII: Of Repentance. Article XIII: Of the Use of the Sacraments. Article XIV: Of Ecclesiastical Order. Article XV: Of Ecclesiastical Usages. Article XVI: Of Civil Affairs. Article XVII: Of Christ's Return to Judgment. Article XVIII: Of Free Will. Article XIX: Of the Cause of Sin. Article XX: Of Good Works. Article XXI: Of the Worship of the Saints. ARTICLES IN WHICH ARE REVIEWED THE ABUSES WHICH HAVE BEEN CORRECTED. Article XXII: Of Both Kinds in the Sacrament. Article XXIII: Of the Marriage of Priests. Article XXIV: Of the Mass. Article XXV: Of Confession. Article XXVI: Of the Distinction of Meats. Article XXVII: Of Monastic Vows. Article XXVIII: Of Ecclesiastical Power. CONCLUSION.