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
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. ]