Printer-friendly versionThe Augsburg Confession (1530)
The Confession of Faith:Which Was Submitted to His Imperial Majesty Charles V
At the Diet of Augsburg in the Year 1530
by Philip Melancthon (1497-1560)Translated by F. Bente and W. H. T. Dau
Table of Contents
Preface to the Emperor Charles V
Chief Articles of Faith
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 Ecclesiatical Order
Article XV: Of Ecclesiastical Usage
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 Powers
Conclusion