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  • Apology of the [Augsburg] Confession
    • Preface
    • [Article I: Of God]
    • [Article II(I):] Of Original Sin
    • [Article III(I): Of Christ]
    • [Article IV(II): Of Justification]
    • [Article IV(III):] Of Love and the Fulfillment of the Law
    • [Article VII(IV):] Of the Church
    • [Article VIII(IV): What the Church Is]
    • [Article IX(IV):] Of Baptism
    • [Article X(IV): Of the Lord's Supper]
    • [Article XI(IV): Of Confession]
    • [Article XII(V):] Of Repentance
    • [Article XII(VI):] Of Confession and Expiation (Satisfaction)
    • [Article XIII(VII):] Of the Sacraments and Their Proper Use
    • [Article XIV(VII): Of Church Government]
    • [Article XV(VIII):] Of Human Ordinances in the Church
    • [Article XVI(VIII): Of Civil Polity and Government]
    • [Article XVII(VIII): Of the Return of Christ for Judgment]
    • [Article XVIII(VIII): Of Free Will]
    • [Article XIX(VIII): Of the Cause of Sin]
    • [Article XX(VIII): Of Faith and Good Works]
    • [Article XXI(IX):] Of the Invocation of Saints
    • [Article XXII(X):] Of Both Elements in the Lord's Supper
    • [Article XXIII(XI):] Of the Marriage of Priests
    • [Article XXIV(XII):] Of the Mass
    • [Article XXVII(XIII):] Of Monastic Vows
    • [Article XXVIII(XIV):] Of the Power of the Church
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  • Of the Power and Primacy of the Pope
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Apology of the [Augsburg] Confession

Written in Latin by Philip Melanchthon (1531)

Translated from the Latin into German by Justus Jonas (1531)

Preface

[Article I: Of God]

[Article II(I):] Of Original Sin

[Article III(I): Of Christ]

[Article IV(II): Of Justification]

[Article IV(III):] Of Love and the Fulfillment of the Law

[Article VII(IV):] Of the Church

[Article VIII(IV): What the Church Is]

[Article IX(IV):] Of Baptism

[Article X(IV): Of the Lord's Supper]

[Article XI(IV): Of Confession]

[Article XII(V):] Of Repentance

[Article XII(VI):] Of Confession and Expiation (Satisfaction)

[Article XIII(VII):] Of the Sacraments and Their Proper Use

[Article XIV(VII): Of Church Government]

[Article XV(VIII):] Of Human Ordinances in the Church

[Article XVI(VIII): Of Civil Polity and Government]

[Article XVII(VIII): Of the Return of Christ for Judgment]

[Article XVIII(VIII): Of Free Will]

[Article XIX(VIII): Of the Cause of Sin]

[Article XX(VIII): Of Faith and Good Works]

[Article XXI(IX):] Of the Invocation of Saints

[Article XXII(X):] Of Both Elements in the Lord's Supper

[Article XXIII(XI):] Of the Marriage of Priests

[Article XXIV(XII):] Of the Mass

[Article XXVII(XIII):] Of Monastic Vows

[Article XXVIII(XIV):] Of the Power of the Church

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