The Augsburg Confession Of Faith

1 PREFACE TO THE EMPEROR CHARLES V. 2 Article I: Of God. 3 Article II: Of Original Sin. 4 Article III: Of the Son of God. 5 Article IV: Of Justification. 6 Article V: Of the Ministry. 7 Article VI: Of New Obedience. 8 Article VII: Of the Church. 9 Article VIII: What the Church Is. 10 Article IX: Of Baptism. 11 Article X: Of the Lord's Supper. 12 Article XI: Of Confession. 13 Article XII: Of Repentance. 14 Article XIII: Of the Use of the Sacraments. 15 Article XIV: Of Ecclesiastical Order. 16 Article XV: Of Ecclesiastical Usages. 17 Article XVI: Of Civil Affairs. 18 Article XVII: Of Christ's Return to Judgment. 19 Article XVIII: Of Free Will. 20 Article XIX: Of the Cause of Sin. 21 Article XX: Of Good Works. 22 Article XXI: Of the Worship of the Saints. 23 ARTICLES IN WHICH ARE REVIEWED THE ABUSES WHICH HAVE BEEN CORRECTED. 24 Article XXII: Of Both Kinds in the Sacrament. 25 Article XXIII: Of the Marriage of Priests. 26 Article XXIV: Of the Mass. 27 Article XXV: Of Confession. 28 Article XXVI: Of the Distinction of Meats. 29 Article XXVII: Of Monastic Vows. 30 Article XXVIII: Of Ecclesiastical Power. 31 CONCLUSION.