Book of Concord

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• Table of Contents

  • Preface to the Book of Concord
  • The Ecumenical Creeds

    • Apostles' Creed
    • Nicene Creed
    • Athanasian Creed

  • Augsburg Confession

    • Preface to Emperor Charles V
    • Article I. Of God
    • Article II. Of Original Sin
    • Article III. Of Christ
    • 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
    • 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

  • Defense of the Augsburg Confession

    • Article I. Of God.

    • Article II. Of Original Sin.

      • What the confession means and why its wording is necessary (1-14)

        • The objection and the clarification of the Lutheran definition (1-3)