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The Apology of the Augsburg ConfessionPhilipp Melanchthon

The Apology of the Augsburg Confession

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Original author: Philipp Melanchthon

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"The Apology of the Augsburg Confession" by Philipp Melanchthon is a theological defense written during and after the 1530 Diet of Augsburg. Composed as a response to the official Catholic refutation of Lutheran beliefs, this document became the longest text in the Book of Concord. It offers the most detailed Lutheran defense against Roman Catholicism of its era, with extensive arguments on justification, sacraments, church traditions, and other contested doctrines that divided Christianity during the Reformation.

The Apology of the Augsburg Confession, by Philipp Melanchthon. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #6744.

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39 Chapters

  1. 1.Front Matter368 words
  2. 2.Introduction: The Apology of the Confession323 words
  3. 3.Part 1: Article I: Of God4,240 words
  4. 4.Part 2: Article III: Of Christ3,775 words
  5. 5.Part 3: What Is Justifying Faith?1,021 words
  6. 6.Part 4: That Faith in Christ Justifies1,181 words
  7. 7.Part 5: That We Obtain Remission of Sins by Faith Alone in Christ3,677 words
  8. 8.Part 6: Article III: Of Love and the Fulfilling of the Law5,855 words
  9. 9.Part 7: Reply to the Arguments of the Adversaries6,159 words
  10. 10.Part 85,898 words
  11. 11.Part 96,371 words
  12. 12.Part 106,352 words
  13. 13.Part 11: Articles VII and VIII: Of the Church5,595 words
  14. 14.Part 12: Article IX: Of Baptism382 words
  15. 15.Part 13: Article X: Of the Holy Supper500 words
  16. 16.Part 14: Article XI: Of Confession1,074 words
  17. 17.Part 15: Article XII (V): Of Repentance8,540 words
  18. 18.Part 16: Article VI: Of Confession and Satisfaction4,511 words
  19. 19.Part 173,111 words
  20. 20.Part 18: Article XIII (VII): Of the Number and Use of the Sacraments1,591 words
  1. 21.Part 19: Article XIV: Of Ecclesiastical Order376 words
  2. 22.Part 20: Article XV (VIII): Of Human Traditions in the Church4,098 words
  3. 23.Part 21: Article XVI: Of Political Order1,182 words
  4. 24.Part 22: Article XVII: Of Christ's Return to Judgment53 words
  5. 25.Part 23: Article XVIII: Of Free Will848 words
  6. 26.Part 24: Article XIX: Of the Cause of Sin74 words
  7. 27.Part 25: Article XX: Of Good Works1,503 words
  8. 28.Part 264,065 words
  9. 29.Part 27: Article XXII (X): Of Both Kinds in the Lord's Supper1,529 words
  10. 30.Part 28: Article XXIII (XI): Of the Marriage of Priests6,050 words
  11. 31.Part 29: Article XXIV (XII): Of the Mass1,254 words
  12. 32.Part 30: What a Sacrifice Is, and What Are the Species of Sacrifice5,384 words
  13. 33.Part 31: What the Fathers Thought concerning Sacrifice204 words
  14. 34.Part 32961 words
  15. 35.Part 33: Of the Term Mass1,339 words
  16. 36.Part 34: Of the Mass for the Dead1,668 words
  17. 37.Part 35: Article XXVII (XIII): Of Monastic Vows6,530 words
  18. 38.Part 36: Article XXVIII (XIV): Of Ecclesiastical Power1,943 words
  19. 39.Part 37: The End736 words