The Augsburg Confession of Faith (Lutheran) - NCCG.ORG Ning Network Archive 2008-10

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The Augsburg Confession is the first of the great Protestant Confessions. All orthodox Lutheran church bodies base their teachings upon this treatise because they believe that it is a faithful to Word of God.
In 1530, Charles V, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, called together the princes and cities of his german territories in a Diet at Augsburg. He sought unity among them to fend of the attacks of Turkish armies in Eastern Austria. He called upon the Lutheran nobility to explain their religious convictions, with the hope that the controversy swirling around the challange of the Reformation might be resolved. To this end, Philip Melanchthon, a close friend of Martin Luther and a Professor of New Testament at Wittenberg University, was called upon to draft a common confession for the Lutheran Lords and Free Territories. The resulting document, the Augsburg Confession was presented to the emperor on June 25, 1530.

The confession was presented to Charles V in both Latin and German. Minor differences between the two texts exist. Some editions published today print english translations from both. Our texts come from an edition published in 1930s by the Lutheran Church -- Missouri Synod, under the title: Concordia Triglotta.

Preface
Article 1: God
Article 2: Original Sin
Article 3: The Son of God
Article 4: Justification
Article 5: The Ministry of the Church
Article 6: The New Obedience
Article 7: The Church
Article 8: What The Church Is
Article 9: Baptism
Article 10: The Holy Supper of Our Lord
Article 11: Confession
Article 12: Repentance
Article 13: The Use of the Sacraments
Article 14: Order in the Church
Article 15: Church Usages
Article 16: Civil Government
Article 17: The Return of Christ to Judgment
Article 18: Free Will
Article 19: The Cause of Sin
Article 20: Faith and Good Works
Article 21: Of the Worship of the Saints
Article 22: Of Both Kinds in the Sacrament
Article 23: Of the Marriage of Priests
Article 24: Of the Mass
Article 25: Confession
Article 26: The Distinction of Foods
Article 27: Monastic Vows
Article 28: Ecclesiastical Powers
Conclusion
Appendix: Catalog of Testimonies...(1580)

...by Jakob Andreae, 1528-1590 and Martin Chemnitz, 1522-1586. Translated by Gerhard F. Bente and W. H. T. Dau.
To the Christian Reader
Scripture, Eusebius, Athanasius, Epiphanius, Theodoret, Damascenus.
Athanasius, Basil the Great, Ambrose, Chrysostom, Theophylact, Oecumenius, Cyril, Theodoret, Leo, Vigilus, Nicephorus.
Eustachius, Athanasius, Hilary, Eusebius of Eurissa, Gregory of Nyssa, Basil the Great, Epiphanius, Ambrose, Augustine, Crysostom, Theophylact, Cyril, Theodoret, Leo, Damascenus, Nicephorus.
Hillary, Gregory of Nyssa, Basil the Great, Epiphanius, Cyril, Augustine, Thodoret, Damascenus.
Cyril, Epiphanius, Augustine, Council of Ephesus, Theophylact, Damascenus.
Athanasius, Cyril.
Athanasius, Theophylact, Cyril, Theodoret, Damascenus.
Origen, Augustine.
Theophylact, Leo.
Theophylact, Chrysostum, (conclusion).
An Informal Table of Links From Scripture and Names to various sections in the Catalogue.
Additional versions of the Augsburg Confession on line:
An Adobe Acrobat version of The Augsburg Confession, archived at theLutheran Church Missouri Synod.
La Confession d'Augsbourg. (Confession de Foi de l'Église Évangélique Luthérienne). Une Confession de Foi Présenté à Augsbourg par Certains Princes et Cités à Sa Majesté Impériale Charles V en l'An 1530, made available online by the Bibliothèque en-ligne d'oeuvres de théologie luthériennes.
Turkish Translation of the "Confessio Augustana", transl. by Asst. Prof. Dr. Kaan H. Ökten, Maltepe University, Istanbul Confessio Augustana. "Augsburg İman İkarI". 1530 Yılında Augsburg Diyeti'nde, Emperyal Majesteleri V. Karl'a, Sunulan İman İkrarı.
Dr. Ökten provides the translation in two formats: Adobe Acrobat (.pdf), and Microsoft Word (.doc).
The Confutatio Pontificia (1530):

In Reference To The Matters Presented To His Imperial Majesty By The Elector Of Saxony And Some Princes And States Of The Holy Roman Empire, On The Subject And Concerning Causes Pertaining To The Christian Orthodox Faith, The Following Christian Reply Can Be Given. August 3, 1530. Edited by J.M. Reu. Published in The Augsburg Confession, A Collection of Sources . (Fort Wayne, IN: Concordia Theological Seminary Press), pp. 349-383.
Introduction
Confutations of:
Article 1 - Article 2 - Article 3 - Article 4 - Article 5
Article 6 - Article 7 - Article 8 - Article 9 - Article 10
Article 11 - Article 12 - Article 13 - Article 14 - Article 15
Article 16 - Article 17 - Article 18 - Article 19 - Article 20
Article 21
Part 2:
[I]. Reply to the Second Part of the Confession
II. Of the Marriage of Priests
III. Of the Mass
IV. Of Confession
V. Of the Doctrine of Meats
VI. Of Monastic Vows
VII. Of Ecclesiastical Power
Conclusion
Martin Luther's Large Catechism (1530):

The Large Catechism, by Martin Luther. Translated by F. Bente and W.H.T. Dan. Published in: Triglot Concordia: The Symbolical Books of the Ev. Lutheran Church . (St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1921).
Introductory:
Luther's Introduction to the Large Catechism
Short Preface of Dr. Martin Luther
Part First:
The First Commandment
The Second Commandment
The Third Commandment
The Fourth Commandment
The Fifth through Seventh Commandments
The Eighth through Tenth Commandments
Conclusion of the Ten Commandments
Part Second:
Of the Creed
Part Third:
Of Prayer
Commentary on the Petition the Lord's Prayer
Part Fourth:
Of Baptism
Part Fifth:
Of the Sacrament of the Altar
Exhortation to Receive the Sacraments Frequently
Martin Luther's Small Catechism (1529)

In English (Smith Translation of 1994):

Part 1: The Ten Commandments
Part 2: The Creed
Part 3: The Lord's Prayer
Part 4: Baptism
Part 5: Confession
Part 6: Holy Communion
Appendix 1: Daily Devotions
In French:

Le Petit Catéchisme de Martin Luther from Église Luthérienne du Canada.
In Swedish:

Den Lilla Katekesen from Project Runeberg.
The Smalcald Articles of Martin Luther (1537):

Introduction and Part.1: Concerning the Divine Majesty
Part 2: Articles which Refer to the Office and Work of Jesus Christ, or Our Redemption.
Article 1: His relationship to us
Article 2: Of the Mass
Article 3: Of Chapters and Cloisters
Article 4: Of the Papacy
Part 3: "Concerning the following articles we may [will be able to] treat with learned and reasonable men, or among ourselves..." - Luther.
Article 1: Of Sin
Article 2: Of the Law
Article 3: Of Repentence
Article 4: Of the Gospel
Article 5: Of Baptism
Article 6: Of the Sacrament of the Altar
Article 7: Of the Keys
Article 8: Of Confession
Article 9: Of Excommunication
Article 10: Of Ordination and the Call
Article 11: Of the Marriage of Priests
Article 12: Of the Church
Article 13: How One is Justified before God, and of Good Works
Article 14: Of Monastic Vows
Article 15: Of Human Tradition
Article 16: Subscriptions
Treatise on the Power and Primacy of the Pope (1537):

"Of the Power and Primacy of the Pope. Treatise Compiled by the Theologians Assembled at Smalcald, in the Year 1537."
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