Apology of the Augsburg Confession

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Title: The Apology of the Augsburg Confession
Author: Philip Melanchthon
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The Apology of the Augsburg Confession
by Philip Melanchthon
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The Apology of the Augsburg Confession (1531)
Table of Contents
Philip Melanchthon's Introduction to the Apology Part One: On
Articles I-II of the Augustana Part Two: On Articles III-IV of the
Augustana Part Three: What is Justifying Faith? Part Four: That Faith

in Christ Justifies Part Five: That We Obtain Remission of Sins by
Faith Alone in Christ Part Six: On Article III: Love and the Fulfilling
of the Law Part Seven: Reply to the Arguments of the Adversaries Part
Eight: Continuation of: Reply to the Arguments... Part Nine: Second
Continuation of: Reply to the Arguments... Part Ten: Third
Continuation of: Reply to the Arguments... Part Eleven: Articles Seven
and Eight of the Augustana Part Twelve: Article Nine of the Augustana
Part Thirteen: Article Ten of the Augustana Part Fourteen: Article
Eleven of the Augustana Part Fifteen: Article Twelve of the Augustana
Part Sixteen: Article Six of the Augustana (Pt. 1) Part Seventeen:
Article Six of the Augustana (Pt. 2) Part Eighteen: Article Seven of the
Augustana Part Nineteen: Article Fourteen of the Augustana Part
Twenty: Article Fifteen of the Augustana Part Twenty-One: Article
Sixteen of the Augustana Part Twenty-Two: Article Seventeen of the
Augustana Part Twenty-Three: Article Eighteen of the Augustana Part
Twenty-Four: Article Nineteen of the Augustana Part Twenty-Five:
Article Twenty of the Augustana Part Twenty-Six: Article Twenty-One
of the Augustana Part Twenty-Seven: Article Twenty-Two of the
Augustana Part Twenty-Eight: Article Twenty-Three of the Augustana
Part Twenty-Nine: Article Twenty-Four of the Augustana Part Thirty:
A Definition of the term "Sacrifice" Part Thirty-One: What the Fathers
Thought About Sacrafice Part Thirty-Two: Of the Use of the Sacrament
and Sacrifice Part Thirty-Three: Of the Term "Mass" Part
Thirty-Four:Of the Mass for the Dead Part Thirty-Five: Of Monastic
Vows Part Thirty-Six: Of Ecclesiatical Power Part Thirty-Seven: End
INTRODUCTION
THE APOLOGY OF THE CONFESSION.
Philip Melanchthon Presents His Greeting to the Reader. Wherefore we
believe that troubles and dangers for the glory of Christ and the good of
the Church should be endured, and we are confident that this our
fidelity to duty is approved of God, and we hope that the judgment of
posterity concerning us will be more just.
For it is undeniable that many topics of Christian doctrine whose
existence in the Church is of the greatest moment have been brought to
view by our theologians and explained; in reference to which we are
not disposed here to recount under what sort of opinions, and how
dangerous, they formerly lay covered in the writings of the monks,

canonists, and sophistical theologians. [This may have to be done
later.]
We have the public testimonials of many good men, who give God
thanks for this greatest blessing, namely, that concerning many
necessary topics it has taught better things than are read everywhere in
the books of our adversaries.
We shall commend our cause, therefore, to Christ, who some time will
judge these controversies, and we beseech Him to look upon the
afflicted and scattered churches, and to bring them back to godly