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Apology of the Augsburg Confession
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Apology of the Augsburg Confession
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- Source pages
- 49-259
- Articles/chapters
- 26
- Numbered paragraphs
- 1158
Table of Contents
Articles and Chapters
Page 49-51 | 19 numbered paragraphs
Philip Melanchthon Presents His Greeting to the Reader
Page 51 | 2 numbered paragraphs
Article I: Of God
Page 51-59 | 51 numbered paragraphs
Article II (I): Of Original Sin
Page 59 | 1 numbered paragraphs
Article III: Of Christ
Page 59-77 | 119 numbered paragraphs
Article IV (II): Of Justification
Page 77-131 | 276 numbered paragraphs
Article III: Of Love and the Fulfilling of the Law
Page 131-142 | 50 numbered paragraphs
Articles VII and VIII: Of the Church
Page 142 | 3 numbered paragraphs
Article IX: Of Baptism
Page 142-143 | 4 numbered paragraphs
Article X: Of the Holy Supper
Page 143-146 | 10 numbered paragraphs
Article XI: Of Confession
Page 146-161 | 96 numbered paragraphs
Article XII (V): Of Repentance
Page 161-176 | 80 numbered paragraphs
Article VI: Of Confession and Satisfaction
Page 176-179 | 23 numbered paragraphs
Article XIII (VII): Of the Number and Use of the Sacraments
Page 179-180 | 5 numbered paragraphs
Article XIV: Of Ecclesiastical Order
Page 180-188 | 52 numbered paragraphs
Article XV (VIII): Of Human Traditions in the Church
Page 188-190 | 13 numbered paragraphs
Article XVI: Of Political Order
Page 190 | 1 numbered paragraphs
Article XVII: Of Christ's Return to Judgment
Page 190-192 | 10 numbered paragraphs
Article XVIII: Of Free Will
Page 192 | 1 numbered paragraphs
Article XIX: Of the Cause of Sin
Page 192-195 | 15 numbered paragraphs
Article XX: Of Good Works
Page 195-203 | 44 numbered paragraphs
Article XXI (IX): Of the Invocation of Saints
Page 203-205 | 17 numbered paragraphs
Article XXII (X): Of Both Kinds In the Lord's Supper
Page 205-217 | 71 numbered paragraphs
Article XXIII (XI): Of the Marriage of Priests
Page 217-238 | 99 numbered paragraphs
Article XXIV (XII): Of the Mass
Page 238-251 | 69 numbered paragraphs
Article XXVII (XIII): Of Monastic Vows
Page 251-256 | 27 numbered paragraphs
Article XXVIII (XIV): Of Ecclesiastical Power
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