the augsburg confession-第2章

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for　Christ's　sake；　through　faith；　when　they　believe　that　they　

are　received　into　favor；　and　that　their　sins　are　forgiven　for　

Christ's　sake；　who；　by　His　death；　has　made　satisfaction　for　

our　sins。　This　faith　God　imputes　for　righteousness　in　His　

sight。　Rom。　3　and　4。　　





Article　V：　Of　the　Ministry。　　



That　we　may　obtain　this　faith；　the　Ministry　of　Teaching　the　

Gospel　and　administering　the　Sacraments　was　instituted。　For　

through　the　Word　and　Sacraments；　as　through　instruments；　the　

Holy　Ghost　is　given；　who　works　faith；　where　and　when　it　

pleases　God；　in　them　that　hear　the　Gospel；　to　wit；　that　God；　

not　for　our　own　merits；　but　for　Christ's　sake；　justifies　those　

who　believe　that　they　are　received　into　grace　for　Christ's　

sake。　　



They　condemn　the　Anabaptists　and　others　who　think　that　the　

Holy　Ghost　comes　to　men　without　the　external　Word；　through　

their　own　preparations　and　works。　　





Article　VI：　Of　New　Obedience。　　



Also　they　teach　that　this　faith　is　bound　to　bring　forth　good　

fruits；　and　that　it　is　necessary　to　do　good　works　commanded　by　

God；　because　of　God's　will；　but　that　we　should　not　rely　on　

those　works　to　merit　justification　before　God。　For　remission　

of　sins　and　justification　is　apprehended　by　faith；　as　also　the　

voice　of　Christ　attests：　When　ye　shall　have　done　all　these　

things；　say：　We　are　unprofitable　servants。　Luke　17；　10。　The　

same　is　also　taught　by　the　Fathers。　For　Ambrose　says：　It　is　

ordained　of　God　that　he　who　believes　in　Christ　is　saved；　

freely　receiving　remission　of　sins；　without　works；　by　faith　

alone。　　





Article　VII：　Of　the　Church。　　



Also　they　teach　that　one　holy　Church　is　to　continue　forever。　

The　Church　is　the　congregation　of　saints；　in　which　the　Gospel　

is　rightly　taught　and　the　Sacraments　are　rightly　administered。　　



And　to　the　true　unity　of　the　Church　it　is　enough　to　agree　

concerning　the　doctrine　of　the　Gospel　and　the　administration　

of　the　Sacraments。　Nor　is　it　necessary　that　human　traditions；　

that　is；　rites　or　ceremonies；　instituted　by　men；　should　be　

everywhere　alike。　As　Paul　says：　One　faith；　one　Baptism；　one　

God　and　Father　of　all；　etc。　Eph。　4；　5。　6。　　





Article　VIII：　What　the　Church　Is。　　



Although　the　Church　properly　is　the　congregation　of　saints　and　

true　believers；　nevertheless；　since　in　this　life　many　

hypocrites　and　evil　persons　are　mingled　therewith；　it　is　

lawful　to　use　Sacraments　administered　by　evil　men；　according　

to　the　saying　of　Christ：　The　Scribes　and　the　Pharisees　sit　in　

Moses'　seat；　etc。　Matt。　23；　2。　Both　the　Sacraments　and　Word　

are　effectual　by　reason　of　the　institution　and　commandment　of　

Christ；　notwithstanding　they　be　administered　by　evil　men。　　



They　condemn　the　Donatists；　and　such　like；　who　denied　it　to　be　

lawful　to　use　the　ministry　of　evil　men　in　the　Church；　and　who　

thought　the　ministry　of　evil　men　to　be　unprofitable　and　of　

none　effect。　　







Article　IX：　Of　Baptism。　　



Of　Baptism　they　teach　that　it　is　necessary　to　salvation；　and　

that　through　Baptism　is　offered　the　grace　of　God；　and　that　

children　are　to　be　baptized　who；　being　offered　to　God　through　

Baptism　are　received　into　God's　grace。　　



They　condemn　the　Anabaptists；　who　reject　the　baptism　of　

children；　and　say　that　children　are　saved　without　Baptism。　　





Article　X：　Of　the　Lord's　Supper。　　



Of　the　Supper　of　the　Lord　they　teach　that　the　Body　and　Blood　

of　Christ　are　truly　present；　and　are　distributed　to　those　who　

eat　the　Supper　of　the　Lord；　and　they　reject　those　that　teach　

otherwise。　　







Article　XI：　Of　Confession。　　



Of　Confession　they　teach　that　Private　Absolution　ought　to　be　

retained　in　the　churches；　although　in　confession　an　

enumeration　of　all　sins　is　not　necessary。　For　it　is　impossible　

according　to　the　Psalm：　Who　can　understand　his　errors？　Ps。　19；　

12。　　





Article　XII：　Of　Repentance。　　



Of　Repentance　they　teach　that　for　those　who　have　fallen　after　Baptism　

there　is　remission　of　sins　whenever　they　are　converted　　and　that　

the　Church　ought　to　impart　absolution　to　those　thus　returning　to　

repentance。　Now；　repentance　consists　properly　of　these　two　parts：　

One　is　contrition；　that　is；　terrors　smiting　the　conscience　through　

the　knowledge　of　sin；　the　other　is　faith；　which　is　born　of　the　

Gospel；　or　of　absolution；　and　believes　that　for　Christ's　sake；　

sins　are　forgiven；　comforts　the　conscience；　and　delivers　it　from　

terrors。　Then　good　works　are　bound　to　follow；　which　are　the　fruits

of　repentance。　　



They　condemn　the　Anabaptists；　who　deny　that　those　once　justified

can　lose　the　Holy　Ghost。　Also　those　who　contend　that　some　may

attain　to　such　perfection　in　this　life　that　they　cannot　sin。　　



The　Novatians　also　are　condemned；　who　would　not　absolve　such　as　had　

fallen　after　Baptism；　though　they　returned　to　repentance。　　



They　also　are　rejected　who　do　not　teach　that　remission　of　sins　comes　

through　faith　but　command　us　to　merit　grace　through　satisfactions　of　

our　own。　　





Article　XIII：　Of　the　Use　of　the　Sacraments。　　



Of　the　Use　of　the　Sacraments　they　teach　that　the　Sacraments　

were　ordained；　not　only　to　be　marks　of　profession　among　men；　

but　rather　to　be　signs　and　testimonies　of　the　will　of　God　

toward　us；　instituted　to　awaken　and　confirm　faith　in　those　who　

use　them。　Wherefore　we　must　so　use　the　Sacraments　that　faith　

be　added　to　believe　the　promises　which　are　offered　and　set　

forth　through　the　Sacraments。　　



They　therefore　condemn　those　who　teach　that　the　Sacraments　

justify　by　the　outward　act；　and　who　do　not　teach　that；　in　the　

use　of　the　Sacraments；　faith　which　believes　that　sins　are　

forgiven；　is　required。　　





Article　XIV：　Of　Ecclesiastical　Order。　　



Of　Ecclesiastical　Order　they　teach　that　no　one　should　publicly　

teach　in　the　Church　or　administer　the　Sacraments　unless　he　be　

regularly　called。　　





Article　XV：　Of　Ecclesiastical　Usages。　　



Of　Usages　in　the　Church　they　teach　that　those　ought　to　be　

observed　which　may　be　observed　without　sin；　and　which　are　

profitable　unto　tranquillity　and　good　order　in　the　Church；　as　

particular　holy…days；　festivals；　and　the　like。　　



Nevertheless；　concerning　such　things　men　are　admonished　that　

consciences　are　not　to　be　burdened；　as　though　such　observance　

was　necessary　to　salvation。　　



They　are　admonished　also　that　human　traditions　instituted　to　

propitiate　God；　to　merit　grace；　and　to　make　satisfaction　for　

sins；　are　opposed　to　the　Gospel　and　the　doctrine　of　faith。　

Wherefore　vows　and　traditions　concerning　meats　and　days；　etc。；　

instituted　to　merit　grace　and　to　make　satisfaction　for　sins；　

are　useless　and　contrary　to　the　Gospel。　





Article　XVI：　Of　Civil　Affairs。　　



Of　Civil　Affairs　they　teach　that　lawful　civil　ordinances　are　

good　works　of　God；　and　that　it　is　right　for　Christians　to　bear　

civil　office；　to　sit　as　judges；　to　judge　matters　by　the　

Imperial　and　other　existing　laws；　to　award　just　punishments；　

to　engage　in　just　wars；　to　serve　as　soldiers；　to　make　legal　

contracts；　to　hold　property；　to　make　oath　when　required　by　the　

magistrates；　to　marry　a　wife；　to　be　given　in　marriage。　　



They　condemn　the　Anabaptists　who　forbid　these　civil　offices　to　

Christians。　　



They　condemn　also　those　who　do　not　place　evangelical　

perfection　in　the　fear　of　God　and　in　faith；　but　in　forsaking　

civil　offices；　for　the　Gospel　teaches　an　eternal　righteousness　

of　the　heart。　Meanwhile；　it　does　not　destroy　the　State　or　the　

family；　but　very　much　requires　that　they　be　preserved　as　

ordinances　of　God；　and　that　charity　be　practiced　in　such　

ordinances。　Therefore；　Christians　are　necessarily　bound　to　

obey　their　own　magistrates　and　laws　save　only　when　commanded　

to　sin；　for　then　they　ought　to　obey　God　rather　than　men。　Acts　

5；　29。　　



Article　XVII：　Of　Christ's　Return　to　Judgment。　



Also　they　teach　that　at　the　Consummation　of　the　World　Christ　

will　appear　for　judgment　and　will　raise　up　all　the　dead；　He　

will　give　to　the　godly　and　elect　eternal　life　and　everlasting　

joys；　but　ungodly　men　and　the　devils　He　will　condemn　to　be　

tormented　without　end。　　



They　condemn　the　Anabaptists；　who　think　that　there　will　be　an　

end　to　the　punishments　of　condemned　men　and　devils。　　



They　condemn　also　others　who　are　now　spreading　certain　Jewish　

opinions；　that　before　the　resurrection　of　the　dead　the　godly　

shall　take　possession　of　the　kingdom　of　the　world；　the　ungodly　

being　everywhere　suppressed。　　





Article　XVIII：　Of　Free　Will。　



Of　Free　Will　they　teach　that　man's　will　has　some　liberty　to　

choose　civil　righteousness；　and　to　work　things　subject　to　

reason。　But　it　has　no　power；　without　the　Holy　Ghost；　to　work　

the　righteousness　of　God；　that　is；　spiritual　righteousness；　

since　the　natural　man　receiveth　not　the　things　of　the　Spirit　

of　God；　1　Cor。　2；14；　but　this　righteousness　is　wrought　in　the　

heart　when　the　Holy　Ghost　is　received　through　the　Word。　These　

things　are　said　in　as　many　words　by　Augustine　in　his　

Hypognosticon；　Book　III：　We　grant　that　all　men　have　a　free　

will；　free；　inasmuch　as　it　has　the　judgment　of　reason；　not　

that　it　is　thereby　capable；　without　God；　either　to　begin；　or；　

at　least；　to　complete　aught　in　things　pertaining　to　God；　but　

only　in　works　of　this　life；　whether　good　or　evil。　〃Good〃　I　

call　those　works　which　spring　from　the　good　in　nature；　such　

as；　willing　to　labor　in　the　field；　to　eat　and　drink；　to　have　a　

friend；　to　clothe　oneself；　to　build　a　house；　to　marry　a　wife；　

to　raise　cattle；　to　learn　divers　useful　arts；　or　whatsoever　

good　pertains　to　this　life。　For　all　of　these　things　are　not　

without　dependence　on　the　providence　of　God；　yea；　of　Him　and　

through　Him　they　are　and　have　their　being。　〃Evil〃　I　call　such　

works　as　willing　to　worship　an　idol；　to　commit　murder；　etc。　　



They　condemn　the　Pelagians　and　others；　who　teach　that　without　

the　Holy　Ghost；　by　the　power　of　nature　alone；　we　are　able　to　

love　God　above　all　things；　also　to　do　the　commandments　of　God　

as　touching　〃the　substance　of　the　act。〃　For；　although　nature　

is　able　in　a　manner　to　do　the　outward　work；　（for　it　is　able　to　

keep　the　hands　from　theft　and　murder；）　yet　it　cannot　produce　

the　inward　motions；　such　as　the　fear　of　God；　trust　in　God；　

chastity；　patience；　etc。　　





Article　XIX：　Of　the　Cause　of　Sin。　



Of　the　Cause　of　Sin　they　teach　that；　although　God　does　create　

and　preserve　nature；　yet　the　cause　of　sin　is　the　will　of　the　

wicked；　that　is；　of　the　devil　and　ungodly　men；　which　will；　

unaided　of　God；　turns　itself　from　God；　as　Christ　says　John　8；　

44：　When　he　speaketh　a　lie；　he　speaketh　of　his　own。　　





Article　XX：　Of　Good　Works。　　



Our　teachers　are　falsely　accused　of　forbidding　good　Works。　For　

their　published　writings　on　the　Ten　Commandments；　and　others　

of　like　import；　bear　witness　that　they　have　taught　to　good　

pur