The Second Helvetic Confession

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Date: 1566
Author: Heinrich Bullinger

The First Helvetic Confession of 1536 had been drawn up by Heinrich Bullinger, Martin Bucer, and Leo Jud for the German-speaking Swiss Cantons. It was an attempt to reconcile Lutheran and Zwinglian views before the spread of Calvinism. Thirty years later, commissioned by Friedrich III, Bullinger drew up a lengthier and more thoroughly Calvinistic confession. It became widely used among Swiss Reformed churches, as well as Reformed churches in Hungary, Poland, Scotland, and France.

Outline

• Preface
• Of the Holy Scripture Being the True Word of God
• Of Interpreting the Holy Scriptures; And of Fathers, Councils, and Traditions
• Of God; The Unity and the Trinity
• Of Idols; Or of Images of God, of Christ, and of the Saints
• Of the Adoration, Worship (Rom 12:1), and Invocation of God Through the Only Mediator Jesus Christ
• Of the Providence of God
• Of the Creation of All Things; Of Angels, the Devil, and Man
• Of Man’s Fall; Sin, and the Cause of Sin
• Of Free-Will, and So of Man’s Power and Ability
• Of the Predestination of God and the Election of the Saints
• Of Jesus Christ, Being True God and Man, and the Only Saviour of the World
• Of the Law of God
• Of the Gospel of Jesus Christ: Also of Promises; Of the Spirit and of the Letter
• Of Repentance, and the Conversion of Man
• Of the True Justification of the Faithful
• Of Faith and Good Works; Of Their Reward, and of Man’s Merit
• Of the Catholic and Holy Church of God, and of the One Only Head of the Church
• Of the Ministers of the Church, Their Institution and Offices
• Of the Sacraments of the Church of Christ
• Of Holy Baptism
• Of the Holy Supper of the Lord
• Of Holy and Ecclesiastical Meetings
• Of the Prayers of the Church, of Singing, and of Canonical Hours
• Of Holydays, Fasts, and Choice of Meats
• Of Catechising, of Comforting and Visiting the Sick
• Of the Burial of the Faithful, and of the Care Which Is to Be Had for Such as Are Dead; Of Purgatory, and the Appearing of Spirits
• Of Rites, Ceremonies, and Things Indifferent
• Of the Goods of the Church, and the Right Use of Them
• Of Single Life, Wedlock, and Household Government
• Of the Magistracy

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