The Second Helvetic Confession

November 18, 2015

The Second Helvetic Confession

Posted at ESVBible.org:

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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