Confession of the Christian Religion

Table of Contents

Note: Links are to the 1599 Legat translation of CCR.

Dedication to Ulysses Martinengo, Earl of Barchen

Chapter 1: Of the Holy Scriptures: the foundation of all Christian religion

Chapter 2: Of God and the divine persons and properties

Chapter 3: Of the foreknowledge and predestination of God

Chapter 4: Of the omnipotence and will of God

Chapter 5: Of the creation of the world, angels and of man’s first estate

Chapter 6: Of the providence and government of the world

Chapter 7: Of man’s fall and of original sin and the fruits thereof

Chapter 8: Of man’s freewill after his fall

Chapter 9: Of the promise of redemption and salvation by Christ

Chapter 10: Of the Law

Chapter 11: Of Christ the redeemer

Chapter 12: Of the true dispensation of redemption, the salvation and life which is laid up in Christ alone, and therefore of the necessary uniting and participation with Christ

Chapter 13: Of the Gospel, and of the abrogation of the Law by the Gospel

Chapter 14: Of the Sacraments of the New Testament

Chapter 15: Of Baptism

Chapter 16: Of the Lord’s Supper

Chapter 17: Of Faith, Hope and Charity

Chapter 18: Of Repentance

Chapter 19: Of Justification

Chapter 20: Of the regenerate man’s free choice and power to do good

Chapter 21: Of good works

Chapter 22: Of invocation and on oaths

Chapter 23: Of Christ’s church in general

Chapter 24: Of the militant church

Chapter 25: Of the government of the militant church and of the ecclesiastical ministry

Chapter 26: Of a magistrate

Chapter 27: Of perpetual remission of sins in the church of Christ

Chapter 28: Of the state of souls after death and of the resurrection of the dead

Chapter 29: Of the glorious coming of our Lord Jesus Christ to Judge the quick and the dead

Chapter 30: Of eternal life

Appendices
I: Observations of the same Zanchius upon his own Confessions

II: An appendix to the eleventh chapter of Christ the redeemer or of the person of Christ

III: Certain positions of the same Zanchius