Belgic Art. 5: Whence the Holy Scriptures Derive Their Dignity and Authority
Source: Belgic Confession (1561) (Article 5) · creed
We receive all these books, and these only, as holy and canonical for the regulation, foundation, and confirmation of our faith. The authority does not rest on the church, but on the testimony of the Holy Spirit witnessing in our hearts.
Witnesses (Deuteronomy 19:15)
- manuscript_tradition: Original French 1561 — Guido de Bres
- translation: Dutch translation (Synod of Antwerp 1566)
- critical_edition: Synod of Dort revision (1618-19)
- republication: CCEL — Belgic Confession
- proof_text: Scripture proof texts