The Belgic Confession, Article V (2)

Holy and Canonical "We receive all these books, and these only, as holy and canonical . . ." This is a statement of the faith of the church and its members concerning "these books," that is, concerning the books mentioned in the preceding article. In Article III is the doctrine of the inspiration of the Scriptures. In Article IV is the list of the canonical books. In the present article is the statement of our faith with respect to these books that constitute the inspired Scriptures of the Old...