Jonas Schlichting: Confession of the Christian Faith – Audiobook

Jonas Schlichting – Confession of the Christian Faith

The Creed of the Polish Brethren, Proved Article by Article from Holy Scripture

Audiobook · unabridged · 3 hrs 38 min · 26 chapters · English

Translated from the Latin by Marcin Poholski

Which confession did the Polish Diet have publicly burned?

In 1642 Jonas Schlichting (1592–1661), nobleman of Bukowiec and one of the leading theologians of the Polish Brethren, set out in the name of their churches what they believe: in the one God, the Father, in Jesus Christ, his only-begotten Son, and in the Holy Spirit. In 1647 the Diet condemned the book; it was burned in Warsaw and its author banished. Schlichting died in exile.

The confession follows the Apostles’ Creed article by article – from “I believe in God” to “the life everlasting”. Each article is set out in a few concise sentences and then proved under the heading Testimonies of Holy Scripture, passage by passage. “Scripture shows how the Church ought to believe, but the Creed how it has also believed from the beginning.” The result is a complete outline of Socinian faith: the one God, the Father; Jesus Christ, a true man, exalted by God to be Lord, mediator, high priest and king; the Holy Spirit as the power of God; the church, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection and eternal life.

This audiobook contains the complete English translation of the Confessio fidei christianae in the second edition of 1651, revised and enlarged by the author, with Schlichting’s preface to the reader, the translator’s preface and afterword. Every article has its own chapter mark, and its longer collections of scriptural testimonies have one as well; all Bible references are spoken out.

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• Complete audiobook as M4B (one file, 167 MB, with chapter marks and cover) – for Apple Books, BookPlayer, Smart AudioBook Player, VLC and others
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• Companion PDF with the glossary of terms from the print edition

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Note: This audiobook is read by an AI voice (synthetic voice, generated with Fish Audio – Built with Fish Audio).

The book is also available as paperback and hardcover.