_Apology of the Augsburg Confession_ by Philip Melanchthon Translated by F. Bente and W. H. T. Dau Published in: _Triglot Concordia: The Symbolical Books of the Ev. Lutheran Church._ (St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1921), pp. 97-451 Part 24 Article XIX: Of the Cause of Sin. The Nineteenth Article the adversaries receive, in which we confess that, although God only and alone has framed all nature, and preserves all things which exist, yet [He is not the cause of sin, but] the cause of sin is the will in the devil and men turning itself away from God, according to the saying of Christ concerning the devil, John 8, 44: When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own. _________________________________________________________ This text was converted to ascii format for Project Wittenberg by Allen Mulvey and is in the public domain. You may freely distribute, copy or print this text. Please direct any comments or suggestions to: Rev. Robert E. Smith of the Walther Library at Concordia Theological Seminary. E-mail: CFWLibrary@CRF.CUIS.EDU Surface Mail: 6600 N.Clinton St., Ft.Wayne, IN 46825 USA Phone: (219) 481-2123 Fax: (219) 481-2126 _________________________________________________________