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The Belgic Confession, 1561
ARTICLE 6—THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE CANONICAL AND APOCRYPHAL BOOKS
We distinguish these holy books from the apocryphal,
namely, 3 and 4 Esdras, Tobit, Judith, Wisdom, Ecclesiasticus, Baruch, additions
to Esther, the Prayer of Azariah and the Song of the Three Young Men in the
Furnace, Susannah, Bel and the Dragon, the Prayer of Manasseh, and 1 and 2
Maccabees. The Church may read and take instruction from these so far as they
agree with the canonical books. They are, however, far from having such power
and authority that we may confirm from their testimony any point of faith or of
the Christian religion; much less may they be used to detract from the authority
of the holy books.
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