Tetrapolitan Confession

The Tetrapolitan Confession, also called the Strasbourg Confession or Swabian Confession, was an early Protestant statement of faith drawn up by Martin Bucer and Wolfgang Capito and presented to Emperor Charles V at the Diet of Augsburg on July 9, 1530, on behalf of the four south German cities of Constance, Lindau, Memmingen and Strasbourg, from which its Greek-derived name is taken. Drawing on an early draft of the Augsburg Confession but moving in a more Zwinglian direction, it aimed to prevent Protestantism from fragmenting and is regarded as the earliest Reformed confession produced in Germany, containing the principle that nothing should be taught except what is explicitly stated in scripture. It remained the official confession of Strasbourg until 1598. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/