Schleitheim Confession

The real title is Brüderliche vereynigung etzlicher Kinder Gottes siben Artickel betreffend ... ("Brotherly Union of a Number of Children of God Concerning Seven Articles").

The Confession is believed to have been written by Michael Sattler.

[1] The South German Ordnung of approximately the same date is similar to that of the Schleitheim Confession but contains many more Biblical references supporting the confession.

[2]: 191  The Schleitheim confession continues to be a guide for churches such as many Schwarzenau Brethren, the Bruderhof and the Hutterites, who trace their spiritual heritage back to the Radical Reformation and the Anabaptists.

[3][4] The Confession consisted of seven articles, written during a time of severe persecution:[5]

Schleitheim Confession printed in 1550, displayed in the Anabaptist Room of the Local History Museum in Schleitheim , Switzerland.
Title page of the Schleitheim Confession