《比利时信条》第六条 圣经正典与伪经之间的分别

《比利时信条》第六条 圣经正典与伪经之间的分别

　　我们要把圣经正典与伪经加以区分，伪经即是：《厄斯德拉卷三》，《厄斯德拉卷四》，《多俾亚传》 ，《友弟德传》，《智慧篇》，《德训篇》，《巴路克书》，《艾斯德尔传补录》，《三青年的赞美上主歌》，《苏撒纳传》，《贝耳与大龙》，《默纳舍祷言》，《玛加伯上》与《玛加伯下》。教会可以阅读次经，只要与圣经正典教导相一致，也可以从其中听取教训。不过，伪经绝不具有圣经正典的大能与权威，使我们可以用其坚固我们基督教信仰的目的；更不可被用来贬低圣经正典的权威。

英文对照：

　　 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.