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== Charles Buck Theological Dictionary <ref name="term_20426" /> == | == Charles Buck Theological Dictionary <ref name="term_20426" /> == | ||
<p> | <p> A title given to the Arminians, by reason of the remonstrance which, in 1610, they made to the states of Holland against the sentence of the [[Synod]] of Dort, which condemned them as heretics. Episcopius and [[Grotius]] were at the head of the Remonstrants, whose principles were first openly patronised in [[England]] by archbishop Laud. In Holland, the Calvinists presented an address in opposition to the remonstrance of the Arminians, and called it a counter-remonstrance. </p> <p> See ARMINIANS and DORT. </p> | ||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_57833" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_57833" /> == | ||
<p> a name given to the | <p> a name given to the ARMINIANS (See Arminians) (q.v.) by reason of a remonstrance which, in 1610, they made to the States of Holland against the decree of the Synod of Dort, which condemned them as heretics. Episcopius and Grotius were at the head of the Remonstrants. The Calvinists presented a counter-address, and were called Contra- remonstrants. </p> | ||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_78921" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_78921" /> == | ||
<p> | <p> A name given to the Dutch Arminians who presented to the [[States-General]] of Holland a protest against the Calvinist doctrine propounded by the Synod of [[Dort]] in 1610. </p> | ||
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