Counter-Remonstrants
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The Counter-Remonstrants were a strict Calvinist faction in the Dutch Republic that opposed the more liberal Arminian Remonstrants in the early 17th-century religious and political conflicts.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dutch Calvinists | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Calvinist faction
ⓘ
political faction ⓘ religious movement ⓘ |
| activeIn | Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| alignedWith | orthodox Reformed clergy ⓘ |
| approximateStartDate | circa 1610 ⓘ |
| confessionalOutcome | Canons of Dort ⓘ |
| consideredOpponentsAs | Remonstrants ⓘ |
| coreBelief |
absolute sovereignty of God in salvation
ⓘ
authority of Reformed confessions ⓘ |
| country | Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| emergedAfter |
Five Articles of the Remonstrance
ⓘ
surface form:
Remonstrant petition of 1610
|
| hadSupportFrom |
Maurice of Nassau
ⓘ
Prince Maurice of Orange ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Dutch Golden Age
ⓘ
Eighty Years' War ⓘ |
| influenced |
Dutch Reformed Church
ⓘ
Reformed confessional standards ⓘ |
| influencedDecision | Canons of Dort ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
Synod of Dort
ⓘ
surface form:
Arminian–Gomarist controversy
political conflicts in the Dutch Republic ⓘ religious conflicts in the Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| keyEvent | Synod of Dort ⓘ |
| language | Dutch ⓘ |
| legacy | formation of classic five points of Calvinism ⓘ |
| opposed |
Arminianism
ⓘ
Remonstrants ⓘ |
| opposedPoliticalLeader | Johan van Oldenbarnevelt ⓘ |
| region |
Holland
ⓘ
Zeeland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rejectedDoctrine |
conditional election
ⓘ
possibility of falling from grace ⓘ universal atonement as taught by Arminians ⓘ |
| religiousOrientation | Calvinism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Reformed ⓘ |
| resultedIn | marginalization of Remonstrants after Synod of Dort ⓘ |
| sawOpponentsAs | innovators in doctrine ⓘ |
| sawThemselvesAs | defenders of orthodox Calvinism ⓘ |
| socialBase | many urban orthodox congregations in Holland ⓘ |
| supported | calling of the Synod of Dort ⓘ |
| supportedDoctrine |
irresistible grace
ⓘ
perseverance of the saints ⓘ total depravity ⓘ unconditional election ⓘ |
| theologicalPosition |
strict predestinarianism
ⓘ
supralapsarian or high Calvinism ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 17th century ⓘ |
| usedCatechism | Heidelberg Catechism ⓘ |
| usedConfession | Belgic Confession ⓘ |