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A01582 A proclamation giuen by the discreet lords and states, against the slanders laid vpon the euangelicall and reformed religion, by the Arminians and separatists containing all the points, accusations, declarations and confessions, taken out of the last prouinciall synode holden at Arnhem, the 15. day of September last past. 1618. Together with the seuerall examinations and confessions (at Vtrecht and the Hage) of one Leydenberg, pentioner of Leyden, and Taurinus; with their sodaine and fearefull ends. Nederlandse Hervormde Kerk. Synoden, (1618 : Gelderland, Netherlands) 1618 (1618) STC 11707; ESTC S122270 4,827 22

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A PROCLAMATION GIVEN BY THE DISCREET LORDS AND STATES against the slanders laid vpon the Euangelicall and Reformed Religion by the ARMINIANS and SEPARATISTS Containing all the Points Accusations Declarations and Confessions taken out of the last Prouinciall Synode holden at Arnhem the 15. day of September last past 1618. Together with the seuerall Examinations and Confessions at Vtrecht and the Hage of one Leydenberg Pentioner of Leyden and Taurinus with their sodaine and fearefull ends Printed according to the Dutch Originals AT LONDON By G. E. for T● TH and RICHARD CHAMBERS and are to be solde at the signe of the blacke Beare in Paules Church-yard 1618. The Gouernour Chancellour and Councell in the name of the Lords and Estates of the Dukedome of Gelderlandt and County of Zutphen doe giue to vnderstand THAT whereas not onely out of these Prouinces the Euangelicall Reformed Christian Religion and the Teachers thereof thorow publique Writings and published Bookes by the Arminians and Separatists but also within these Prouinces as well amongst the common people as by written Remonstrations deliuered ouer to the discreete Lords and States and their Deputies is brought in question about sundry terrible and blasphemous Poynts of Doctrine whereby the Euangelicall Doctrine and the Teachers thereof are defamed and made causers of the oppression of the Truth disturbation of the Policie of Gouernment lamentation griefe of many zealous Soules and Consciences departing and seducing of others and the augmentation of the enemies of the Truth The discreet Lords and Estates out of sundry and manifest Reasons heretofore giuen by the Separatists in Church-matters are moued to command the said Points deliberately to be examined and in a respectiue Classe whether any of the Teachers might be found guilty therein Which done they of the Classe which were most suspected and guilty therein haue declared first in their Assemblies and afterwards in presence of the Deputies in the Prouinciall Synode for themselues and in the name of their Committees that they neuer held or acknowledged nor yet hereafter will hold or acknowledge that the same Poynts are the opinions of the Reformed Church Also that they know not that euer the same was intended in such sence and meaning by any of the Teachers in the Reformed Church but much rather that they had an horror and trembling to thinke the same detesting and renouncing the same in the highest degree Whereuppon also those that were any wayes affected to the Remonstrants commonly called Arminians and authors of the foresaid obiected Poynts to be the old Reformed opinion haue acknowledged and confessed in the aforesaid Prouinciall Synode that they had penned some of the same through ill report some out of a wicked presumption and some out of vaine-glory acquitting and holding their fellow-Brethren free and guiltlesse therein being heartily sory that they euer did lay the same to their charge promising hereafter neuer to charge any body with any such like Accusations eyther publiquely or priuately But much more to doe their vttermost endeuour to moderate the same and to set them in peace and quietnesse who therewith were any wayes troubled or molested and to helpe to defend and take away all further slanders and accusations one of another Wee therefore considering that the aforesaid slanders and calumnies of the Doctrine and Teachers of the Euangelicall Reformed Churches as well at home as abroad is rumored both farre and neare and desiring to exalt and extoll the same to the maintayning of the Truth haue found it fit and conuenient to extract and publish the aforesaid Poynts and Accusations Declarations and Confessions out of the Acts of the last Prouinciall Synode So that euery one hauing knowledge therof may hereafter hold themselues quiet in Conscience remaine and continue in the truth of the Euangelicall Reformed Religion giue no credit to the slanders and obiections of their enemies and that thereby the Churches and Commonalty being established in the accustomed vnitie Gods glory may be furthered and the Subiects may liue in peace tranquilitie and prosperitie vnder their lawfull Magistrates Giuen in the Councell of Gelderlandt at Arnhem the 15. of September 1618. Subsigned E. Engelen An Extract of the Acts of the Synode of Gelderlandt held at Arnhem in Iuly 1618. THE Acts of the Superiors of the Synode being related the first separation or diuision of these Countries was also declared and the writings and Controversies which followed there vpon and how the Ministers about the Towne and Countrie of Nymegam in their first Letters and Writings sent and deliuered vnto the Countrey had obiected tenne Poynts or Positions like as followeth 1 Th●● God from all eternitie hath reprobated the most part of mankinde and ineuitably ordayned them to damnation without any respect of their vnbeliefe and sinnes which they might or should commit or of the sinne of Adam onely according to his delight and pleasure the which hee taketh in the reuealing of the glory of his power and might 2 Or if that God in the aforesaid Reprobation in any wise hath regarded the sinne of Adam or the originall sinne thereout proceeding but not any actuall sinne or vnbeliefe whereby the Reprobates could deserue this Reprobation more then others 3 That amongst these Reprobates are an infinite number of young Children of the faithfull which dying in their Infancie without any actuall sin poore innocent Sucklings are taken away and cast into the fire of Hell so that it auaileth them not to haue receiued the holy Baptisme nor that any man should pray vnto God Almighty for them 4 That God from all eternitie hath elected and inresistably or dayned to saluation the lesser part of mankinde without respect of their beliefe as a condition necessary to saluation yea also without any motion of Christ as the meriting cause of saluation onely by meere chance and good lucke in some men without any respect of qualities so that Christ is onely the executor of the said Decree and Beliefe a fruit of the Election 5 That God towards the fulfilling of his eternall immutable Decree hath created the most part of mankinde for damnation and with this intention made them that they should be damned 6 That God forceth and prouoketh men to sinne yea and that hee is the cause of sinne 7 That God hath giuen his Sonne to be an Aduocate for the relapsed humane generation whose sacrifice would be sufficient to satisfie for all mens sinnes yet that his intention was not that Christ should dye for all but onely for a few and that the Reprobates whensoeuer the Gospell is preached vnto them must also beleeue that Christ dyed for them and if they did not beleeue so were therefore iustly damned 8 That God sendeth his holy Word vnto many Reprobates and inuites them to his communion not that they should thereby bee conuerted and beleeue in Christ but expresly with such an intention that their hearts should be hardned and therfore more grieuously punished And that those Reprobates must