The Articles of the Synod of Dort

by Thomas Scott

Publisher:

Presbyterian Board of Publication

, 1841

Overview

In his introductory essay, Samuel Miller notes that the “convocation and proceedings of the Synod of Dort may be considered as among the most interesting events of the seventeenth century.” Not “merely a meeting of the select divines of a single nation,” the 1618–1619 synod was “a convention of the Calvinistic world, to bear testimony against a rising and obtrusive error; to settle a question in which all the Reformed churches of Europe had an immediate and deep interest.”

In this volume, British preacher and writer Thomas Scott presents the judgment of that year-long council in Dordrecht, convened to settle the controversy over Arminianism in Reformed churches. Scott presents the articles of the synod, translated from the Latin, along with a lengthy history of preceding events to add context to your study. Study this exciting period of the Reformation and explore the original fault lines of debates that have continued for centuries.

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Key Features

• Presents an important document in the history of Reformed theology
• Provides Thomas Scott’s translations of the Synod of Dort’s judgment
• Includes a contextual history and introductory material

Contents

• Introductory Essay by Samuel Miller
• Preface
• History of Preceding Events
• Articles of the Synod of Dort

Top Highlights

“This is a painful narrative. It betrays a want of candour and integrity on the part of a man otherwise respectable, which it affords no gratification even to an adversary to record. It may be truly said, however, to be the stereotyped history of the commencement of every heresy which has arisen in the Christian church. When heresy rises in an evangelical body, it is never frank and open.” (Page 16)

“He hath chosen us (not because we were, but) that we might be holy,” (Page 265)

“ that the Confession and Catechism of the Belgic churches, were entirely on the side of the Contra-Remonstrants” (Page 90)

“according to the most free good pleasure of his own will, and of mere grace, a certain number of men” (Page 263)

“The cause or fault of this unbelief, as also of all other sins, is by no means in God, but in man” (Page 261)

Product Details

• Title: The Articles of the Synod of Dort
• Author: Thomas Scott
• Publisher: Presbyterian Board of Publication
• Print Publication Date: 1841
• Logos Release Date: 2015
• Pages: 371
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Reformed Church › Catechisms and creeds--English
• Resource ID: LLS:ARTCLSYNODDORT
• Resource Type: text.monograph.confessional-document
• Metadata Last Updated: 2023-10-26T23:05:49Z

About Thomas Scott

Thomas Scott (1747–1821) was an influential British preacher and author. Scott was a founding member of the Church Missionary Society and is best remembered for his works A Commentary on the Whole Bible and The Force of Truth.