The Arminian Confession of 1621: Latin Text
Overview
In 1621, two years after their hopes for free and open debate were dashed at the Synod of Dort, the colleagues and students of Jacobus Arminius published the ‘Confession or Declaration of the Pastors, which in the Belgian Federation are called the Remonstrants, on the principle articles of the Christian Religion.’ The first and perhaps most important of Arminian confessions, written by Simon Episcopius (Arminius’ successor at the University of Leiden and leader of the Remonstrant party at Dort) and then approved at a gathering of Remonstrant pastors, provided not only a defense of the “five points” condemned at Dort, but also a succinct declaration of the entire range of their theology. This fresh, unabridged translation of the Confession, the first since 1676, together with the original Latin, allows the contemporary reader to interface directly with theology of the original Remonstrant leaders without the intervening interpretations of either their opponents or later admirers.
- On the Sacred Scriptures
- On the Knowledge of the Essence of God.
- On the Holy and Sacred Trinity
- On the Knowledge of the Works of God
- On the Creation of the World, Angels and Man
- On the Providence of God
- On the Sin and Misery of Man
- On the Work of Redemption, and the Person and Offices of Christ
- On the Knowledge of God’s Will, Revealed in the New Covenant
- On the Commandments of Christ in General: Faith and Repentance, or Turning to God
- On Faith in Jesus Christ
- On Types of Good Works, and and Exposition of the Decalogue
- On Governing and Deny ing Ourselves, and Bearing the Cross of Christ
- On Special Callings and the Commandements and Traditions of Men
- On the Worship and Veneration of Jesus Christ, the Only Mediator, and the Invocation of the Saints
- On the Benefits and Promises of God, Principally of Election to Grace, or Calling to Faith
- On the Promises of God that are Performed in this Life to Those Who Are Converted and are Believers, that is, Election to Glory, Adoption, Justification, Sanctification and Sealing
- On the Promises of God Pertaining to the Life to Come, or the Resurrection of the Dead, and Eternal Life
- On Divine Threats and Punishments of the Wicked Pertaining both to this Life, and the Life to Come: Reprobation, Hardening, Blinding and Eternal Death and Damnation
- On the Ministry of the Word of God, and the Orders of Ministers
- On the Church of Jesus Christ, and Its Marks
- On the Sacraments and Other Sacred Rites
- On Church Discipline
- On Synods or Councils, and their Manner and Use
- Title: The Arminian Confession of 1621: Latin Text
- Author: Mark A. Ellis
- Series: The Arminian Confession of 1621
- Publisher: Pickwick Publications
- Print Publication Date: 2005
- Logos Release Date: 2015
- Language: Latin
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subjects: Arminianism › Early works to 1800; Arminius, Jacobus, 1560-1609; Arminianism
- ISBNs: 9781597523370, 1597523372
- Resource ID: LLS:RMNNCNFSSN1621LT
- Resource Type: text.monograph.confessional-document
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T02:45:17Z