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The Remonstrants are the Dutch Protestants who, after the death of Jacobus Arminius, maintained the views associated with his name. In 1610 they presented to the States of Holland and Friesland a remonstrance in five articles formulating their points of disagreement from Calvinism.

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The Five Articles of Remonstrance
Conditional election
Unlimited atonement
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Prevenient grace
Conditional preservation
v · Remonstrant church of Friedrichstadt See also: Five articles of Remonstrance The five articles include: that the divine decree of predestination is conditional, not absolute; that the Atonement is in intention universal; that man cannot of himself exercise a saving faith; that though the grace of God is a necessary condition of human effort it does not act irresistibly in man and that believers are able to resist sin but are not beyond the possibility of falling from grace. Their adversaries, inspired by Franciscus Gomarus, became known as Gomarists or Counter-Remonstrants. Although the States-General issued an edict tolerating both parties and forbidding further dispute, the conflict continued and became linked to political conflicts in the Dutch Republic. The Remonstrants were assailed both by personal enemies and by the political weapons of Maurice of Orange. Their foremost ally, Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, was executed, and other leaders were imprisoned. In 1618–19 the Synod of Dordrecht, after expelling the thirteen Arminian pastors headed by Simon Episcopius, established the victory of the Calvinist school. It drew up ninety-three canonical rules, and confirmed the authority of the Belgic Confession and the Heidelberg Catechism. The judgement of the synod was enforced through the deposition and in some cases banishment of Remonstrant ministers. An exile community was founded in Antwerp in 1619. In 1621 they were allowed to settle in Schleswig, where they built the town of Friedrichstadt. The doctrine of the Remonstrants was embodied in 1621 in a confessio written by Episcopius, their major theologian, while Jan Uytenbogaert gave them a catechism and regulated their church order. Their seminary in Amsterdam had distinguished pupils, including Curcellaeus, Limborch, Wetstein, and Le Clerc. Their school of theology, which grew more liberal and even rationalistic, forcefully debated the official Dutch Reformed state church and other Christian denominations. After the death of Maurice of Orange in 1625 some exiles returned. The government became convinced that they posed no danger to the state, and in 1630 they were formally allowed to reside again in all parts of the Republic. They were not, however, officially allowed to build churches until the establishment of the Batavian Republic in 1795. Until then they held their services in so-called Schuilkerken (House churches). Modern Remonstrant Brotherhood The Remonstrant Brotherhood continues as a Church in the Netherlands. It has its origins in the theology of Arminius and the signing of the "Five articles of Remonstrance" against a stricter form of Calvinism by 44 ministers. The Remonstrants proclaimed the responsibility of man, pre-ordination through foreknowledge of faith, and that Christ's death was sufficient for all. The Remonstrants first received official recognition in 1795. Their chief congregation has been in Rotterdam. Today, the Remonstrant Brotherhood has some 5,780 members and 'friends', in 46 congregations in the Netherlands, and one congregation in Friedrichstadt, in northern Germany (2008). It keeps fellowship with the European Liberal Protestant Network. See also Arminianism Calvinism Methodism Five articles of Remonstrance Five points of Calvinism Predestination (Calvinism) References  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.  Aken, Lucie J N K van, 1947. De Remonstrantse Broederschap in Verleden en Heden. Historische Schets, Arnhem: Van Loghum Slaterus Brouwers, J F e.a. (red), 2005. Wat We Nog Weten. Amsterdamse Remonstranten in de 20ste eeuw. 375-jarig Bestaan Remonstrantse Gemeente Amsterdam, Amsterdam: Remonstrantse Gemeente Amsterdam Barnard, T, 2006. 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Verantwoording en verantwoordelijkheid van ons Remonstrant-zijn, Lochum: De Tijdstroom Slis, P L, 2006. De Remonstrantse Broederschap: Biografische Naamlijst, 1905-2005 : Gemeenten, Landelijke Organen, Predikanten en Proponenten, Publicaties, Eburon Vuyk, Simon, 2002. De Dronken Arminiaanse Dominee. Over de Schaduwzijde der Verlichte Remonstranten, Amsterdam: De Bataafsche Leeuw External links The Remonstrant Brotherhood, The Netherlands Remonstrants (Christian Classics Ethereal Library) Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу Joseph de Tonquedec Samuel Johnson (pamphleteer) Look at other dictionaries: Remonstrants —    See ARMINIUS, Jacobus Harmensz (1560–1609) …   Historical Dictionary of the Netherlands Remonstrants —    See Arminianism …   Encyclopedia of Protestantism REMONSTRANTS —    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 …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia Remonstrants Hofje — The Remonstrantshofje is a hofje (courtyard surrounded by almshouses) in Haarlem, the Netherlands. It is one of the hofjes in Haarlem that is traditionally used to provide housing for elderly people.It was founded in 1773 by Justus en Izabella… …   Wikipedia Contra-Remonstrants —  Контраремонстранты …   Вестминстерский словарь теологических терминов Eighty Years' War — Relief of Leiden after the siege, 1574. Date 1568 1648 Location …   Wikipedia Conditional preservation of the saints — The Five Articles of Remonstrance Conditional election Unlimited atonement Total depravity …   Wikipedia Apostasy in Christianity — Judas betrays Jesus with a kiss. Judas Iscariot, one of the Twelve Apostles, became an apostate.[1] Apostasy in Christianity refers to the rejection of Christianity by someone who formerly was a Christian. The term apostasy comes from the Greek… …   Wikipedia Gomarisme — Le gomarisme ou mouvement des contre remonstrants est un courant religieux apparu au début du XVIIe siècle en réaction à la doctrine des remonstrants. Les contre remonstrants eurent le théologien Franciscus Gomarus pour chef. Doctrine Le… …   Wikipédia en Français Gomariste — Gomarisme Le gomarisme ou mouvement des contre remonstrants est un courant religieux apparu au début du XVIIe siècle en réaction à la doctrine des remonstrants. 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