The Canons of Dordrecht: An Historical Perspective (2)

Spread of the Reformed Faith The Reformed faith had to earn its right of existence in the Lowlands. Its spread was continually opposed. Our Dutch fathers were to gain the faith only by purchasing it with their blood. Thousands were killed for cherishing its truth. The Calvinistic or Reformed faith gained its right to existence in the Netherlands only through suffering and death. It would be maintained only in the same way. Spread of the Reformed Faith The Reformed faith had to earn its right...