Swift Decline (2)

It was not long after Arminius' ordination at Amsterdam in 1588 that his erroneous views began to come to light. The occasion of this was Coornhert's agitation against the doctrine of election. Arminius, whose views were not at this time in question as yet and who was accepted as being truly Reformed, was asked to refute the views of Coornhert and to defend the teachings of his former teacher, Beza. It was not long after Arminius' ordination at Amsterdam in 1588 that his erroneous views began...