Exposition of the Canons, First Head of Doctrine, Of Divine Predestination: Article 1 (1)

Introduction Introduction That the chapter concerning divine predestina­tion stands first in the Canons and is the longest of the five heads of doctrine is, of course, no accident. From the historical viewpoint this has its occasion in the fact that the Scriptural truth of predestination bore the brunt of the Arminian attack, and that it was on this subject of predestination that the Arminians ex­pressed themselves in the very first of their Five Art­icles. It was to be expected, therefore,...