Synods and Assemblies

The Synod of Dordrecht

Synods and Assemblies

The National Synod of Dordrecht of 1578: the first national synod of the Dutch Reformed churches held on Dutch soil, its church order, its stand on the crown rights of Christ, and its concession to the magistrate.

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The Synod of Dort

Synods and Assemblies

The Synod of Dort, 1618-1619: the Arminian Remonstrance that occasioned it, the international assembly that answered it, the God-centered theology of the Canons, its historical legacy, and conservative Reformed resources for study.

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The Westminster Assembly

Synods and Assemblies

The Westminster Assembly, 1643 to 1653: called by the Long Parliament in the middle of a civil war, 1,163 sessions in the Jerusalem Chamber, four contending parties, and the standards that failed in England and governed Presbyterianism everywhere else.

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