Dudley Carleton on Arminianism and discord in the Dutch Republic

[Reformed Covenanter]

Now for to seek the Original of this evil any further back then the time of Arminius Professor at Leyden, were to disguise the fact. Some others before him it may be have had the same scruples, and the same troubles in their consciences upon those high points of Predestination and the Dependences of it; But the Church hath still continued in her peace and quiet; in such sort that the fountain and spring of the alteration which since his time some have endeavoured to introduce into the true and ancient Doctrine which you have always professed, and is received and authorized by the common consent of all the reformed Churches (howsoever some particular men have had an opinion a part touching the said points) ought to be attributed to Arminius and to none other. …

For the present now that every one sees so clearly quantum dimiss a petitis praestant, let the Remonstrant take in good part the Remonstrance that followeth, and let him (if he please) serve himself thereof, Mature redeat repetatque relicta. But if the Doctrine of Arminius be so far spread and multiplied as there be no more time to give back, but that it behoveth to passe further to a decision, which of the two opinions is more conform and agreeing to the truth of the Word of God; or at the least what sort of Christian toleration may be permitted without scandal in the Church, who shall be a competent Judge in this matter? ...

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