calvinism

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Neither Fuller nor Carey himself had yet delivered the Particular Baptists from the yoke of hyper-calvinism which had to that hour shut the heathen out of a dead Christendom, and the aged chairman shouted out the rebuke--"You are a miserable enthusiast for asking such a question.

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  1. The theological tenets or doctrines of John Calvin (a French theologian and reformer of the 16th century) and his followers, or of the so-called calvinistic churches.

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  1. the theological system of John Calvin and his followers emphasizing omnipotence of God and salvation by grace alone

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  • It's kind of like the difference between Calvinism and Hyper-calvinism. —  Pulpit Pimps
  • On an added note, it's hilarious how they're aristocratic calvinism is blinding them to the real merit of the New Deal. —  Sadly, No!
  • Thanks, this was new for me, I thought that in Utrecht at least there would be much more support for calvinism in those days. —  The Brussels Journal - The Voice of Conservatism in Europe
  • I think one would need to lean towards calvinism to some large degree to be in the covenant camp because it's based on who the elect are. —  adventures in mercy
  • Neither Fuller nor Carey himself had yet delivered the Particular Baptists from the yoke of hyper-calvinism which had to that hour shut the heathen out of a dead Christendom, and the aged chairman shouted out the rebuke--"You are a miserable enthusiast for asking such a question. —  Life of William Carey
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