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  • Davies has a story of Episcopius which is too good to be omitted.

    A Wanderer in Holland 1903

  • This Episcopius pleads for in his exposition of the place.

    Pneumatologia 1616-1683 1967

  • Episcopius, likewise, after Arminius, the Coryphæus of that cause, and by far its most noble champion, defends this very sentiment of this learned man.

    A Dissertation on Divine Justice 1616-1683 1967

  • And of late this expression is disliked by some among ourselves; wherein they follow Episcopius, Curcellæus, and others of that way.

    The Doctrine of Justification by Faith 1616-1683 1965

  • Episcopius confesses in his disputation, dispute. 45, sect. 7, 8, that the righteousness which is imputed unto us must be “absolutissima et perfectissima,” — “most absolute and most perfect.”

    The Doctrine of Justification by Faith 1616-1683 1965

  • Winslow, that Robinson, at the time when Arminianism was fast gaining ground in Holland, was asked by Polyander, Festus Homilus, and other Dutch theologians, to take part in the disputes with Episcopius, the new leader of the Arminians, which were daily held in the academy at Leyden.

    The Reformed Doctrine of Predestination 1959

  • Episcopius; and from the manner in which the fact is related by

    The World's Best Orations, Vol. 1 (of 10) Various

  • Barnevelt were the temporal leaders of the same rival factions, of which Episcopius and Polyander were the ecclesiastical champions.

    The World's Best Orations, Vol. 1 (of 10) Various

  • Gomar led the former party; Arminius, though he died before the synod, in 1609, had communicated his milder views to Uytenbogart and Episcopius, hence called Arminians.

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913

  • Episcopius, the Remonstrant leader at the Synod, was, together with many others, banished.

    A Wanderer in Holland 1903

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