The third and fourth heads of the Canons of Dort are taken together, since in the Remonstrance of 1610, the two sections (III and IV) really dealt with the same topic. Further, the two matters confessed, though distinct, are also directly complementary. Articles 1-5 form the third head of doctrine, and maintain the teaching concerning the total depravity of man. All lie under the curse of God's wrath. Articles 6-17 constitute the fourth point of doctrine, that is, the insuperability of God's work of grace.
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