Canons of Dort

Structured import from the Wikisource rendered page for The Constitution of the Reformed Dutch Church of North America / Canons of the Synod of Dordrecht. Public-domain historical confession/canons text; Wikisource marks the original and translation as public domain; edition comparison with a trusted Canons of Dort edition is pending. This source includes the five doctrinal heads, positive articles, and conclusion, but does not include separate rejection-of-errors sections. Inline scripture citations are preserved and canonical reference extraction is partial.

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Author: Synod of Dort

Kind: confession

Tradition: reformed

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Edition citation: Canons of the Synod of Dordrecht, The Constitution of the Reformed Dutch Church of North America, Wikisource digital text, accessed 2026-07-04.

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First Head of Doctrine

First Head of Doctrine — Article 1

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scripture refs: ROM.3.19, ROM.6.23

First Head of Doctrine — Article 2

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scripture refs: 1JN.4.9, JHN.3.16

First Head of Doctrine — Article 3

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scripture refs: ROM.10.14, ROM.10.15

First Head of Doctrine — Article 4

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First Head of Doctrine — Article 5

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scripture refs: EPH.2.8

First Head of Doctrine — Article 6

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scripture refs: ACT.15.18, EPH.1.11

First Head of Doctrine — Article 7

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scripture refs: EPH.1.4, EPH.1.5, EPH.1.6, ROM.8.30, EPH.1.4-EPH.1.5, ROM.8.29-ROM.8.30

First Head of Doctrine — Article 8

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First Head of Doctrine — Article 9

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scripture refs: EPH.1.4

First Head of Doctrine — Article 10

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scripture refs: ROM.9.11, ROM.9.12, ROM.9.13, ACT.13.48

First Head of Doctrine — Article 11

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First Head of Doctrine — Article 12

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First Head of Doctrine — Article 13

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First Head of Doctrine — Article 14

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First Head of Doctrine — Article 15

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First Head of Doctrine — Article 16

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First Head of Doctrine — Article 17

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First Head of Doctrine — Article 18

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scripture refs: ROM.9.30, MAT.20.15

Second Head of Doctrine

Second Head of Doctrine — Article 1

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Second Head of Doctrine — Article 2

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Second Head of Doctrine — Article 3

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Second Head of Doctrine — Article 4

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Second Head of Doctrine — Article 5

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Second Head of Doctrine — Article 6

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Second Head of Doctrine — Article 7

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Second Head of Doctrine — Article 8

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scripture refs: JHN.10.11, 1JN.2.2

Second Head of Doctrine — Article 9

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Third and Fourth Heads of Doctrine

Third and Fourth Heads of Doctrine — Article 1

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Third and Fourth Heads of Doctrine — Article 2

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Third and Fourth Heads of Doctrine — Article 3

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Third and Fourth Heads of Doctrine — Article 4

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Third and Fourth Heads of Doctrine — Article 5

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Third and Fourth Heads of Doctrine — Article 6

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Third and Fourth Heads of Doctrine — Article 7

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Third and Fourth Heads of Doctrine — Article 8

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Third and Fourth Heads of Doctrine — Article 9

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Third and Fourth Heads of Doctrine — Article 10

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Third and Fourth Heads of Doctrine — Article 11

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scripture refs: JHN.6.37, JHN.6.44

Third and Fourth Heads of Doctrine — Article 12

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Third and Fourth Heads of Doctrine — Article 13

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Third and Fourth Heads of Doctrine — Article 14

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Third and Fourth Heads of Doctrine — Article 15

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Third and Fourth Heads of Doctrine — Article 16

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Third and Fourth Heads of Doctrine — Article 17

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Fifth Head of Doctrine

Fifth Head of Doctrine — Article 1

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Fifth Head of Doctrine — Article 2

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Fifth Head of Doctrine — Article 3

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scripture refs: JHN.10.28, JHN.10.29, JHN.10.28-JHN.10.29

Fifth Head of Doctrine — Article 4

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Fifth Head of Doctrine — Article 5

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Fifth Head of Doctrine — Article 6

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Fifth Head of Doctrine — Article 7

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Fifth Head of Doctrine — Article 8

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Fifth Head of Doctrine — Article 9

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Fifth Head of Doctrine — Article 10

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scripture refs: ROM.8.16

Fifth Head of Doctrine — Article 11

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scripture refs: 1CO.10.13

Fifth Head of Doctrine — Article 12

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Fifth Head of Doctrine — Article 13

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Fifth Head of Doctrine — Article 14

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Fifth Head of Doctrine — Article 15

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Conclusion

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