CD 4.5

Canons of Dort

4.5. Fifth Head of Doctrine, Article 5

By such enormous sins, however, they very highly offend God, incur a deadly guilt, grieve the Holy Spirit, interrupt the exercise of faith, very grievously wound their consciences, and sometimes lose the sense of God's favor, for a time, until on their returning into the right way of serious repentance, the light of God's fatherly countenance again shines upon them.

For discussion

  1. WLC Q79 treats the same ground. What does it add, and why might it put things differently?
  2. WLC Q80 treats the same ground. What does it add, and why might it put things differently?

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