Synopsis of the Three
Forms of Unity:
Belgic Confession (1561), Heidelberg Catechism (1563) & the
Canons of Dort (1619) Revised 1998. © 2001 R. Scott
Clark. All Rights Reserved.
Explanation
This harmony differs from many of the others in that it
begins with the Confession which recognizes its natural
pedagogical and chronological priority over the Catechism and
the Canons. Confession is the product of the work of the
departments of theology (exegesis, dogmatics, historical &
practical theology). In turn, catechesis is the product of
confession.
The Canons are a clarification of the Reformed soteriology
inherent to the Catechism and the Confession. The canons
however, have a special place in that they address only two
loci of theology and are not therefore a comprehensive
confession and thus they are correlated to the two earlier
documents which the Synod ratified and adopted.
| Topic |
Belgic Articles |
Heidelberg Questions |
Canons of Dort |
| God |
1 |
25, 53 |
|
| General Revelation |
2 |
|
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| Special Revelation |
3-7 |
19, 21 |
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| Trinity |
8-11 |
|
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| Creation & Providence |
12-3 |
1, 26-8 |
|
| Sin |
14-5 |
2-11 |
III/IV & RE |
| Election |
16 |
|
|
| Christology |
17-9 |
14-8, 29-52 |
|
| Soteriology |
20-3 |
2, 12-3, 20-4, 56, 60-4 |
I, II, III/IV, V & RE |
| Sanctification |
24-6 |
86-129 |
|
| Ecclesiology |
27-32 |
54-5 |
|
| Sacraments |
33-5 |
65-85 |
|
| Magistracy |
36 |
104 |
|
| Eschatology |
37 |
57-9, 114 |
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