Simon Episcopius (1583-1643), who began his theological career as the protégé of Jacobus Arminius, led the Arminians at the Synod of Dort and was instrumental in guaranteeing Arminianism's survival. This book breaks new ground by clearly showing how, in the process of working out the implications of the theological trajectories which Arminius established, Episcopius introduced significant changes in his master's theology. It begins by demonstrating changes between Episcopius' early theological works and Arminius' writings, and then even greater changes in his mature theological work, Institutiones Theologicæ. It defends the idea that Arminianism represented a pre-Calvinist movement within the Netherlands, which not only rejected Genevan predestination, but also intentionally moved away from Reformed Scholasticism. This book is useful for seminars in early Arminian theology and the Arminian controversy in the Netherlands. Simon Episcopius (1583-1643), who began his theological career as the protégé of Jacobus Arminius, led the Arminians at the Synod of Dort and was instrumental in guaranteeing Arminianism's survival. This book breaks new ground by clearly showing how, in the process of working out the implications of the theological trajectories which Arminius established, Episcopius introduced significant changes in his master's theology. It begins by demonstrating changes between Episcopius' early theological works and Arminius' writings, and then even greater changes in his mature theological work, Institutiones Theologicæ. It defends the idea that Arminianism represented a pre-Calvinist movement within the Netherlands, which not only rejected Genevan predestination, but also intentionally moved away from Reformed Scholasticism. This book is useful for seminars in early Arminian theology and the Arminian controversy in the Netherlands. Acknowledgments ix List of Abbreviations xi Introduction 1(1) The Problem 1(3) Thesis 4(1) Method 5(1) Episcopius in Contemporary Scholarship 6(1) Arminianism and Reformed Scholasticism 7(6) Conclusion 13(12) Arminius and Episcopius in Historical Context 25(38) Precursory Trends and Events: Dutch Religion, Culture and Politics 25(5) The Arminian Phase of the Controversy 30(2) Episcopius' Life and Work 32(8) Summary, Observations and Conclusions 40(23) Arminius' Doctrine of Original Sin 63(38) Adam as Created in the Image of God 64(4) The Fall of Adam 68(11) Arminius' Doctrine of Grace 79(6) Conclusion 85(16) Episcopius on Original Sin Up to 1621 101(48) Comparison of Arminius' and Episcopius' Public Disputations 102(9) Comparison of Arminius' and Episcopius' Private Disputations 111(10) The Confessio Remonstrantium 121(7) Parallels Between Episcopius and the Greek Fathers 128(1) Summary 129(20) Original Sin in the Institutes TheologicÆ 149(28) Episcopius' First Explication of Original Sin 150(3) The Creation of Adam 153(4) Sin and Redemption 157(9) Conclusion 166(11) Summary and Conclusions 177(10) Summary of Arminius' Doctrine of Original Sin 178(1) The Development of Episcopius' Doctrine of Original Sin 179(3) Episcopius As Heir of Arminius' Theology 182(1) A Comparison of Theological Methods 183(4) Bibliography 187(26) Index 213