Second Head of Doctrine
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The Second Head of Doctrine is a section of the Canons of Dort that sets out the Reformed teaching on Christ’s atonement, particularly emphasizing its sufficiency for all and efficacy for the elect.
All labels observed (1)
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| Second Head of Doctrine canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Second Head of Doctrine Context triple: [Canons of Dort, hasPart, Second Head of Doctrine]
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Doctrinal Section
The Doctrinal Section is the branch of the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith responsible for promoting and safeguarding Catholic doctrine on faith and morals.
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Pillars of the Church
Pillars of the Church refers to key early Christian leaders—especially apostles like Peter, James, and John—who were regarded as foundational authorities in establishing and guiding the early Church.
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New Divinity theology
New Divinity theology was an 18th–19th century New England Calvinist movement, developed by followers of Jonathan Edwards, that emphasized God’s moral government, human responsibility, and disinterested benevolence.
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D.
Pastor aeternus – on the primacy and infallibility of the Roman Pontiff
Pastor aeternus – on the primacy and infallibility of the Roman Pontiff is the 1870 dogmatic constitution of the Catholic Church that definitively articulated papal primacy and papal infallibility.
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E.
Book II: Ecclesiarum Clypei
Book II: Ecclesiarum Clypei is a section of Cotton Mather’s historical work Magnalia Christi Americana that focuses on the defense and history of New England churches.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Second Head of Doctrine Target entity description: The Second Head of Doctrine is a section of the Canons of Dort that sets out the Reformed teaching on Christ’s atonement, particularly emphasizing its sufficiency for all and efficacy for the elect.
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A.
Doctrinal Section
The Doctrinal Section is the branch of the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith responsible for promoting and safeguarding Catholic doctrine on faith and morals.
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B.
Pillars of the Church
Pillars of the Church refers to key early Christian leaders—especially apostles like Peter, James, and John—who were regarded as foundational authorities in establishing and guiding the early Church.
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C.
New Divinity theology
New Divinity theology was an 18th–19th century New England Calvinist movement, developed by followers of Jonathan Edwards, that emphasized God’s moral government, human responsibility, and disinterested benevolence.
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D.
Pastor aeternus – on the primacy and infallibility of the Roman Pontiff
Pastor aeternus – on the primacy and infallibility of the Roman Pontiff is the 1870 dogmatic constitution of the Catholic Church that definitively articulated papal primacy and papal infallibility.
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E.
Book II: Ecclesiarum Clypei
Book II: Ecclesiarum Clypei is a section of Cotton Mather’s historical work Magnalia Christi Americana that focuses on the defense and history of New England churches.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Reformed doctrinal statement
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part of the Canons of Dort ⓘ section of a confessional document ⓘ |
| addressesControversyWith |
Arminianism
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Remonstrants ⓘ |
| adoptedAtCouncil | Synod of Dort ⓘ |
| adoptedByChurchBody | Dutch Reformed Church ⓘ |
| affirms |
that Christ’s death is of infinite worth and value
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that no one perishes because the sacrifice of Christ is insufficient ⓘ |
| associatedWithTradition |
Calvinism
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Reformed theology ⓘ |
| canonicalOrderInCanonsOfDort | Second Head ⓘ |
| clarifies | extent and intent of the atonement ⓘ |
| contains |
articles
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rejections of errors ⓘ |
| countryOfAdoption | Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| dateOfAdoption | 1619 ⓘ |
| denies |
that Christ died equally for every individual in the same way
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that the efficacy of the atonement depends on human free will ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeDesignation |
Second Head of Doctrine of the Canons of Dort
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Second Main Point of Doctrine ⓘ |
| hasTheologicalTheme |
Christ’s atonement
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efficacy of Christ’s atonement for the elect ⓘ sufficiency of Christ’s atonement for all ⓘ |
| influenced | later Reformed confessional theology ⓘ |
| languageOfOriginalText | Latin ⓘ |
| opposes |
the idea that Christ’s death only made salvation possible without securing it for anyone in particular
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universalism in the sense of universal salvation ⓘ |
| partOf | Canons of Dort ⓘ |
| placeOfAdoption | Dordrecht ⓘ |
| relatedToDoctrine |
election
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gospel preaching ⓘ reprobation ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Reformed scholastic commentaries ⓘ |
| teaches |
limited atonement in terms of efficacy
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particular redemption ⓘ that Christ’s death was intended effectively for the elect ⓘ that faith is a gift purchased by Christ’s death ⓘ that the promise of the gospel ought to be preached to all nations ⓘ that the saving efficacy of Christ’s death is applied only to the elect ⓘ unlimited sufficiency of Christ’s sacrifice ⓘ |
| usedAs | confessional standard ⓘ |
| usedBy | Reformed churches ⓘ |
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