… In defining both supralapsarianism and sublapsarianism, however, Engelsma is obviously leaning on Turretin’s new definitions which do not reflect the thinking of the original Contra-Remonstrants. Engelsma thus holds that both views of predestination were high (some would say Hyper), whereas the original infralapsarians argued that God did not decree man to fall but created Adam as a perfect probationer who sadly misused this responsibility and trust given. This, of course, what the word …

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