Bizer again, on Melchior Leydekker’s summary of the Cartesian critique of Reformed orthodoxy: “The Cartesians reproach the orthodox to the effect that their theology is not scriptural, that they have re-introduced Catholic scholasticism into the Church; that they hinder every advance in knowledge and their work does not have scientific character; that they prefer the study of dogmatics to the detriment of the general scientific education of theologians; that they exaggerate the importance of controversies and are not prepared to examine the new theology without prejudice, indeed, they work heedlessly toward a schism in the Church.”
To repeat, this was the Cartesian critique of orthodoxy.
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