Canon's, Creeds and Confessions

Below is a sample from the Canons and Decrees of the Synod of Dordt (1619). The blessings of the Canon's, Creeds and Confessions are not recognised much today, yet they are helpful to the Christian in many ways (eg. to guard from error, to guide in doctrine). Take time to read them, most of them are listed and linked to on this blog.
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From:
The Third and Fourth Main Points of Doctrine
Human Corruption, Conversion to God, and the Way It Occurs

Article 9: Human Responsibility for Rejecting the Gospel

The fact that many who are called through the ministry of the gospel do not come and are not brought to conversion must not be blamed on the gospel, nor on Christ, who is offered through the gospel, nor on God, who calls them through the gospel and even bestows various gifts on them, but on the people themselves who are called. Some in self-assurance do not even entertain the Word of life; others do entertain it but do not take it to heart, and for that reason, after the fleeting joy of a temporary faith, they relapse; others choke the seed of the Word with the thorns of life's cares and with the pleasures of the world and bring forth no fruits. This our Savior teaches in the parable of the sower (Matt. 13).