 Despite the Remonstrants having the same position of supremacy of the state over the Church, their open toleration was seen as a danger to the peace.While Vorstius called for toleration of various religious opinions, his English opponents held that this could only lead to the disruption of the state and lose the blessing of Jesus.They held that the only reason the United Provinces had not been annihilated by Spain was through the service of God and the advancement of true religion.