Force was apprehended.

It should be met by force.

To be forewarned was to be forearmed.

Barneveld forewarned the States of Holland.
On the 4th August 1617, he proposed to that assembly a resolution which was destined to become famous.

A majority accepted it after brief debate.
It was to this effect.
The States having seen what had befallen in many cities, and especially in the Hague, against the order, liberties, and laws of the land, and having in vain attempted to bring into harmony with the States certain cities which refused to co-operate with the majority, had at last resolved to refuse the National Synod, as conflicting with the sovereignty and laws of Holland.