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He was born at Heusden, Holland, studied at Leiden, and in 1611 became pastor of Vlijmen, whence in 1617 he returned to Heusden. In 1619 he played an influential part in the Synod of Dort, and in 1634 was made professor of theology and Oriental science at Utrecht. Three years later he became pastor of the Utrecht congregation. He was an advocate of the extremest form of Calvinism against the Arminians; but his personal influence was good, and the city of Utrecht perpetuated his memory by giving his name to the street in which he had lived. Heusden is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands. ... Leiden (in English also, but now rarely, Leyden) is a city and municipality in South Holland, The Netherlands. ... Events November 1 - At Whitehall Palace in London, William Shakespeares romantic comedy The Tempest is presented for the first time. ... Heusden is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands. ... Events Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Ahmed I (1603-1617) to Mustafa I (1617-1623). ... Events May 13 - Dutch statesman Johan van Oldenbarnevelt is executed in The Hague after having been accused of treason. ... The Synod of Dort met in the city of Dordrecht in 1618-1619, as a national assembly of the Dutch Reformed Church, to which were invited representatives from the Reformed churches in eight foreign countries. ... Events Moses Amyrauts Traite de la predestination is published Curaçao captured by the Dutch Treaty of Polianovska First meeting of the Académie française The witchcraft affair at Loudun Jean Nicolet lands at Green Bay, Wisconsin Opening of Covent Garden Market in London English establish a settlement... Utrecht refers to various cities and areas: A province of the Netherlands A city in the Netherlands, and capital of the province of the same name An agglomeration in the Netherlands that includes the city of Utrecht A city in South Africa, in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, formerly a... Calvinism has been known at times for its simple, unadorned churches and lifestyles, as depicted in this painting by Emmanuel de Witte where the 17th century congregation stands to hear a sermon. ... Arminianism is a Protestant Christian theology founded by the Dutch theologian Jacobus Arminius. ...

Bibliography

• Van Ruler, Han. The Crisis of Causality. Voetius and Descartes on God, Nature and Change, Leiden/New York/Köln: Brill, 1995.
• Beck, Andreas J. "Gisbertus Voetius (1589-1676): Basic Features of His Doctrine of God". In: Willem J. van Asselt und Eef Dekker (Hrsg.). Reformation and Scholasticism: An Ecumenical enterprise. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker Academic, 2001, 205-226.

References

• This article incorporates text from the public domain 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica.