Background
He was born in Leiden, and in 1606 was a Calvinist preacher there.
jurist divine Remonstrant minister
He was born in Leiden, and in 1606 was a Calvinist preacher there.
Leiden University.
A pupil of Jacobus Arminius, he took up the Arminian views, he was a public supporter of them by 1609, and in 1610 signed the Five Articles of Remonstrance. Subsequently, as a consequence of the Synod of Dort, he lost his church office in 1619. He left the country, being abroad until 1630.
Studying law, he then had a career as advocate in Amsterdam.