See also:

• MOSES (Gr. Mwvo c, Mcoo-i3s)
• MOSES, ASSUMPTION OF

MOSES See also:

• MOSES AMYRAUT (1506-1664)

AMYRAUT (1506-1664)  , also known as AMYRAI,DUS, See also:

• FRENCH
• FRENCH, DANIEL CHESTER (1850– )
• FRENCH, NICHOLAS (1604-1678)

French See also:

• PROTESTANT

Protestant theologian and metaphysician, was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born at Bourgueil, in the valley of See also:

• ANJOU

Anjou, in 1596 . His See also:

• FATHER

father was a lawyer, and, designing See also:

• MOSES (Gr. Mwvo c, Mcoo-i3s)
• MOSES, ASSUMPTION OF

Moses for his own profession, sent him on the completion of his study of the humanities at See also:

• ORLEANS
• ORLEANS, CHARLES, DUKE OF (1391-1465)
• ORLEANS, DUKES OF
• ORLEANS, FERDINAND PHILIP LOUIS CHARLES HENRY, DUKE OF (1810-1842)
• ORLEANS, HENRI, PRINCE
• ORLEANS, HENRIETTA, DUCHESS
• ORLEANS, JEAN BAPTISTE GASTON, DUKE
• ORLEANS, LOUIS
• ORLEANS, LOUIS PHILIPPE JOSEPH
• ORLEANS, LOUIS PHILIPPE ROBERT, DUKE
• ORLEANS, LOUIS PHILIPPE, DUKE OF (1725–1785)
• ORLEANS, LOUIS, DUKE OF (1372–1407)
• ORLEANS, PHILIP I
• ORLEANS, PHILIP II

Orleans to the university of See also:

• POITIERS

Poitiers . Here he took the degree of licentiate (B.A.) of See also:

• LAWS

laws . On his way See also:

• HOME
• HOME, DANIEL DUNGLAS (1833-1886)
• HOME, EARLS OF

home from the university he passed through See also:

• SAUMUR

Saumur, and, having visited the pastor of the Protestant See also:

• CHURCH
• CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
• CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
• CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
• CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
• CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)

church there, was introduced by him to Philippe de See also:

• MORNAY, PHILIPPE DE (1549-1623)

Mornay, See also:

• GOVERNOR (from the Fr. gouverneur, from gouverner, O. Fr. governer, Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, to direct, guide)

governor of the See also:

• CITY (through Fr. cite, from Lat. civitas)

city . Struck with See also:

• YOUNG
• YOUNG, A
• YOUNG, ARTHUR (1741-1820)
• YOUNG, BRIGHAM (1801-1877)
• YOUNG, CHARLES MAYNE (1777–1856)
• YOUNG, EDWARD (1683–1765)
• YOUNG, JAMES (1811-1883)
• YOUNG, THOMAS (1773-1829)

young See also:

• AMYRAUT, MOSES (1506-1664)

Amyraut's ability and culture, they both urged him to See also:

• CHANGE (derived through the Fr. from the Late Lat. cambium, cambiare, to barter; the ultimate derivation is probably from the root which appears in the Gr. «a urmu', to bend)

change from See also:

• LAW
• LAW (0. Eng. lagu, M. Eng. lawe; from an old Teutonic root lag, " lie," what lies fixed or evenly; cf. Lat. lex, Fr. loi)
• LAW, JOHN (1671—1729)
• LAW, WILLIAM (1686-1761)

law to See also:

• THEOLOGY

theology . His father advised him to revise his philological and philosophical studies, and read over See also:

• CALVIN, JOHN (1509-1564)

Calvin's Institutions, before finally deter-See also:

• MINING

mining . He did so, and decided for theology . He thereupon removed to Saumur—destined to be for ever associated with his name—and studied under J . See also:

• CAMERON, JOHN (1579–1623)
• CAMERON, RICHARD (1648?–168o)
• CAMERON, SIMON (1799-1889)
• CAMERON, VERNEY LOVETT (1844–1894)

Cameron, who ultimately regarded him as his greatest See also:

• SCHOLAR, SCHOLARSHIP

scholar . He had a brilliant course, and was in due See also:

• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

time licensed as a See also:

• MINISTER (Lat. minister, servant)

minister of the French Protestant Church . The contemporary See also:

• CIVIL

civil See also:

• WARS

wars and excitements hindered his See also:

• ADVANCEMENT

advancement . His first church was in St Aignan, in the See also:

• PROVINCE
• PROVINCE (Lat. provincia; perhaps a contraction of providentia)

province of See also:

• MAINE
• MAINE, ANNE LOUISE BENEDICTE DE BOURBON
• MAINE, SIR HENRY JAMES SUMNER (1822–1888)

Maine .

There he remained two years . The eminent theologian, See also:

• JEAN

Jean Daille, being then removed to See also:

• PARIS
• PARIS (also called ALEXANDROS)
• PARIS, ALEXIS PAULIN (1800-x881)
• PARIS, BRUNO PAULIN GASTON (1839-1903)
• PARIS, FRANCOIS DE (169o-1727)
• PARIS, LOUIS PHILIPPE ALBERT
• PARIS, TREATIES OF (1814-1815)

Paris, advised the church at Saumur to secure Amyraut as his successor, praising him " as above himself." The university of Saumur at the same time had fixed its eyes on him as See also:

• PROFESSOR (the Latin noun formed from the verb profiteri, to declare publicly, to acknowledge, profess)

professor of theology . The See also:

• GREAT

great churches of Paris and See also:

• ROUEN

Rouen also contended for him, and to win him sent their deputies to the provincial See also:

• SYNOD
• SYNOD (Gr. vbvobos)

synod of Anjou . Amyraut had See also:

• LEFT

left the choice to the synod . He was appointed to Saumur in 1633, and to the professor's See also:

• CHAIR (in. Mid. Eng. chcere, through O. Fr. chaire or chaiere, from Lat. cathedra, later caledra, Gr. xaOi3pa, seat, cf. "cathedral"; the modern Fr. form chaise, a chair, has been adopted in English with a particular meaning as a form of carriage; chaire

chair along with the pastorate . On the occasion of his inauguration he maintained for thesis De Sacerdotio Christi . His co-professors were See also:

• LOUIS
• LOUIS (804–876)
• LOUIS (893–911)
• LOUIS, JOSEPH DOMINIQUE, BARON (1755-1837)
• LOUIS, or LEWIS (from the Frankish Chlodowich, Chlodwig, Latinized as Chlodowius, Lodhuwicus, Lodhuvicus, whence-in the Strassburg oath of 842-0. Fr. Lodhuwigs, then Chlovis, Loys and later Louis, whence Span. Luiz and—through the Angevin kings—Hungarian

Louis See also:

• CAPPEL
• CAPPEL, LOUIS (1585-1658)

Cappel and Josue de la See also:

• PLACE (through Fr. from Lat. platea, street; Gr. IrAar6s, wide)

Place, who also were Cameron's pupils . Very beautiful was the lifelong friendship of these three remark-able men, who collaborated in the Theses Salmurienses, a colIection of theses propounded by candidates in theology prefaced by the inaugural addresses of the three professors . Full of See also:

• ENERGY (from the Gr. ivipyela; iv, in, ipyov, work)

energy, Amyraut very speedily gave to French Protestantism a new force . In 1631 he published his Traite See also:

• DES

des religions, a See also:

• BOOK

book that still lives; and from this See also:

• YEAR

year onward he was a foremost See also:

• MAN
• MAN, ISLE OF (anc. Mona)

man in the church . Chosen to represent the provincial synod of Anjou, See also:

• TOURAINE

Touraine and Maine at the See also:

• NATIONAL

national synod held in 1631 at Charenton, he was appointed as orator to See also:

• PRESENT

present to the See also:

• KING
• KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
• KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
• KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
• KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
• KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
• KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
• KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
• KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
• KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
• KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
• KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)

king " The Copy of their Complaints and Grievances for the Infractions and Violations of the See also:

• EDICT (Lat. edictum, from e, out, and dicere, to say, speak)

Edict of See also:

• NANTES
• NANTES, EDICT OF

Nantes." Previous deputies had addressed the king on their bended knees, whereas the representatives of the Catholics had been permitted to stand . Amyraut consented to be orator only if the See also:

• ASSEMBLY, UNLAWFUL

assembly authorized him to stand .

There was intense resistance . See also:

• CARDINAL (Lat. cardinalis)

Cardinal See also:

• RICHELIEU, ARMAND EMMANUEL SOPHIE SEPTEMANIE DU PLESSIS
• RICHELIEU, ARMAND JEAN DU PLESSIS
• RICHELIEU, LOUIS FRANCOIS ARMAND DU PLESSIS

Richelieu himself, preceded by lesser dignitaries, condescended to ,visit Amyraut privately, to persuade him to kneel; but Amyraut held resolutely to his point and carried it . His " oration " on this occasion, which was immediately published in the French See also:

• MERCURY
• MERCURY (MERCU1uus)
• MERCURY (symbol Hg, atomic weight = 2oo)

Mercury, remains a striking landmark in the See also:

• HISTORY

history of French Protestantism . During his See also:

• ABSENCE (Lat. absentia)

absence on this See also:

• MATTER

matter the assembly debated " Whether the See also:

• LUTHERANS

Lutherans who desired it, might be admitted into communion with the Reformed Churches of See also:

• FRANCE
• FRANCE, ANATOLE (1844– )

France at the See also:

• LORD
• LORD (O. Eng. hldford, i.e. hldfweard, the warder or keeper of bread, hlIf, loaf; the word is not represented in any other Teutonic language)
• LORD, JOHN (1810-1894)

Lord's Table." It was decided in the affirmative previous to his return; but he approved with astonishing eloquence, and thereafter was ever in the front See also:

• RANK (O.Fr. rant or rent, mod. rang, generally connected with the O.E. and O.H.G. bring, a ring)

rank in maintaining inter-communication between all churches holding the See also:

• MAIN (from the Aryan root which appears in " may " and " might," and Lat. magnus, great)
• MAIN (Lat. Moenus)

main doctrines of the See also:

• REFORMATION
• REFORMATION, THE

Reformation . P . See also:

• BAYLE, PIERRE (1647-1706)

Bayle recounts the See also:

• TITLE (0. Fr. title, mod. titre, from Lat. titulus)

title-pages of no fewer than See also:

• THIRTY

thirty-two books of which Amyraut was the author, These show that he took See also:

• PART

part in all the great controversies on, See also:

• PREDESTINATION (from Late Lat. praedestinare, to deter-mine beforehand; from the root sta, as in stare, stand)

predestination and Arminianism which then so agitated and harassed all See also:

• EUROPE

Europe . Substantially he held fast the Calvinism of his See also:

• PRECEPTOR

preceptor Cameron; but, like See also:

• RICHARD
• RICHARD (d. 1184)
• RICHARD, FRANCOIS MARIE BENJAMIN (18,9-1908)
• RICHARD, HENRY (1812-1888)
• RICHARD, ST

Richard See also:

• BAXTER, ANDREW (1686-1750)
• BAXTER, RICHARD (1615-1691)
• BAXTER, ROBERT DUDLEY (1827-1875)
• BAXTER, WILLIAM (1650-1723)

Baxter in See also:

• ENGLAND
• ENGLAND, THE CHURCH OF

England, by his breadth and charity he exposed himself to all manner of misconstruction . In 1634 he published his Traite de la pre-destination, See also:

• ILL

ill which he tried to mitigate the harsh features of predestination by his " Universalismus hypotheticus." See also:

• GOD

God, he taught, predestines all men to happiness on See also:

• CONDITION (Lat. condicio, from condicere, to agree upon, arrange; not connected with conditio, from condere, conditum, to put together)

condition of their having faith . This gave rise to a See also:

• CHARGE
• CHARGE (through the Fr. from the Late Lat. carricare, to load in a carrus or wagon; cf. " cargo ")

charge of See also:

• HERESY

heresy, of which he was acquitted at the national synod held at See also:

• ALENCON

Alencon in 1637, and presided over by See also:

• BENJAMIN
• BENJAMIN, JUDAHPHILIP (1811-1884)

Benjamin See also:

• BASNAGE, JACQUES (1653-1723)

Basnage (1580-1652) . The charge was brought up again at the national synod of Charenton in 1644, when he was again acquitted . A third attack at the synod of See also:

• LOUDUN

Loudun in 1659 met with no better success . The university of Saumur became the university of French Protestantism .

Amyraut had as many as a See also:

• HUNDRED

hundred students in attendance upon his prelections . Another historic part filled by Amyraut was in the negotiations originated by See also:

• PIERRE

Pierre le Gouz de la Berchere (1600—16J3), first See also:

• PRESIDENT (Fr. president, from Lat. praesidens, post-Augustan Lat. for praeses, director, ruler, from praesidere, to sit in front of, preside)

president of the See also:

• PARLEMENT (see PARLIAMENT)

parlement of See also:

• GRENOBLE

Grenoble, when exiled to Saumur, for a reconciliation and See also:

• REUNION

reunion of the Catholics of France with the French Protestants . Very large were the concessions made by Richelieu in his See also:

• PERSONAL

personal interviews with Amyraut; but, as with the See also:

• WORCESTER
• WORCESTER, EARLS AND MARQUESSES OF
• WORCESTER, JOHN TIPTOFT, EARL OF (1427—1470)
• WORCESTER, WILLIAM (c. 1415-c. 1482)

Worcester See also:

• HOUSE
• HOUSE (O. Eng. hiss, a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Dut. huis, Ger. Haus; in Gothic it is only found in gudhiss, a temple; it may be ultimately connected with the root of " hide," conceal)

House negotiations in England between the Church of England and nonconformists, they inevitably See also:

• FELL
• FELL, JOHN (1625-1686)

fell through . On all sides the statesmanship and eloquence of Amyraut were conceded . His De l'See also:

• ELEVATION

elevation de la See also:

• FOY, MAXIMILIEN SEBASTIEN (1775-1825)

foy et de l'abaissement de la raison en la creance des mysteres de la See also:

• RELIGION
• RELIGION, FOLKLORE, CUSTOM

religion (1641) gave him See also:

• EARLY
• EARLY, JUBAL ANDERSON (1816-1894)

early a high place as a metaphysician . Exclusive of his controversial writings, he left behind him a very voluminous See also:

• SERIES (a Latin word from serere, to join)

series of See also:

• PRACTICAL

practical evangelical books, which have See also:

• LONG, GEORGE (1800-1879)
• LONG, JOHN DAVIS (1838– )

long remained the fireside favourites of the peasantry of French Protestantism . Amongst these are Estat des fideles apres la mort; Sur l'oraison dominicale; Du Write des ceuvres; Traite de la See also:

• JUSTIFICATION

justification; and paraphrases of books of the Old and New Testament . His closing years were weakened by a severe fall he met with in 1657 . He died on the 18th of See also:

• JANUARY

January 1664 . See Edm . Saigey, Moses Amyraut, sa See also:

• VIE

vie et ses ecrits (1849); Alex . Schweizer in Tub. theol .

Jahrbb., 1852, pp . 41 if . 155 if., Protestant . Central-Dogrnen(1854 ff.), ii . 225 if., and in See also:

• HERZOG, HANS (1819–1894)
• HERZOG, JOHANN JAKOB (1805-1882)

Herzog-Hauck, Realencyklopadie; Bayle, s.v.; Biog . Univ., s.v.; See also:

• JOHN
• JOHN (1167–1216)
• JOHN (1290-c. 1320)
• JOHN (1296-1346)
• JOHN (1371–1419)
• JOHN (1468-1532)
• JOHN (1801-1873)
• JOHN (Heb. llni')
• JOHN (ZAPOLYA) (1487-1540)
• JOHN, 4TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (c. 1695-1762)
• JOHN, DON (1545-1578)
• JOHN, DON (1629–1679)
• JOHN, GOSPEL OF ST
• JOHN, or HAYS (1513–1571)
• JOHN, THE APOSTLE
• JOHN, THE EPISTLES OF

John See also:

• QUICK

Quick's Synod. in See also:

• GALL (a word common to many Teutonic languages, cf. Dutch gal, and Ger. Galle; the Indo-European root appears in Gr. xoXi,, and Lat. fel; possibly connected with " yellow," with reference to the colour of bile)
• GALL, FRANZ JOSEPH (1758-1828)

Gall . Reform. pp . 352-357; Ibid . MS. hones Sacrae Gallicanae; See also:

• LIFE

Life of Cameron .