Catechisatie over den catechismus der Remonstranten - Voet, Gisbertus 1589-1676 (Utrecht Snellaert, 1641)
Gisbertus Voetius (1589-1676), a rector and professor at the University of Utrecht, was the most influential voice of the Nadere Rerformatie, a Pietist group that objected against all things wordly in Dutch society. He was a notorious opponent of René Descartes when the latter resided in Utrecht.
The Remonstrants (or the Remonstrant Brotherhood) is a Protestant movement that had split from the Dutch Reformed Church in the early 17th century.
Prefaced by an extensive "Onderwysinge inde Christelijcke religie, ghestelt by vraghen ende antwoorden na de Belijdenisse der Remonstrants-Ghereformeerde Christenen. Mitsgades der selfder formulieren ende gheben des H. Doops ende des H. Avondtmaels."
Manuscript title on spine: Catechismus der Remonstranten - 2 Formulieren H. Avondmaal en H. Doop - Drie Disputaties
Bound in with the 'Dry disputatien' (1641)
Bound in white vellum
Keywords: 17th Century (1601-1700); Religion; Catechism; Protestantism; Theology; Utrecht (Netherlands)