Gisbertus Voetius

Gisbertus Voetius (of its name Dutch Gijsbert Voet ) was a Théologien Dutch, professor of faculty and Prédicateur of the Church reformed, born the March 3rd 1589 with Heusden and deceased the 1er November 1676 with Utrecht.

Voetius made its studies with Leyde where it is subject to the influence of Gomar. It is besides near him that it obtained its Doctorat with Groningue. As a preacher, he exerted in Vlijmen (1611) and Heusden (1617) where was his/her brother Didericus, vice-chancellor of the Latin school.

At the time of the Synode of Dordt it was one of youngest participants the. It was used as a military chaplain during the seat as Wood-the-Duke in 1629 and it helped after the catch of the city to organize the reformed church. In 1634 its nomination as professor followed to the School of Utrecht. When, in 1636, this school was high with the row of university he made as a vice-chancellor the speech entitled Scientia cum pietate conjugenda , devoted to the interdependence of science and piety. The following year the council presbytéral also called it as a preacher. Until its death it was titular pulpit of the cathedral.

Beside Voetius which explained the dogmatic one, Meinardus Schotanus taught the Exégèse Old Testament and Carolus de Maets the interpretation of the new will to the Faculty of Theology of the new University. Animated by the same spirit, they made soon of Utrecht a fortress of reformed orthodoxy. Among most brilliant of the students and continuators of Voetius one finds Jodocus van Lodenstein, and thereafter it is especially Anna Maria van Schurman which held the attention.

Voetius exerted a considerable influence on the doctrines and on the life of the reformed Church and for this reason one called it the pope of Utrecht. It defended the most strict orthodoxy and the moral discipline, it fought for the independence of the Church, in particular in the local communities.

Voetius was the heart of the ecclesiastical Piétisme, of what one calls the “continued Reformation”, in that it approached the spirit of the puritan English. It fought Jansénius, the Remonstrants, Descartes, Cocceius and Jean de Labadie. It was buried in the church Holy-Catherine in Utrecht.

Works

Its principal work is:

  • Theologia practica ;
  • Selectae disputationes theologicae (five parts, Utrecht 1648-1669), teaching of morals for the reformed Church;
  • Politica ecclesiatica (1663-1667), about the life of the Church in the communities;
  • Te askètika sive exercitia pietatis (1664, published in 1996), a handbook for the pious and moral life.

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