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    Camphuysius Theodore Raphaelis

      

    Camphuysius Theodore Raphaelis(Belg. Dirck Raphaelssen Kampenhuysen,) was born at Gorcum, a fortified town of South Holland, in the year 1586 ; and was educated for the ministry among the Remonstrants. He settled with a congregation at Fleuten ; but afterwards relinquished the pastoral office, and became one of the leaders in the sect of Collegiants, the numbers of which he very much contributed to increase. He was sometimes heard to say, indeed, that he could not approve of their opinions and proceedings on all points ; yet he did everything in his power to promote their interests, declaring at the same time, that the sole end and aim of his actions was to put a stop to the growth of sects and parties, and to abolish the distinctions, which kept Christians asunder, and prevented them from holding communion with each other. "I do not mean," said he, "to separate from the Remonstrants: indeed, I separate from no man, nor will I enlist myself absolutely under any man's colours." He further admitted, that the Remonstrants were the best, and came the nearest to his own views of all the sects in Holland. The other leaders among the Collegiants adopted the same language, saying, that they would create no schism, and would join no particular denomination of Christians ; and that those, who would not act upon the same principle, were the real schismatics. Camphuysius died at Worcum, in Friesland, in the year 1627. All his works were in Dutch. The following is a translation of their titles, as given by Sandius.

    1. Theological Works (Amst. 1640, 4to.; 1657, 8vo.; 1672, 4to.) in three Parts, i. On Infallible Judgment, ii. Sermons, iii. Letters and Extracts.

    2. A Poetical Paraphrase of the Psalms of David. This Paraphrase has gone through many editions. The most recent, in the time of Sandius, was printed at Amsterdam by Jan Rieuwertsz and Pieter Arentsz. 1679, 12mo.

    3. Sacred Songs, of which the eighteenth edition was published in 1680, at Amsterdam, 12mo.

    4. The same, set to Music by Joseph Buthler. Amst. 1652, Fol.

    5. Some of the above Sacred Songs translated into German by Robert Robertyn.

    6. The " Idolelenchus" of Geisteranus rendered into Dutch Verse.

    7. On the State of Souls. 1631, 4to.; 1666, 4to.

    8. On the State of the Dead, and the Punishments of the Wicked after the present Life; to which is prefixed "A Compendium of the Doctrine of the Socinians," 4to.

    9. An Extract from a Letter of Theod. Raph. Camphuysius, proving that the Opinion concerning the Annihilation of the Wicked is not unedifying. 1666, 4to.

    10. Judgment concerning the Writings of Faust Socin, in a Distich, prefixed to " The Life of F. Socinus," translated into Dutch. 8vo.

    11. A Farewell to the World; or an Invitation to the Brotherhood of Christ. The second edition of this was published in 1650, 4to.

    12. Faust Socin's Treatise "De Auctoritate S. Scriptures," translated into Dutch, and illustrated with Notes. Prefixed to this is James Sieninius's Dedication to Sigismund III., King of Poland, written at Racow, Nov. 20th, 1608 ; which is likewise generally prefixed to V. Smalcius's Polish Treatise "On the Divinity of Jesus Christ." 1623, 4to.; 1666, 4to.

    13. Faust Socin's "Lectiones Sacrae," translated into Dutch, and illustrated with Notes. 1666, 4to.

     

    (Vidend. Sandii B. A. pp. 112, 113. Bock, Hist. Ant. T. I. p. 92 ; T. II. pp. 746—748. Brandt's Hist, of the Ref. in and about the Low Countries, Vol. IV. Bk. xlviii. pp. 56, 57.)

       


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