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A GIFT FROM ENGLAND - TAKAYUKI YAGI GEBUNDEN

A Gift from England is the first extensive study of William Ames's (1576-1633) Latin polemical
writings against Arminianism during his exile in the Dutch Republic. Through these writings 
Ames quickly established himself as a champion of Reformed orthodoxy. This reputation led him
to be appointed as a theological advisor to the president of the Synod of Dort (1618-9) and
then to be nominated for the newly established chair of practical theology at Leiden
University. The Dutch Reformed theologian who compiled Ames's Latin works believed that Ames
was indeed a precious gift from England. By exploring Ames's significant but neglected Latin
corpus  this book uncovers Ames's theological contributions to the central issues of the
Arminian controversy. It provides a corrective to current readings of Ames's theology by
highlighting the links between his polemical writings and his better-known work  The Marrow of
Theology. Ames was not  as previous scholarship has suggested  making a compromise or softening
Reformed thought by finding a needed corrective in Arminianism. Instead  he was steadfastly
defending the Reformed tradition against the threat of Arminianism without being blind to new
philosophical and exegetical challenges. By exploring the medieval scholastic background behind
his key arguments  this book also addresses the recent scholarly debate about the medieval
roots of early modern Reformed thought. It shows that  by combining Thomistic ideas of physical
premotion with Scotistic metaphysics of contingency  Ames trod a path which many other Reformed
theologians would follow.

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