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William Ames
English Puritan minister (1576–1633) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the Quaker, see William Ames (Quaker).
William Ames (/eɪmz/; Latin: Guilielmus Amesius; 1576 – 14 November 1633[1]) was an English Puritan minister, philosopher, and controversialist. He spent much time in the Netherlands, and is noted for his involvement in the controversy between the Calvinists and the Arminians.
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