, the father of Henry and grandfather of James Alting, was born at Fleda in West-Friesland in 1541, and died, first pastor arid president of the consistory at Embden, in 1617. The study of St. Paul’s epistle to the Romans is said to have brought him from the opinions of Luther to those of Calvin, in whose defence he wrote against Ligorius and Hunnius. His life was written by Ubbo Emmius. 2
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