BRANDT

Gerhabd, a celebrated Arm in i an divine, bom at Amsterdam in 1626, after completing the his studies and making himself a thorough Hebrew of and Greek scholar, became pastoi^of the Remonstrants, first at Nieukoop and afterwards at Amsterold dam, and died there in 1685. His works, almost all written in Dutch, include a Life of Admiral Michel It Ruyter, which has been translated into French; a . Narrative of the Trial of Bameveld, Hoogerbeets, and Grotius; and a History of the Reformation. Tho last work, on which his fame chiefly rests, has been translated into English. It is remarkable for the use elegance of its style, but is written too mnch in the cap. spirit of partizanship.