Arminius: A Monarchial Trinitarian View of the Private Disputations?

I have a hunch, and nothing more. I know Arminius held to a Monarchial view of the Trinity, one that was in line with the Nicene Fathers. I also know of the autotheos controversy, and that he was more inclined to speak about the economic trinity over the immanent trinity. You can find some of my past comments in my previous posts. But today I wanted to zone in on his Private Disputations.

If memory serves me right, I know F. Stuart Clarke had an interesting take concerning the Disputation order. I think he found it weird that Arminius would talk about the Son first and not the Father, the first Person of the Trinity. Because of this, I think Clarke thought Arminius had a very heavily focused view of Christ in his theology- to the point where it dictated some of his other beliefs. Again, this is coming from memory (I'll have to find the quotes to be more specific; and I'll post them later).

But here's my hunch: I question if this was what Arminius was doing. As a 3rd-4th generation protestant it makes sense that Arminius felt compelled to begin his Disputations with a discussion on theology, scripture, and religion before talking about God (For more info see "God, Creation, and Providence in the Thought of Jacob Arminius," by Richard Muller). But since he was also influenced by the Patristics and the Nicene Fathers, I reckon Arminius understood the term 'God' to be used primarily for God the Father (For more info, I invite people to read Beau Branson's section in "One God, Three Persons, Four Views," ed. by C.A. McIntosh). Now if this hunch is correct, then it seems to me that Arminius's Private Disputations could be loosely based off of his Trinitarian account after all.

Take, for example, Private Disputation XV - XXXIII. Perhaps Arminius doesn't think of himself as neglecting the Father in his Disputation order. Perhaps Arminius, in these Disputations, views the term God as signifying the Father in particular, and (perhaps) the rest of the Trinity in general. If true, then this would challenge Clarke's assumptions that Arminius was heavily focused on Christ- as argued from Disputation order/ topics alone. Perhaps, Arminius was more balanced than we think.

Again, this is still a hunch.

As always, feel free to share your own thoughts!