I keep seeing Westminster Seminary suggest/imply that Beza recommended Arminius to be the next professor at Leiden. Beza did die in 1605, so it seems possible. But I don't know of any instance where this happened. Bangs, Stanglin, McCall, Muller, and other Arminian scholars seem to be silent about this.
Now, I do know Beza gave a letter of recommendation to Amsterdam before Arminius's ordination, but that's about it. So, for the sake of being thorough, could I be wrong here? Did Arminius get a second recommendation from Beza for the Leiden post?
Here's the Westminster quote and the cite link (feel free to respond here, on X, or email me):
"The reason Gomarus was satisfied with Arminius is unclear. It is as unclear as the reason that Beza recommended him, or that his orthodox colleagues in Amsterdam got along with him as well as they did. Perhaps Gomarus failed to ask the right questions, or Arminius was not candid with his answers. Another possibility is that Arminius's theology changed significantly after the interview, but it is difficult to speculate."
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