The relative property of the Son is to be begotten, that is, so to proceed from the Father as to be a participant of the same essence and perfectly carry on the Father's nature.

He spent much time in the Netherlands and is noted for his involvement in the controversy between the Calvinists and the Arminians. William Ames (Latin: Guilielmus Amesius) (1576 – 14 November 1633) was an English Protestant divine philosopher and controversialist.