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<span>Jacob Dirksz (called Oom Jacob Dirksz), was an elder of the </span>[[Frisian Mennonites|Frisian]]<span> congregation of Wormerveer,<em> </em>Dutch province of </span>[[North Holland (Netherlands)|North Holland]]<span>, 1648-1689. During his leadership some troubles arose in the congregation of Wormerveer, because a part of the members turned to more liberal views. Oom Jacob, though maintaining the confessions and being more conservative than most of the members of his church, was much respected and succeeded in settling the quarrels. Jacob Dirksz wrote a number of books: <em>Eenige Predicatien tot Boete . . . </em>(1st ed., 1673; 2d ed., Amsterdam, 1697); <em>De Christelyke Huisvader </em>(Amsterdam, 1677); <em>Vijf Predicatien over eenige duistere . . . Schriftuurplaatzen </em>(Amsterdam-Hoorn, 1678); <em>Een Allegorisch-Historisch Verhaal van het . . . Koningryk van Salem, </em>with pictures by [[Luiken, Jan (1649-1712)|Jan Luyken]] (Amsterdam, 1683). He also composed some hymns, which were inserted in C. Stapel's <em>Lusthof der Zielen</em><em>. </em>Jacob Dirksz is the ancestor of the widespread [[Dekker (Decker) family|Dekker]]<em> </em>family.</span>
= Bibliography =
<span>Schijn, Hermann. <em>Uitvoeriger verhandeling of Vervolg van de geschiedenis der Mennoniten:<strong> </strong>in welke van de oorsprong, namen, verschillen, eige en byzondere leerstukken, belydenissen en schryvers, midsgaders van den tegenwoordigen staat der Christenen, die van Menno Simons Mennoniten genoemt worden, breeder gehandeld word.</em> Amsterdam: By Kornelis de Wit, boekverkoper, 1738: 653-656.<em></em></span>

<span>Visscher, H. and L. A. van Langeraad. <em>Biographisch Woordenboek von Protestantsche Godgeleerden in Nederland. </em>The Hague, 1903-:<em> </em>II, 502-503.</span>
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