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Isaac van Dühren, a Mennonite dyer and weaver in [[Danzig (Poland)|Danzig]], served as a preacher from 1775 until his death in 1800. In 1782 he wrote a book, <em>[[Geschichte der Märtyrer|Geschichte der Märtyrer oder kurze historische]] Nachricht von den Verfolgungen der Mennonisten</em> (Königsberg, 1787). The book has three chapters: <em>(a) Verfolgung der Mennonisten von den Catholiken; (b) id. von den Lutheranern; (c) id. von den Reformirten</em>, which is followed by a supplement <em>Von der Kindertaufe</em>. The first part <em>(a)</em> is taken from <em>[[Martyrs' Mirror|<em>Martyrs' Mirror</em>]]</em>, and gives information on 102 Dutch martyrs; the sources of <em>(b)</em> and <em>(c)</em> are J. Mathesius <em>5e Predigt vom Leben Lutheri;</em> [[Arnold, Gottfried (1666-1714)|Gottfried Arnold]],<em> </em><em>Unparteiische Kirchen- und Ketzerhistorie;</em> Gerber, <em>Historie der Wiedergebohrenen; </em>[[Crespin, Jean (1520-1572)|Crespin’s]] martyrbook, and others. The book by van Dühren, which contains 169 pages, was printed without the name of the author, but a copy belonging to the [[Amsterdam Mennonite Library (Bibliotheek en Archief van de Vereenigde
Doopsgezinde Gemeente te Amsterdam)|Amsterdam Mennonite Library]] contains a note that Isaac van Dühren, minister of the congregation of the [[Frisian Mennonites|Frisian Mennonites]] at Neugarten near Danzig, is the author. The book was reprinted in 1863 at Stuttgart and at Winnipeg in 1939. Concerning his development and inner life see his correspondence with [[Regier, Cornelius (1743-1794)|Elder Cornelius Regier]] in [[Heubuden (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Heubuden]] (reprinted in <em>Mennonitisches Blätter,</em> 1885, 3 and 14ff.).
= Bibliography =
<em>Catalogus der werken over de Doopsgezinden en hunne geschiedenis aanwezig in de bibliotheek der Vereenigde Doopsgezinde Gemeente to Amsterdam</em>. Amsterdam: J.H. de Bussy, 1919: 16.

Crous, Ernst. “Vom Pietismus bei den altpreussischen Mennoniten im Rahmen ihrer Gesamtgeschichte 1722-1945.” <em>Mennonitische Geschichtsblätter</em> 11 (1954): 9-11.

Haeghen, Ferdinand van der., Thomas Arnold and R. Vanden Berghe. <em>Bibliographie des Martyrologes Protestants Néerlandais. II. Receuils. </em>The Hague: M. Nijhoff, 1890: 259-260.

Hege, Christian and Christian Neff.<em> Mennonitisches Lexikon</em>. Frankfurt &amp; Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe: Schneider, 1913-1967: v. I, 485.
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