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Although never numerous, they had a significant impact on political thought in Poland. After being expelled from Poland, they emigrated to England and the Netherlands, where their works were widely published and influenced many the thinking of later philosophers such as John LockeJohn Locke ( August 29 1632 — October 28 1704) was a 17th century philosopher concerned primarily with society and epistemology. An Englishman, Locke's notions of a " government with the consent of the governed" and man's natural rights— life, liberty, an and Pierre BaylePierre Bayle ( November 18, 1647 December 28, 1706) was a French philosopher and writer. He was born at Carla-le-Comte, near Pamiers ( Ariege), and was educated by his father, a Calvinist minister, and at an academy at Puylaurens. He afterwards entered a.
Their main ideologues were Piotr z Goniadza ( Gonesius ), Grzegorz Pawel z Brzezin, although Johannes CrelliusJohannes Crellius Hans Krell, Jan Crell 1590- 1633, was a Polish- German philosopher, one of the chief theologians of Polish brethren and author of Ad librum Hugonis Grotii quem de satisfactione Christi. 1623), De Deo et eius attributis. 1630), De uno Deo (originally from Germany), and Jan Ludwik Wolzogen (who came to Poland from Austria) were far better known outside Poland. Among the best known adherents of this sect are Mikolaj Sienicki , Jerzy Niemojewski , and writers and poets Zbigniew Morsztyn and Waclaw Potocki .
These men were expelled from Poland after a series of 17th century16th century 17th century 18th century more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601- 1700. During this period, the power of England and the United Provinces increased; while that of wars known as the DelugeThis article is about the history of Poland. For other meanings of Deluge see Deluge''. The Deluge is a name commonly assigned in the history of Poland to a series of wars in the 17th century which left Poland in ruins. In a more strict sense "Deluge" ref in which SwedenThe Kingdom of Sweden Konungariket Sverige in Swedish) is a Nordic country in Scandinavia, in Northern Europe. It is bordered by Norway on the west, Finland on the northeast, the Skagerrak and the Kattegat on the southwest, and the Baltic Sea and the Gulf invaded Poland, since they were commonly seen as Swedish collaborators. This expulsion is sometimes taken as the beginning of decline of Polish religious freedom, although the decline started earlier and ended later: the last non-Catholic deputy was removed from parliament in the beginning of the 18th century17th century 18th century 19th century more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701- 1800; however, historians will sometimes specifically refer to the 18th Century as 1715- 89,. Most of Polish Brethren moved to the Netherlands, where they greatly influenced European opinion, becoming precursors to Enlightenment. Through their connection to Enlightenment thinkers, their ideas also influenced the Founding Fathers of the United States.