 He studied theology at Sedan from 1667 to 1669, and then at the University of Geneva (August 1669 to November 1670) and Saumur Academy (1670 to March 1672).In 1672 he received ordination as a Protestant minister at Caen, and received a call to the church of Honfleur.While there he married a lady with a fortune, bought a library, and began a new French translation of the Bible, at which he continued to work throughout his life.