Laurinus became a principal in Söderköping 1603, and in 1609, a rector in Häradshammar in Linköping diocese, Östergötland, later a dean. But he was known as a poet in the Swedish, German and Latin languages. His works include:

• Musicae rudimenta pro incipientibus necessaria, 1622
• Symbola Heroum et Heroidum, 1647

Hymns

1. I Himmelen, i himmelen, ther är glädie stoor
   • In Heav’n Above