Category Archives: Puritans

William Perkins

Posted on April 21, 2012 by admin

William Perkins William Perkins was born in 1558 to Thomas and Hannah Perkins in the village of Marston Jabbett, in Bulkington parish, Warwickshire. As a youth, he indulged in recklessness, profanity, and drunkenness. In 1577, he entered Christ’s College in … Continue reading →

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Robert Leighton

Posted on April 21, 2012 by admin

Robert Leighton (1611-1684)   Archbishop of Glasgow, was born, probably in London (others say at Ulishaven, Forfarshire), in 1611, the eldest son of Dr Alexander Leighton, and the author of Zion’s Plea against the Prelacie, whose terrible sufferings for having … Continue reading →

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Thomas Manton

Posted on April 21, 2012 by admin

Thomas Manton  -  Puritan clergyman Born in Laurence Lydiard, Somerset, Manton was educated locally and then at Hart Hall, Oxford where he graduated BA in 1639.  Joseph Hall, bishop of Norwich, ordained him deacon the following year. He never took … Continue reading →

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Christopher Love

Posted on April 21, 2012 by admin

Christopher Love Christopher Love was born in Cardiff, Wales, in 1618. At the age of fourteen, he went to hear William Erbury, vicar of St. Mary’s in Cardiff, who would later stray into mysticism. His wife later wrote how Love … Continue reading →

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Joseph Hall

Posted on April 20, 2012 by admin

  Joseph Hall received his early education at the local Ashby Grammar School, founded by his father’s patron the Earl, and was later sent (1589) to Emmanuel College, Cambridge. The college was Puritan in tone, and Hall was undoubtedly under … Continue reading →

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Matthew Henry

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Matthew was Philip Henry’s second son. Born prematurely to his mother Katherine Henry, he apparently suffered from a weak constitution during his childhood. But what he lacked in physical health he made up for in spiritual vigor. Schooled by his … Continue reading →

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John Howe

Posted on April 20, 2012 by admin

John Howe English Puritan divine, born on the 17th of May 1630 at Loughborough, Leicestershire … Though excelled by Baxter as a pulpit orator, and by Owen in exegetical ingenuity and in almost every department of theological learning, Howe compares … Continue reading →

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Thomas Gouge

Posted on April 20, 2012 by admin

Thomas Gouge, English Puritan (1605 — October 29, 1681) was the son of William Gouge and a noted minister in his own right. He was ejected from his pulpit for nonconformity in 1662. He was known for his generosity and … Continue reading →

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John Ball

Posted on April 20, 2012 by admin

John Ball (October 1585 – 1640) was an English puritan divine, born in Cassington, Oxfordshire. After taking his BA degree from St Mary’s Hall, Oxford, in 1608, he went into Cheshire to act as tutor to the children of Lady … Continue reading →

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David Clarkson

Posted on April 20, 2012 by admin

David Clarkson Richard Baxter commended David Clarkson for “solid judgment, healing moderate principles, acquaintance with the Fathers, great ministerial abilities, and a godly upright life” (Reliquiae Baxterianae, 1696, 3:97). Born at Bradford, in Yorkshire, Clarkson was educated at Trinity College, … Continue reading →

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William Bridge

Posted on April 20, 2012 by admin
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William Bridge was educated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, and served for several years as a fellow there as well. He served a five-year pastorate in Essex before accepting a call to Norwich. As a non-conformist, in 1637 he was officially … Continue reading →

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Isaac Ambrose

Posted on April 20, 2012 by admin

ISAAC AMBROSE Isaac Ambrose was born in 1604, the son of Richard Ambrose, vicar of Ormskirk, Lancashire. Entering Brasenose College, Oxford, in 1621, he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1624, and was ordained to the ministry. He … Continue reading →

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Joseph Alleine

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Joseph Alleine (1634-1668) Born at Devizes, Wiltshire, early in 1634, Joseph Alleine loved and served the Lord from childhood. A contemporary witness identified 1645 as the year of Alleine’s “setting forth in the Christian race.” From eleven years of age … Continue reading →

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Jeremiah Burroughs

Posted on April 20, 2012 by admin

Burroughs studied at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, and was graduated M.A. in 1624, but left the university because of non-conformity. He was assistant to Edmund Calamy at Bury St. Edmunds, and in 1631 became rector of Tivetshall, Norfolk. He was suspended … Continue reading →

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Thomas Brooks

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Thomas Brooks Thomas Brooks was born in 1608. He entered Emmanuel College, Cambridge, in 1625, where such New England Puritans as Thomas Hooker, John Cotton, and Thomas Shepard were also educated, but he appears to have left before graduating. Brooks … Continue reading →

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Thomas Goodwin

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Goodwin, Thomas (1600-1680) “Congregational divine. Born in Norfolk and educated at Cambridge, he became a fellow of St. Catherine’s and vicar of Holy Trinity Church, Cambridge. On becoming a Congregationalist in 1634 he resigned and moved to London. In 1639 … Continue reading →

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Thomas Fuller

Posted on April 20, 2012 by admin

Thomas Fuller  -  English churchman and historian Source: Wikipedia Fuller was born in Aldwinkle St Peter’s, Northamptonshire, C England, UK. He studied at Cambridge, was appointed preacher to the Chapel Royal at the Savoy, London (1641–3), and during the Civil … Continue reading →

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John Flavel

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John Flavel  -  Puritan theologian Source: Wikipedia Flavel was born at Bromsgrove in Wordesterchire.  He was the elder son of Richard Flavel, described in contemporary records as “a painful and eminent minister.” After receiving his early education, partly at home … Continue reading →

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Stephen Charnock

Posted on April 17, 2012 by admin

Stephen Charnock  -   Puritan divine Source: Wikipedia Son of a London solicitor, he was educated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, and in 1649 became a minister in Southwark. In 1650 he became a fellow of New College, Oxford and in 1652 … Continue reading →

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Richard Baxter

Posted on April 17, 2012 by admin

Richard Baxter – English Puritan church leader, poet, hymn-writer, theologian, and controversialist Source: Wikipedia Richard Baxter(1615-1691) was a prominent English churchman of the 1600s. He was a peacemaker who sought unity among Protestants, and yet he was a highly independent … Continue reading →

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