Smectymnuus — was the name of a Presbyterian group active in the early 1640s.The name is an acronym derived from the initials of the five Presbyterian authors: Stephen Marshall, Edmund Calamy, Thomas Young, Matthew Newcomen, and William Spurstow. Their first… … Wikipedia
SMECTYMNUUS — a pamphlet written in 1641, the title of which is made up of the initial letters of the names of the authors … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Milton's antiprelatical tracts — John Milton s antiprelatical tracts are a series of five political pamphlets that attack the episcopal form of church leadership. Contents 1 Background 2 Tracts 2.1 Of Reformation 2.2 Of … Wikipedia
John Milton — For other people named John Milton, see John Milton (disambiguation). John Milton Portrait of John Milton in National Portrait Gallery, London c. 1629. Unknown artist (detail) Born 9 December 1608(1608 12 09) Bread Street … Wikipedia
Joseph Hall (bishop) — Joseph Hall (1 July 1574 8 September 1656), English bishop and satirist, was born at Bristow Park, near Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire.LifeJoseph Hall came of a large family, being one of twelve children born to John Hall, agent in the… … Wikipedia
History of the Puritans — The history of the Puritans can be traced back to the Vestments Controversy in the reign of Edward VI ending in a decline in the mid 1700s. Background, to 1559 The English Reformation, begun his reign in the reign of Henry VIII of England, was… … Wikipedia
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Milton, John — (1608 1674) Poet, was b. 9th December 1608 in Bread Street, London. His f., also John, was the s. of a yeoman of Oxfordshire, who cast him off on his becoming a Protestant. He had then become a scrivener in London, and grew to be a man of good … Short biographical dictionary of English literature
Edmund Calamy the Elder — Edmund Calamy (February 1600 October 29, 1666), known as the elder was an English Presbyterian church leader.Of Huguenot descent, he was born in Walbrook, London, and educated at Pembroke College, Cambridge, where his opposition to the… … Wikipedia
Matthew Newcomen — (c. 1610 – September 1, 1669) was an English nonconformist churchman. His exact date of birth is unknown. He was educated at St John s College, Cambridge (M.A. 1633).[1] In 1636 he became lecturer at Dedham in Essex, and led the church reform… … Wikipedia
