Bourn (Or Bourne), Immanuel a Puritanical divine of the English Church, was born Dec. 27, 1590, and was educated at Christ Church, Oxford. When the rebellion broke out he sided with the Presbyterian faction, and was removed from his rectory of Ashover, in Derbyshire, to St. Sepulchre's, in London. On, the restoration he conformed, and died rector of Ailston, in Leicestershire, Dec. 27, 1672. Among his works are, A Defence of Scripture as, the Chief Judge of Controversy (1656): — Vindication of the Honor due to Magistrates, Ministers, etc., against the Quakers (1659): — A Defence of Tythes, Infant Baptism, Human Learning, etc.: — A Golden Chain of Directions to Preserve Love between the Husband and Wife (1669). See Chalmers, Biog. Dict. s.v.; Landon, Eccles. Dict. s.v.
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John McClintock was born October 27, 1814 in Philadelphia to Irish immigrants, John and Martha McClintock. He began as a clerk in his father's store, and then became a bookkeeper in the Methodist Book Concern in New York. Here he converted to Methodism and considered joining the ministry. McClintock entered the University of Pennsylvania in 1832 and graduated with high honors three years later. Subsequently, he was awarded a doctorate of divinity degree from the same institution in 1848.WikipediaRead More