Brousse, Jacques canon of St. Honord at Paris, was a native of Auvergne, and a celebrated preacher. During the civil troubles of 1649, he remained firm to the king, and, in 1651, was deputed to Rome with M. de la Lane, on the subject of the Five Propositions. He died at Paris, November 7, 1763, leaving Sermon sur la Grace: — Lettre au Sujet de ce Sermon: — Requetes et Memoires au Sujet de l'Affaire des cinq Propositions de Jansenius: — Tableau de l'Homme juste: — Oraison Funebre de Louis le Juste: — Vie du P. Ange de Joyeuse. See Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, 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