a divine of the Church of England, was born at St. Edmundsbury, Suffolk, 1646; entered Emmanuel College, Cambridge, 1659; and took his degrees there, the final one of D.D. in 1683. After preaching seven years in his native town he became preacher of Gray's Inn, London, and rector of Farnham Royal in 1683. He died March 28, 1688. Among his writings are, A Discourse concerning the Operations of the Holy Spirit, against Dr. Owen (Lond. 1680, 2 vols. 8vo); Sermons (Lond. 1704-1720, 4 vols. 8vo); and several pamphlets on the Romish controversy. — Kippis, Biographia Britannica, 3. 592 sq.; Darling, Cyclopedia Bibliographica, 1, 666.
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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