Gataker, Charles son of Thomas Gataker (see below), was born at Rotherhithe about 1614, and was educated at St. Paul's School, at Sidney College, Cambridge, and at Pembroke College, Oxford. He became chaplain to viscount Falkland, and afterwards rector of Hoggeston, in Buckinghamshire, where he continued from 1647 till his death in 1680. Among his writings are, The Way of Truth and Peace, or a Reconciliation of St. Paul and St. James concerning Justification (1669, 8vo): — An Answer to five captious Questions propounded by a Factor for the Papacy, by parallel Questions and positive Resolutions (Lond. 1673, 4to): — The Papists' Bait, or their usual Method of gaining Proselytes, answered (Lond. 1674, 4to): — Ichnographia Doctrinae de Justificatione secundum Typum in Monte: (Lond. 1681, 4to). Gataker wrote Animadversions on Bull's Harmonia Apostolica, which brought out Bull's Examen Censure. — Hook, Eccl. Biog. 5:276; Woods, Athen. Oxon. volume 2.
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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