Janeway, John a very pious and promising young man, was born at Lilly, Hertfordshire, in 1633, of religious parents, entered Cambridge at seventeen, and at eighteen was converted, in part by means of Baxter's Saint's Rest. He now glowed for the salvation of souls, especially of those nearly related to him; secret prayer became his element. On leaving college, his father being dead. he went to live in the family of Dr. Cox, where his health sank under his studies and labors, and he finished his short course suddenly in June; 1657. His dying bed was a scene of triumph. — Middleton, Works 3:362.
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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