an English divine, was born near the opening of this century, and was educated at St. John's College, Cambridge. After taking holy orders he was successively canon of Mallchester, rural dean, and the principal of St. Bee's College. He died in 1858. He published Sermons on Points of Doctrine and Rules of Duty (1820,2 vols. 12mo): — Rationalism and Revelation (Hulsean Lectures for 1837): — The Constitution of the Visible Church of Christ considered (Hulsean Lectures for 1838): — Sermons on Transubstantiation and Invocation (1841, 12mo); and miscellaneous works. See Allibone, Dict. of Brit. and Amer. Auth. s.v.
The Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature was edited by John McClintock and James Strong. It contains nearly 50,000 articles pertaining to Biblical and other religious literature, people, creeds, etc. It is a fantastic research tool for broad Christian study.
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