an English divine, flourished in the beginning of the 18th century. He was for a time warden of Manchester. — In 1726 he was made bishop of Chester. He died about 1752. He published, A Sermon on 1 Kings 18:21 (1716, 8vo): — God's peculiar Care in the Preservation of our Religion and Liberties; a Sermon on 1 Samuel 12:7 (1716, 8vo): Sermon, Matthew 25:40 (1730, 4to): — Sermon, Matthew 10:34 (1733, 4to): — Popish Idolatry a strong Reason why all Protestants should zealously suppose the present Rebellion; A Sermon on 1 Corinthians 10:14 (1745, 4to).
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