a Scotch divine, flourished in the first half of the 17th century, first as minister of the French Church in London, later as chaplain to James I, and still later as canon of Windsor. He died in 1642. His works are, La Trompette de Sion, etc., en XVIII Sermons (Berger, 1610, 8vo; and in Latin by Joan Anchoranum Dantis, 1631, 8vo): — Le Veu de Jacob oppose aux Voeux de Moines (ibid. 1610, 4 vols. 8vo; in English by John Buteel, Lond. 1617, fol.): — La Defense de la Religion reformee contre M. Franç ois Blovin (Berger, 1619, 8vo): — Panegyrique au tres-grand Prince Charles, Prince de Galles (Paris, 1624, 8vo): Nine Sermons on Psalms 34:19 (Lond. 1625, 4to): Two Sermons on Matthew 5:4, and Luke 6:21 (1625, 8vo).
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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