Francis Cheynell
Encyclopedia
Franicis Cheynell was a prominent English
religious controversialist, of Presbyterian views, and President of St. John's College, Oxford 1648 to 1650, imposed by the Parliamentary regime.
His Aulicus of 1644 is accounted the first work of 'science fiction
' to be set in a hypothetical future, in this case the return of Charles II of England
.
, in 1629, and took an M.A. in 1633. He was a vicar in Hertfordshire
and then at Marston St Lawrence, Northamptonshire
from 1637; he lost his position in Oxford, as an opponent of William Laud
, in 1638. Pushed out by Royalist forces, he became a chaplain to the New Model Army
, and a member of the Westminster Assembly
.
He became Rector of Petworth
, Sussex
, imposed by Parliament in 1643, in place of Henry King
, the bishop of Chichester
, and ‘in practice though not in name bishop of the diocese,’ until the Restoration.
He acted as Visitor to the University of Oxford
, from 1647.
, early non-Trinitarian thinkers, tending to Unitarianism
. He was very much an alarmist in tone, and at times perhaps afflicted by mental illness
.
He assailed Lucius Cary, 2nd Viscount Falkland
, his failed convert William Chillingworth
, Henry Hammond
, John Webberley, William Erbery
, Gilbert Sheldon
, Jasper Mayne
, John Bidle and John Fry
.
Franicis Cheynell (1608–1665) was a prominent English
religious controversialist, of Presbyterian views, and President of St. John's College, Oxford 1648 to 1650, imposed by the Parliamentary regime.
His Aulicus of 1644 is accounted the first work of 'science fiction
' to be set in a hypothetical future, in this case the return of Charles II of England
.
, in 1629, and took an M.A. in 1633. He was a vicar in Hertfordshire
and then at Marston St Lawrence, Northamptonshire
from 1637; he lost his position in Oxford, as an opponent of William Laud
, in 1638. Pushed out by Royalist forces, he became a chaplain to the New Model Army
, and a member of the Westminster Assembly
.
He became Rector of Petworth
, Sussex
, imposed by Parliament in 1643, in place of Henry King
, the bishop of Chichester
, and ‘in practice though not in name bishop of the diocese,’ until the Restoration.
He acted as Visitor to the University of Oxford
, from 1647.
, early non-Trinitarian thinkers, tending to Unitarianism
. He was very much an alarmist in tone, and at times perhaps afflicted by mental illness
.
He assailed Lucius Cary, 2nd Viscount Falkland
, his failed convert William Chillingworth
, Henry Hammond
, John Webberley, William Erbery
, Gilbert Sheldon
, Jasper Mayne
, John Bidle and John Fry
.
Franicis Cheynell (1608–1665) was a prominent English
religious controversialist, of Presbyterian views, and President of St. John's College, Oxford 1648 to 1650, imposed by the Parliamentary regime.
His Aulicus of 1644 is accounted the first work of 'science fiction
' to be set in a hypothetical future, in this case the return of Charles II of England
.
, in 1629, and took an M.A. in 1633. He was a vicar in Hertfordshire
and then at Marston St Lawrence, Northamptonshire
from 1637; he lost his position in Oxford, as an opponent of William Laud
, in 1638. Pushed out by Royalist forces, he became a chaplain to the New Model Army
, and a member of the Westminster Assembly
.
He became Rector of Petworth
, Sussex
, imposed by Parliament in 1643, in place of Henry King
, the bishop of Chichester
, and ‘in practice though not in name bishop of the diocese,’ until the Restoration.
He acted as Visitor to the University of Oxford
, from 1647.
, early non-Trinitarian thinkers, tending to Unitarianism
. He was very much an alarmist in tone, and at times perhaps afflicted by mental illness
.
He assailed Lucius Cary, 2nd Viscount Falkland
, his failed convert William Chillingworth
, Henry Hammond
, John Webberley, William Erbery
, Gilbert Sheldon
, Jasper Mayne
, John Bidle and John Fry
.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
religious controversialist, of Presbyterian views, and President of St. John's College, Oxford 1648 to 1650, imposed by the Parliamentary regime.
His Aulicus of 1644 is accounted the first work of 'science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
' to be set in a hypothetical future, in this case the return of Charles II of England
Charles II of England
Charles II was monarch of the three kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland.Charles II's father, King Charles I, was executed at Whitehall on 30 January 1649, at the climax of the English Civil War...
.
Life
He became a fellow of Merton College, OxfordMerton College, Oxford
Merton College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. Its foundation can be traced back to the 1260s when Walter de Merton, chancellor to Henry III and later to Edward I, first drew up statutes for an independent academic community and established endowments to...
, in 1629, and took an M.A. in 1633. He was a vicar in Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England. The county town is Hertford.The county is one of the Home Counties and lies inland, bordered by Greater London , Buckinghamshire , Bedfordshire , Cambridgeshire and...
and then at Marston St Lawrence, Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire is a landlocked county in the English East Midlands, with a population of 629,676 as at the 2001 census. It has boundaries with the ceremonial counties of Warwickshire to the west, Leicestershire and Rutland to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshire to the south-east,...
from 1637; he lost his position in Oxford, as an opponent of William Laud
William Laud
William Laud was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1633 to 1645. One of the High Church Caroline divines, he opposed radical forms of Puritanism...
, in 1638. Pushed out by Royalist forces, he became a chaplain to the New Model Army
New Model Army
The New Model Army of England was formed in 1645 by the Parliamentarians in the English Civil War, and was disbanded in 1660 after the Restoration...
, and a member of the Westminster Assembly
Westminster Assembly
The Westminster Assembly of Divines was appointed by the Long Parliament to restructure the Church of England. It also included representatives of religious leaders from Scotland...
.
He became Rector of Petworth
Petworth
Petworth is a small town and civil parish in the Chichester District of West Sussex, England. It is located at the junction of the A272 east-west road from Heathfield to Winchester and the A283 Milford to Shoreham-by-Sea road. Some twelve miles to the south west of Petworth along the A285 road...
, Sussex
Sussex
Sussex , from the Old English Sūþsēaxe , is an historic county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. It is bounded on the north by Surrey, east by Kent, south by the English Channel, and west by Hampshire, and is divided for local government into West...
, imposed by Parliament in 1643, in place of Henry King
Henry King (poet)
-Life:The eldest son of John King, Bishop of London, and his wife Joan Freeman, he was baptised at Worminghall, Buckinghamshire, 16 January 1592. He was educated at Lord Williams's School, Westminster School and in 1608 became a student of Christ Church, Oxford...
, the bishop of Chichester
Bishop of Chichester
The Bishop of Chichester is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Chichester in the Province of Canterbury. The diocese covers the Counties of East and West Sussex. The see is in the City of Chichester where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity...
, and ‘in practice though not in name bishop of the diocese,’ until the Restoration.
He acted as Visitor to the University of Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
, from 1647.
Heresy hunter
He has been characterized as ‘One of the foremost heresiographers of the 1640s’. He attacked, under the name of SocinianismSocinianism
Socinianism is a system of Christian doctrine named for Fausto Sozzini , which was developed among the Polish Brethren in the Minor Reformed Church of Poland during the 15th and 16th centuries and embraced also by the Unitarian Church of Transylvania during the same period...
, early non-Trinitarian thinkers, tending to Unitarianism
Unitarianism
Unitarianism is a Christian theological movement, named for its understanding of God as one person, in direct contrast to Trinitarianism which defines God as three persons coexisting consubstantially as one in being....
. He was very much an alarmist in tone, and at times perhaps afflicted by mental illness
Mental illness
A mental disorder or mental illness is a psychological or behavioral pattern generally associated with subjective distress or disability that occurs in an individual, and which is not a part of normal development or culture. Such a disorder may consist of a combination of affective, behavioural,...
.
He assailed Lucius Cary, 2nd Viscount Falkland
Lucius Cary, 2nd Viscount Falkland
Lucius Cary, 2nd Viscount Falkland was an English author and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1642...
, his failed convert William Chillingworth
William Chillingworth
William Chillingworth was a controversial English churchman.-Early life:He was born in Oxford, where his father served as mayor; William Laud was his godfather. In June 1618 he became a scholar of Trinity College, Oxford, of which he was made a fellow in June 1628...
, Henry Hammond
Henry Hammond
Henry Hammond was an English churchman.-Early life:He was born at Chertsey in Surrey on 18 August 1605, the youngest son of John Hammond, physician. He was educated at Eton College, and from age 13 at Magdalen College, Oxford, becoming demy or scholar in 1619. On 11 December 1622 he graduated B.A....
, John Webberley, William Erbery
William Erbery
William Erbery or Erbury was a Welsh clergyman and radical Independent theologian.-Life:He graduated from Brasenose College, Oxford, England in 1623.....
, Gilbert Sheldon
Gilbert Sheldon
Gilbert Sheldon was an English Archbishop of Canterbury.-Early life:He was born in Stanton, Staffordshire in the parish of Ellastone, on 19 July 1598, the youngest son of Roger Sheldon; his father worked for Gilbert Talbot, 7th Earl of Shrewsbury. He was educated at Trinity College, Oxford; he...
, Jasper Mayne
Jasper Mayne
Jasper Mayne was an English clergyman, translator, and a minor poet and dramatist.Mayne was baptized at Hatherleigh, Devon, on 23 November 1604, and educated at Westminster School and Christ Church, Oxford...
, John Bidle and John Fry
John Fry (regicide)
John Fry was a Member of the English Parliament and sat as a Commissioner during the trial of King Charles I of England.John Fry, son of William Fry of Iwerneminster, was born in 1609...
.
Works
- Sions Memento and Gods Alarum (1643)
- The Rise, Growth, and Danger of Socinianisme (1643)
- Aulicus his Dream, of the King's Sudden Coming to London (1644)
- Chillingworthi Novissima (1644)
- The Man of Honor described. Sermon to the House of Lords, 1645
- Truth triumphing over errour and heresie. Or, A relation of a publike disputation at Oxford in S. Maries Church on Munday last, Jan. 11. 1646: between Master Cheynell, a member of the Assembly and Master Erbury, the Seeker and Socinian (1646)
- An account given to the Parliament by the ministers sent by them to Oxford (1647)
- The sworne confederacy between the convocation at Oxford, and the tower of London (1647)
- The Divine Triunity of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (1650)
- A Plot for the good of Posterity.
- Divers Letters to Dr. Jasp. Mayne, concerning false Prophets.
- A copy of some Letters which passed at Oxford between him and Dr. Hammond
- A Discussion of Mr. Fry's Tenets lately condemned in Parliament, and Socinianism proved to be an Unchristian Doctrine.
External links
- Biography
- http://infomotions.com/etexts/gutenberg/dirs/1/0/3/5/10350/10350.htm, online Gutenberg version of Samuel JohnsonSamuel JohnsonSamuel Johnson , often referred to as Dr. Johnson, was an English author who made lasting contributions to English literature as a poet, essayist, moralist, literary critic, biographer, editor and lexicographer...
's Life of Francis Cheynel (at [54])
Franicis Cheynell (1608–1665) was a prominent English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
religious controversialist, of Presbyterian views, and President of St. John's College, Oxford 1648 to 1650, imposed by the Parliamentary regime.
His Aulicus of 1644 is accounted the first work of 'science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
' to be set in a hypothetical future, in this case the return of Charles II of England
Charles II of England
Charles II was monarch of the three kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland.Charles II's father, King Charles I, was executed at Whitehall on 30 January 1649, at the climax of the English Civil War...
.
Life
He became a fellow of Merton College, OxfordMerton College, Oxford
Merton College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. Its foundation can be traced back to the 1260s when Walter de Merton, chancellor to Henry III and later to Edward I, first drew up statutes for an independent academic community and established endowments to...
, in 1629, and took an M.A. in 1633. He was a vicar in Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England. The county town is Hertford.The county is one of the Home Counties and lies inland, bordered by Greater London , Buckinghamshire , Bedfordshire , Cambridgeshire and...
and then at Marston St Lawrence, Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire is a landlocked county in the English East Midlands, with a population of 629,676 as at the 2001 census. It has boundaries with the ceremonial counties of Warwickshire to the west, Leicestershire and Rutland to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshire to the south-east,...
from 1637; he lost his position in Oxford, as an opponent of William Laud
William Laud
William Laud was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1633 to 1645. One of the High Church Caroline divines, he opposed radical forms of Puritanism...
, in 1638. Pushed out by Royalist forces, he became a chaplain to the New Model Army
New Model Army
The New Model Army of England was formed in 1645 by the Parliamentarians in the English Civil War, and was disbanded in 1660 after the Restoration...
, and a member of the Westminster Assembly
Westminster Assembly
The Westminster Assembly of Divines was appointed by the Long Parliament to restructure the Church of England. It also included representatives of religious leaders from Scotland...
.
He became Rector of Petworth
Petworth
Petworth is a small town and civil parish in the Chichester District of West Sussex, England. It is located at the junction of the A272 east-west road from Heathfield to Winchester and the A283 Milford to Shoreham-by-Sea road. Some twelve miles to the south west of Petworth along the A285 road...
, Sussex
Sussex
Sussex , from the Old English Sūþsēaxe , is an historic county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. It is bounded on the north by Surrey, east by Kent, south by the English Channel, and west by Hampshire, and is divided for local government into West...
, imposed by Parliament in 1643, in place of Henry King
Henry King (poet)
-Life:The eldest son of John King, Bishop of London, and his wife Joan Freeman, he was baptised at Worminghall, Buckinghamshire, 16 January 1592. He was educated at Lord Williams's School, Westminster School and in 1608 became a student of Christ Church, Oxford...
, the bishop of Chichester
Bishop of Chichester
The Bishop of Chichester is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Chichester in the Province of Canterbury. The diocese covers the Counties of East and West Sussex. The see is in the City of Chichester where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity...
, and ‘in practice though not in name bishop of the diocese,’ until the Restoration.
He acted as Visitor to the University of Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
, from 1647.
Heresy hunter
He has been characterized as ‘One of the foremost heresiographers of the 1640s’. He attacked, under the name of SocinianismSocinianism
Socinianism is a system of Christian doctrine named for Fausto Sozzini , which was developed among the Polish Brethren in the Minor Reformed Church of Poland during the 15th and 16th centuries and embraced also by the Unitarian Church of Transylvania during the same period...
, early non-Trinitarian thinkers, tending to Unitarianism
Unitarianism
Unitarianism is a Christian theological movement, named for its understanding of God as one person, in direct contrast to Trinitarianism which defines God as three persons coexisting consubstantially as one in being....
. He was very much an alarmist in tone, and at times perhaps afflicted by mental illness
Mental illness
A mental disorder or mental illness is a psychological or behavioral pattern generally associated with subjective distress or disability that occurs in an individual, and which is not a part of normal development or culture. Such a disorder may consist of a combination of affective, behavioural,...
.
He assailed Lucius Cary, 2nd Viscount Falkland
Lucius Cary, 2nd Viscount Falkland
Lucius Cary, 2nd Viscount Falkland was an English author and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1642...
, his failed convert William Chillingworth
William Chillingworth
William Chillingworth was a controversial English churchman.-Early life:He was born in Oxford, where his father served as mayor; William Laud was his godfather. In June 1618 he became a scholar of Trinity College, Oxford, of which he was made a fellow in June 1628...
, Henry Hammond
Henry Hammond
Henry Hammond was an English churchman.-Early life:He was born at Chertsey in Surrey on 18 August 1605, the youngest son of John Hammond, physician. He was educated at Eton College, and from age 13 at Magdalen College, Oxford, becoming demy or scholar in 1619. On 11 December 1622 he graduated B.A....
, John Webberley, William Erbery
William Erbery
William Erbery or Erbury was a Welsh clergyman and radical Independent theologian.-Life:He graduated from Brasenose College, Oxford, England in 1623.....
, Gilbert Sheldon
Gilbert Sheldon
Gilbert Sheldon was an English Archbishop of Canterbury.-Early life:He was born in Stanton, Staffordshire in the parish of Ellastone, on 19 July 1598, the youngest son of Roger Sheldon; his father worked for Gilbert Talbot, 7th Earl of Shrewsbury. He was educated at Trinity College, Oxford; he...
, Jasper Mayne
Jasper Mayne
Jasper Mayne was an English clergyman, translator, and a minor poet and dramatist.Mayne was baptized at Hatherleigh, Devon, on 23 November 1604, and educated at Westminster School and Christ Church, Oxford...
, John Bidle and John Fry
John Fry (regicide)
John Fry was a Member of the English Parliament and sat as a Commissioner during the trial of King Charles I of England.John Fry, son of William Fry of Iwerneminster, was born in 1609...
.
Works
- Sions Memento and Gods Alarum (1643)
- The Rise, Growth, and Danger of Socinianisme (1643)
- Aulicus his Dream, of the King's Sudden Coming to London (1644)
- Chillingworthi Novissima (1644)
- The Man of Honor described. Sermon to the House of Lords, 1645
- Truth triumphing over errour and heresie. Or, A relation of a publike disputation at Oxford in S. Maries Church on Munday last, Jan. 11. 1646: between Master Cheynell, a member of the Assembly and Master Erbury, the Seeker and Socinian (1646)
- An account given to the Parliament by the ministers sent by them to Oxford (1647)
- The sworne confederacy between the convocation at Oxford, and the tower of London (1647)
- The Divine Triunity of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (1650)
- A Plot for the good of Posterity.
- Divers Letters to Dr. Jasp. Mayne, concerning false Prophets.
- A copy of some Letters which passed at Oxford between him and Dr. Hammond
- A Discussion of Mr. Fry's Tenets lately condemned in Parliament, and Socinianism proved to be an Unchristian Doctrine.
External links
- Biography
- http://infomotions.com/etexts/gutenberg/dirs/1/0/3/5/10350/10350.htm, online Gutenberg version of Samuel JohnsonSamuel JohnsonSamuel Johnson , often referred to as Dr. Johnson, was an English author who made lasting contributions to English literature as a poet, essayist, moralist, literary critic, biographer, editor and lexicographer...
's Life of Francis Cheynel (at [54])
Franicis Cheynell (1608–1665) was a prominent English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
religious controversialist, of Presbyterian views, and President of St. John's College, Oxford 1648 to 1650, imposed by the Parliamentary regime.
His Aulicus of 1644 is accounted the first work of 'science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
' to be set in a hypothetical future, in this case the return of Charles II of England
Charles II of England
Charles II was monarch of the three kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland.Charles II's father, King Charles I, was executed at Whitehall on 30 January 1649, at the climax of the English Civil War...
.
Life
He became a fellow of Merton College, OxfordMerton College, Oxford
Merton College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. Its foundation can be traced back to the 1260s when Walter de Merton, chancellor to Henry III and later to Edward I, first drew up statutes for an independent academic community and established endowments to...
, in 1629, and took an M.A. in 1633. He was a vicar in Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England. The county town is Hertford.The county is one of the Home Counties and lies inland, bordered by Greater London , Buckinghamshire , Bedfordshire , Cambridgeshire and...
and then at Marston St Lawrence, Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire is a landlocked county in the English East Midlands, with a population of 629,676 as at the 2001 census. It has boundaries with the ceremonial counties of Warwickshire to the west, Leicestershire and Rutland to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshire to the south-east,...
from 1637; he lost his position in Oxford, as an opponent of William Laud
William Laud
William Laud was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1633 to 1645. One of the High Church Caroline divines, he opposed radical forms of Puritanism...
, in 1638. Pushed out by Royalist forces, he became a chaplain to the New Model Army
New Model Army
The New Model Army of England was formed in 1645 by the Parliamentarians in the English Civil War, and was disbanded in 1660 after the Restoration...
, and a member of the Westminster Assembly
Westminster Assembly
The Westminster Assembly of Divines was appointed by the Long Parliament to restructure the Church of England. It also included representatives of religious leaders from Scotland...
.
He became Rector of Petworth
Petworth
Petworth is a small town and civil parish in the Chichester District of West Sussex, England. It is located at the junction of the A272 east-west road from Heathfield to Winchester and the A283 Milford to Shoreham-by-Sea road. Some twelve miles to the south west of Petworth along the A285 road...
, Sussex
Sussex
Sussex , from the Old English Sūþsēaxe , is an historic county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. It is bounded on the north by Surrey, east by Kent, south by the English Channel, and west by Hampshire, and is divided for local government into West...
, imposed by Parliament in 1643, in place of Henry King
Henry King (poet)
-Life:The eldest son of John King, Bishop of London, and his wife Joan Freeman, he was baptised at Worminghall, Buckinghamshire, 16 January 1592. He was educated at Lord Williams's School, Westminster School and in 1608 became a student of Christ Church, Oxford...
, the bishop of Chichester
Bishop of Chichester
The Bishop of Chichester is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Chichester in the Province of Canterbury. The diocese covers the Counties of East and West Sussex. The see is in the City of Chichester where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity...
, and ‘in practice though not in name bishop of the diocese,’ until the Restoration.
He acted as Visitor to the University of Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
, from 1647.
Heresy hunter
He has been characterized as ‘One of the foremost heresiographers of the 1640s’. He attacked, under the name of SocinianismSocinianism
Socinianism is a system of Christian doctrine named for Fausto Sozzini , which was developed among the Polish Brethren in the Minor Reformed Church of Poland during the 15th and 16th centuries and embraced also by the Unitarian Church of Transylvania during the same period...
, early non-Trinitarian thinkers, tending to Unitarianism
Unitarianism
Unitarianism is a Christian theological movement, named for its understanding of God as one person, in direct contrast to Trinitarianism which defines God as three persons coexisting consubstantially as one in being....
. He was very much an alarmist in tone, and at times perhaps afflicted by mental illness
Mental illness
A mental disorder or mental illness is a psychological or behavioral pattern generally associated with subjective distress or disability that occurs in an individual, and which is not a part of normal development or culture. Such a disorder may consist of a combination of affective, behavioural,...
.
He assailed Lucius Cary, 2nd Viscount Falkland
Lucius Cary, 2nd Viscount Falkland
Lucius Cary, 2nd Viscount Falkland was an English author and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1642...
, his failed convert William Chillingworth
William Chillingworth
William Chillingworth was a controversial English churchman.-Early life:He was born in Oxford, where his father served as mayor; William Laud was his godfather. In June 1618 he became a scholar of Trinity College, Oxford, of which he was made a fellow in June 1628...
, Henry Hammond
Henry Hammond
Henry Hammond was an English churchman.-Early life:He was born at Chertsey in Surrey on 18 August 1605, the youngest son of John Hammond, physician. He was educated at Eton College, and from age 13 at Magdalen College, Oxford, becoming demy or scholar in 1619. On 11 December 1622 he graduated B.A....
, John Webberley, William Erbery
William Erbery
William Erbery or Erbury was a Welsh clergyman and radical Independent theologian.-Life:He graduated from Brasenose College, Oxford, England in 1623.....
, Gilbert Sheldon
Gilbert Sheldon
Gilbert Sheldon was an English Archbishop of Canterbury.-Early life:He was born in Stanton, Staffordshire in the parish of Ellastone, on 19 July 1598, the youngest son of Roger Sheldon; his father worked for Gilbert Talbot, 7th Earl of Shrewsbury. He was educated at Trinity College, Oxford; he...
, Jasper Mayne
Jasper Mayne
Jasper Mayne was an English clergyman, translator, and a minor poet and dramatist.Mayne was baptized at Hatherleigh, Devon, on 23 November 1604, and educated at Westminster School and Christ Church, Oxford...
, John Bidle and John Fry
John Fry (regicide)
John Fry was a Member of the English Parliament and sat as a Commissioner during the trial of King Charles I of England.John Fry, son of William Fry of Iwerneminster, was born in 1609...
.
Works
- Sions Memento and Gods Alarum (1643)
- The Rise, Growth, and Danger of Socinianisme (1643)
- Aulicus his Dream, of the King's Sudden Coming to London (1644)
- Chillingworthi Novissima (1644)
- The Man of Honor described. Sermon to the House of Lords, 1645
- Truth triumphing over errour and heresie. Or, A relation of a publike disputation at Oxford in S. Maries Church on Munday last, Jan. 11. 1646: between Master Cheynell, a member of the Assembly and Master Erbury, the Seeker and Socinian (1646)
- An account given to the Parliament by the ministers sent by them to Oxford (1647)
- The sworne confederacy between the convocation at Oxford, and the tower of London (1647)
- The Divine Triunity of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (1650)
- A Plot for the good of Posterity.
- Divers Letters to Dr. Jasp. Mayne, concerning false Prophets.
- A copy of some Letters which passed at Oxford between him and Dr. Hammond
- A Discussion of Mr. Fry's Tenets lately condemned in Parliament, and Socinianism proved to be an Unchristian Doctrine.
External links
- Biography
- http://infomotions.com/etexts/gutenberg/dirs/1/0/3/5/10350/10350.htm, online Gutenberg version of Samuel JohnsonSamuel JohnsonSamuel Johnson , often referred to as Dr. Johnson, was an English author who made lasting contributions to English literature as a poet, essayist, moralist, literary critic, biographer, editor and lexicographer...
's Life of Francis Cheynel (at [54])