John Terry (clergyman)
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John Terry was a Church of England
clergyman and anti-Catholic
controversialist.
Educated at New College, Oxford
, he was elected a fellow of the college until taking the living of Stockton, Wiltshire
in 1590. The Triall of Truth attacked Roman Catholicism.
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
clergyman and anti-Catholic
Anti-Catholicism
Anti-Catholicism is a generic term for discrimination, hostility or prejudice directed against Catholicism, and especially against the Catholic Church, its clergy or its adherents...
controversialist.
Educated at New College, Oxford
New College, Oxford
New College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom.- Overview :The College's official name, College of St Mary, is the same as that of the older Oriel College; hence, it has been referred to as the "New College of St Mary", and is now almost always...
, he was elected a fellow of the college until taking the living of Stockton, Wiltshire
Stockton, Wiltshire
Stockton is a small village in the Wylye Valley in Wiltshire, England .-Location and extent:The village is close to Codford, south of the A36 road, between the town of Warminster and the city of Salisbury....
in 1590. The Triall of Truth attacked Roman Catholicism.
Works
- ';The Triall of Truth, 1600
- The second part of the trial of truth, 1602
- The reasonablenesse of wise and holy truth, 1617
- Theologicall Logicke: or the third part of the Tryall of truth, 1625