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<p> Clark, James ( | <p> Clark, James (1), </p> <p> a Scotch clergyman, took his degree at [[Edinburgh]] University in 1680; was licensed to preach in 1687; appointed to the living at Dutml bar in 1688; was a member of the General [[Assembly]] 51 in 1690; transferred to Innerwick in 1691; was a member of the assembly of 1692; transferred to Dirleton in 1697; and transferred to Tron Church, Glasgow. in 1702. He zealously opposed the union with England, and, on a fast day appointed by the assembly, he preached a sermon, which so much roused the lower class of people that they arose, threatened the authorities, and took possession of the city of Glasgow; After a life of piety, usefulness, and. popularity, he died in 1724, aged about sixty-four years. He published, Memento Mori: a Word to the healthful, Sick, and [[Dying]] (Edinb. 1698) :-Personal Calling, or the Communicant's [[Best]] [[Token]] (ibid. 1697) :-Presbyterian [[Government]] of the Church of [[Scotland]] Methodically [[Described]] (ibid. 1701) :-On [[Ruling]] [[Elders]] (ibid. 1705). Propagating [[Christianity]] in Scotland (ibid. 1710) Remarks on the Overtures [[Concerning]] [[Kirk-Sessions]] (1720). See [[Fasti]] Eccles. Scoticance, i, 327, 369, 375; ii, 11. </p> | ||
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<ref name=" | <ref name="term_32515"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/clark,+james+(1) James Clark from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | ||
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James Clark [1]
Clark, James (1),
a Scotch clergyman, took his degree at Edinburgh University in 1680; was licensed to preach in 1687; appointed to the living at Dutml bar in 1688; was a member of the General Assembly 51 in 1690; transferred to Innerwick in 1691; was a member of the assembly of 1692; transferred to Dirleton in 1697; and transferred to Tron Church, Glasgow. in 1702. He zealously opposed the union with England, and, on a fast day appointed by the assembly, he preached a sermon, which so much roused the lower class of people that they arose, threatened the authorities, and took possession of the city of Glasgow; After a life of piety, usefulness, and. popularity, he died in 1724, aged about sixty-four years. He published, Memento Mori: a Word to the healthful, Sick, and Dying (Edinb. 1698) :-Personal Calling, or the Communicant's Best Token (ibid. 1697) :-Presbyterian Government of the Church of Scotland Methodically Described (ibid. 1701) :-On Ruling Elders (ibid. 1705). Propagating Christianity in Scotland (ibid. 1710) Remarks on the Overtures Concerning Kirk-Sessions (1720). See Fasti Eccles. Scoticance, i, 327, 369, 375; ii, 11.