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<p> a Congregational minister, was born in Yardleybury, Hertfordshire, Eng., 1592. He entered as student in [[Trinity]] College, Cambridge, and passed M.A. in 1617. He was chosen fellow, and was made bachelor of divinity in 1624, and, still later, was elected professor of Greek. He left the University, entered the ministry, and in 1627 became vicar of Ware. He was brought before Laud for his opposition to the "Book of Sports" in 1629, and in 1635 he was found guilty of disobedience and contempt of [[Church]] authority, but he made a recantation. He was afterwards silenced, and came to New [[England]] in 1638. About three years he lived at Plymouth, and then became pastor in Scituate. In November, 1654, he was chosen president of Harvard College, in which station he remained with honor until his death, Feb. 19,1672. He was the author of several [[Latin]] and [[Greek]] poems, and also of Retractation of Chas. Chauncy, formerly [[Minister]] of Ware, in Hertfordshire, written with his own Hands before his going to New England in 1637 (Lond. 1641); Twenty-six Sermns on [[Justification]] (4to, 1659); Antisynodalia Americana, and a few occasional sermons. — Sprague, Annals, 1:110. </p>
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<p> a descendant of president Chauncy, of Harvard University (see preceding article), was born in [[Boston]] Jan. 1, 1705, graduated at Harvard in 1721, studied divinity, and was ordained pastor of the First Church in Boston in 1727. He was distinguished for learning and independence, and was one of the founders of Universalism. He died Feb. 10, 1787, in the eighty-third year of his age. He published A complete View of Episcopacy: '''''—''''' Seasonable Thoughts (opposed to Whitfield), 1776: '''''—''''' The Fall and its Consequences, 1785: '''''—''''' The [[Benevolence]] of the Deity, 1784, 8vo: '''''—''''' The [[Salvation]] of all Men, 1784, 8vo; answered by Edwards, jun. (Works, N. Y. ed., vol. 1:5-279). </p>
 
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<ref name="term_32064"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/chauncy,+charles Charles Chauncy from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref>
<ref name="term_32065"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/chauncy,+charles,+d.d. Charles Chauncy from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref>
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Latest revision as of 09:47, 15 October 2021

Charles Chauncy [1]

a descendant of president Chauncy, of Harvard University (see preceding article), was born in Boston Jan. 1, 1705, graduated at Harvard in 1721, studied divinity, and was ordained pastor of the First Church in Boston in 1727. He was distinguished for learning and independence, and was one of the founders of Universalism. He died Feb. 10, 1787, in the eighty-third year of his age. He published A complete View of Episcopacy: — Seasonable Thoughts (opposed to Whitfield), 1776: — The Fall and its Consequences, 1785: — The Benevolence of the Deity, 1784, 8vo: — The Salvation of all Men, 1784, 8vo; answered by Edwards, jun. (Works, N. Y. ed., vol. 1:5-279).

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  1. ↑ Charles Chauncy from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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