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<p> Wishart, [[George]] (2), D.D. </p> <p> a Scotch divine, was born at Yester, East Lothian, in 1609. He was educated at the University of Edinburgh; became a parish minister at North [[Leith]] and St. Andrews, where he refused to take the [[Covenant]] in 1639, for which refusal he was deprived of his living and imprisoned; made his way to Newcastle, England, where he was captured by the Scottish army in October, 1644, and taken to [[Edinburgh]] and thrown into the common jail, where he remained several months and suffered great hardships; joined the marquis of Montrose, to whom he became chaplain, and narrowly escaped execution with him in 1650; became chaplain to Elizabeth, the electress- palatine, and accompanied her to [[England]] at the [[Restoration]] in 1660; was then made rector of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and consecrated bishop of Edinburgh in 1662. He died at Edinburgh in 1671. He published an elegant Latin history of the [[Wars]] of Montrose. (1647), which was hung by a cord to the neck of the marquis at his execution. He left a second part, bringing the history down to the death of Montrose, which was never published in its original form, but a number of excellent translations of the whole work have been published at later dates. See Keith, Catalogue of the Bishops of Scotland; Lyon, Hist. of St. Andrews, 2, 10-12. </p>
<p> A Scottish martyr, born in Forfarshire; began life as a schoolmaster; was charged with heresy for teaching the Greek New Testament; left the country and spent some time on the Continent; on his return boldly professed and preached the [[Reformation]] doctrines, and had the celebrated John Knox, who was tutor in the district, for a disciple among others; he was arrested in [[Haddingtonshire]] in January and burned at St. Andrews in March 1546; Knox would fain have accompanied him on his arrest, but was paternally dissuaded by the gentle martyr; "Go home to your bairns" (pupils), said he; "ane is sufficient for a sacrifice." </p>


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<ref name="term_66153"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/wishart,+george+(2),+d.d. George Wishart from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref>
<ref name="term_81341"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/wishart,+george George Wishart from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref>
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Latest revision as of 18:08, 15 October 2021

George Wishart [1]

A Scottish martyr, born in Forfarshire; began life as a schoolmaster; was charged with heresy for teaching the Greek New Testament; left the country and spent some time on the Continent; on his return boldly professed and preached the Reformation doctrines, and had the celebrated John Knox, who was tutor in the district, for a disciple among others; he was arrested in Haddingtonshire in January and burned at St. Andrews in March 1546; Knox would fain have accompanied him on his arrest, but was paternally dissuaded by the gentle martyr; "Go home to your bairns" (pupils), said he; "ane is sufficient for a sacrifice."

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  1. ↑ George Wishart from The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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