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<p> a noted Puritan divine, was son of [[Robert]] Parker, and was born June 8, 1595. He studied some time at Oxford, and in [[Ireland]] under Dr. Usher, receiving his degree of M.A. while at [[Leyden]] in 1617. He taught and preached for some time in Newbury, England. He came to New [[England]] in May, 1634; was co-pastor with Mr. Ward, of Ipswich, about a year; and then began the settlement of Newbury, Mass., and became the first minister of the | Thomas Parker <ref name="term_54797" /> | ||
==References == | <p> a noted Puritan divine, was son of [[Robert]] Parker, and was born June 8, 1595. He studied some time at Oxford, and in [[Ireland]] under Dr. Usher, receiving his degree of M.A. while at [[Leyden]] in 1617. He taught and preached for some time in Newbury, England. He came to New [[England]] in May, 1634; was co-pastor with Mr. Ward, of Ipswich, about a year; and then began the settlement of Newbury, Mass., and became the first minister of the Church in that place. A bitter controversy on Church government, lasting for years, unhappily divided his Church. He died April 24, 1677. He was eminent for learning and piety. He published a Letter to a member of the [[Westminster]] [[Assembly]] on Church government (1644): '''''—''''' The [[Prophecies]] of Daniel [[Expounded]] (London, 1646, 4to): '''''—''''' Methodus Gratiae Divinae (1657): '''''—''''' and Theses de Traductione Peccatoris ad Vitam, with some works of Dr. Ames. See Brooks, Lives of the Puritans, vol. iii; Mather, Magnalia; Sprague, Annals of the Amer. Pulpit, 1:41 sq. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_54797"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/parker,+thomas Thomas Parker from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | <ref name="term_54797"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/parker,+thomas Thomas Parker from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:32, 15 October 2021
Thomas Parker [1]
a noted Puritan divine, was son of Robert Parker, and was born June 8, 1595. He studied some time at Oxford, and in Ireland under Dr. Usher, receiving his degree of M.A. while at Leyden in 1617. He taught and preached for some time in Newbury, England. He came to New England in May, 1634; was co-pastor with Mr. Ward, of Ipswich, about a year; and then began the settlement of Newbury, Mass., and became the first minister of the Church in that place. A bitter controversy on Church government, lasting for years, unhappily divided his Church. He died April 24, 1677. He was eminent for learning and piety. He published a Letter to a member of the Westminster Assembly on Church government (1644): — The Prophecies of Daniel Expounded (London, 1646, 4to): — Methodus Gratiae Divinae (1657): — and Theses de Traductione Peccatoris ad Vitam, with some works of Dr. Ames. See Brooks, Lives of the Puritans, vol. iii; Mather, Magnalia; Sprague, Annals of the Amer. Pulpit, 1:41 sq.
