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<p> ( | <p> (1), brother of [[Increase]] Mather, was born in Lancashire, England, May 13, 1626; gralduated at Harvard College in 1643; was for some time assistant pastor to Rev. Mr. Rogers, in Rowley; and was pastor of the North Church, Boston, in 1649. In 1650 he returned to England, and was appointed chaplain of [[Magdalen]] College, Oxford; preached in [[Scotland]] and Ireland; went to [[Dublin]] in 1655, and became senior fellow of [[Trinity]] College, Dublin, and minister of the Church of St. Nicholas. Soon after the [[Restoration]] he was suspended on a charge of sedition, but afterwards continued to preach to a small congregation privately. He died Oct. 29, 1671. Mr. Mather held the first rank as a preacher. He published Sermons and Tracts: '''''—''''' Old [[Testament]] [[Types]] Explained and Improved (Lond. 1673, 4to), rewritten by Caroline Fry, as [[Gospel]] of the Old Testament (1833, 1851): '''''—''''' Life of [[Nathaniel]] Matrher (1689). See Drake, Dict. of Amer. Biog. s.v.; Darling, Cyclop. Bibliog. vol. ii, s.v. </p> | ||
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<ref name=" | <ref name="term_50087"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/mather,+samuel Samuel Mather from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:12, 15 October 2021
Samuel Mather [1]
(1), brother of Increase Mather, was born in Lancashire, England, May 13, 1626; gralduated at Harvard College in 1643; was for some time assistant pastor to Rev. Mr. Rogers, in Rowley; and was pastor of the North Church, Boston, in 1649. In 1650 he returned to England, and was appointed chaplain of Magdalen College, Oxford; preached in Scotland and Ireland; went to Dublin in 1655, and became senior fellow of Trinity College, Dublin, and minister of the Church of St. Nicholas. Soon after the Restoration he was suspended on a charge of sedition, but afterwards continued to preach to a small congregation privately. He died Oct. 29, 1671. Mr. Mather held the first rank as a preacher. He published Sermons and Tracts: — Old Testament Types Explained and Improved (Lond. 1673, 4to), rewritten by Caroline Fry, as Gospel of the Old Testament (1833, 1851): — Life of Nathaniel Matrher (1689). See Drake, Dict. of Amer. Biog. s.v.; Darling, Cyclop. Bibliog. vol. ii, s.v.
