Thomas Allen
Thomas Allen [1]
a non-conformist minister, was born at Norwich, England, 1608, and educated at Cambridge. He was afterward minister of St. Edmond's, in Norwich, but was silenced by Bishop Wren, about 1636, for refusing to read the Book of Sports. In 1638 he fled to New England, and was installed in Charlestown, where he preached the Gospel till about 1651, when he returned to Norwich, and continued the exercise of his ministry till 1662, when he was ejected for non-conformity. He died September 21, 1673. He published a Chain of Scripture Chronology, from the Creation till the Death of Christ (Lend. 1659, 4to), and a number of practical writings. — Darling, Cyclop. Bibliographica, 1, 51; Allen, Biog. Dict. s.v.
a Church of England divine, was born at Oxford in 1682, and was educated at Wadham College. He became rector of Kettering in 1714, and continued to serve that parish until his death, May 31, 1755. He published An Apology for the Church of England (Lond. 1725, 8vo); The Christian's sure Guide to eternal Glory, Expositions of Revelation 2, 3 (Lond. 1783 8vo); The Practice of a Holy Life (Lond. 1716, 8vo). — Darling, Cyclop. Bibliographica, 1, 51; Nichols, Illustrations, 3, 789.
brother of Moses, and first minister of Pittsfield, Mass., was born January 7, 1743, at Northampton. He was educated at Harvard College, and passed A.B. in 1762. After studying theology under the direction of Mr. Hooker of Northampton, Mr. Allen was ordained April 18, 1764. During a ministry of forty-six years he was unwearied in his sacred calling. Besides his stated labors on the Sabbath, he frequently delivered lectures, and in the course of his life preached six or seven hundred funeral sermons. During the war of the Revolution he went out twice as a volunteer chaplain. He died February 11, 1810. — Sprague, Annals, 1, 608; Allen, Biog. Dictionary, s.v.
an English clergyman and writer was born in 1572. He was educated at, and became fellow of, Merton College, Oxford; became the literary friend and assistant of Sir Henry Saville; and died in 1636. He published Observationes In Libellum Chrysostomi In Esaiam. See Wood, Athence Oxonienses; Allibone, Dict. of Brit. and Amer. Authors, s.v.
