The General Biographical Dictionary:: Containing an Historical and Critical Account of the Lives and Writings of the Most Eminent Persons in Every Nation; Particularly the British and Irish; from the Earliest Accounts to the Present Time..J. Nichols and Son [and 29 others], 1814 - Biography |
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... divinity . He was also appointed superintendant of the churches and schools in the duchy of Saxe - Gotha , and exercised the duties of these offices with great reputation . He died at Gotha July 27 , 1656. His principal work was ...
... divinity . He was also appointed superintendant of the churches and schools in the duchy of Saxe - Gotha , and exercised the duties of these offices with great reputation . He died at Gotha July 27 , 1656. His principal work was ...
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... divinity , philosophy , physic , astronomy , & c . Leunclavius first translated this work into Latin , and the whole was published by father Labbe , Paris , 1660 , fol . Some of his letters have been published in the " Delicia ...
... divinity , philosophy , physic , astronomy , & c . Leunclavius first translated this work into Latin , and the whole was published by father Labbe , Paris , 1660 , fol . Some of his letters have been published in the " Delicia ...
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... containing the whole body of divinity , or the sum and substance of the Christian Religion . " But 1 Moreri . - Vossius de Hist . Lat . - Saxii Onomast . L whatever may be the principles maintained in these works GODFREY . 47.
... containing the whole body of divinity , or the sum and substance of the Christian Religion . " But 1 Moreri . - Vossius de Hist . Lat . - Saxii Onomast . L whatever may be the principles maintained in these works GODFREY . 47.
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... an exer- cise in divinity against Dr. Lawrence Humphries , the pro- fessor ; in which the famous Dr. Jewel , bishop of Salis- bury , was moderator . In June following he was appointed by archbishop Par- ker 56 GODWIN ,
... an exer- cise in divinity against Dr. Lawrence Humphries , the pro- fessor ; in which the famous Dr. Jewel , bishop of Salis- bury , was moderator . In June following he was appointed by archbishop Par- ker 56 GODWIN ,
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... divinity , he entered into orders , and be- came chaplain to Montague bishop of Bath and Wells . Gen. Dict . - Biog . Brit . - Harrington's Brief View . - Ath . Ox . vol . I. He proceeded B. D. in 1616 , in which year GODWIN . 61.
... divinity , he entered into orders , and be- came chaplain to Montague bishop of Bath and Wells . Gen. Dict . - Biog . Brit . - Harrington's Brief View . - Ath . Ox . vol . I. He proceeded B. D. in 1616 , in which year GODWIN . 61.
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