John Arrowsmith (scholar)
John Arrowsmith (29 March 1602 – 15 February 1659) was an English theologian and academic.
Life
[edit]Arrowsmith was born near Gateshead and entered St John's College, Cambridge, in 1616. In 1623 he entered the fellowship of St Catherine Hall, Cambridge.[1]
In 1631 he became a preacher at King's Lynn, Norfolk. He was a member of the Westminster Assembly and preached to the Long Parliament on a number of occasions. He was elected as Master of St Johns, Cambridge, on 11 April 1644. In 1645 he became rector of St Martin Pomary, London.[2] He served as Vice-Chancellor of the University in 1647–1648.[citation needed]
In 1651, he was elected Regius Professor of Divinity, and, in 1653, Master of Trinity College. He resigned his professorship in 1655 and died on 15 February 1659 in Cambridge.[citation needed]
Works
[edit]- The Covenant-avenging Sword Brandished (1643)
- Englands Eben-ezer (1645)
- A Great Wonder in Heaven (1647)
- Armilla Catechetica (Cambridge, 1659)
- Tactica Sacra (Amsterdam, 1657)
References
[edit]- ^ "Arrowsmith, John (ARWT616J)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ https://archive.today/20070709052924/http://www.olivetreelibrary.com/cyclopedia/index.php?title=John_Arrowsmith
Links
[edit]- Gordon, Alexander (1885). . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 02. pp. 348–349.
- The Master of Trinity at Trinity College, Cambridge
External links
[edit]- Biography
- Works by John Arrowsmith at Post-Reformation Digital Library
- Works by John Arrowsmith at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
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