Edmund Gurney (divine)
Edmund Gurney or Gurnay[1] (died 1648) was an English clergyman and anti-Catholic writer.
Life
Gurney was son of Henry Gurney of West Barsham and Ellingham, Norfolk, by his wife Ellen, daughter of John Blennerhasset of Barsham, Suffolk. He matriculated at Queens' College, Cambridge, on 30 October 1594, and graduated B.A. in 1600. He was elected Norfolk fellow of Corpus Christi College in 1601, proceeded M.A. in 1602, and B.D. in 1609.[2] In 1607 he was suspended from his fellowship for not being in orders, but was reinstated by the vice-chancellor.
In 1614 he left Cambridge, on being presented to the rectory of
Works
- Corpus Christi, Cambridge, 1619, 12mo. This is a treatise against Transubstantiation, in the form of a homily on Matt. xxvi. 26.
- The Romish Chain, London, 1624.
- The Demonstration of Antichrist, London, 1631, 18mo.
- Toward the Vindication of Second Commandment, Cambridge, 1639, 24mo, a homily on Exod. xxxiv. 14, answering eight arguments commonly alleged in favour of image worship. A continuation of the preceding appeared in 1641, and was republished in 1661 as Gurnay Redivivus, or an Appendix unto the Homily against Images in Churches, London, 24mo.
References
- ^ On the title-pages of his books Gurney spells his name Gurnay, but members of his family are usually described as Gurney.
- ^ "Gurney, Edmund (GNY595E)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ Sufferings, pt. ii. p. 260
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Gurney, Edmund (d.1648)". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
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