John Howe (theologian)
John Howe (17 May 1630 – 2 April 1705) was an
Puritan theologian. He served briefly as chaplain to Oliver Cromwell
.
Life
Howe was born at
Seth Ward
, who vainly urged Howe to be reordained.
In 1666 Howe accepted the
conformity. In 1688 he headed a deputation of dissenting ministers in an address of welcome to William of Orange
. He died in London.
Principal writings
- The Blessedness of the Righteous (London, 1668)
- Delighting in God (1674), (L. B. Seeley & Son, 1825)
- The Living Temple (2 parts, 1675–1702), his best-known book
- The Redeemer's Tears Wept over Lost Souls (1684)[2]
- Works issued with a Life by Edmund Calamy (2 vols., 1724), and edited by J. Hunt (8 vols., 1810–22). There is also an American edition (2 vols., New York, 1869).
Bibliography
- H. Rogers, Life and Character of John Howe, London, reprinted 1879;
References
Citations
- ^ "Howe, John (HW647J)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ Howe & Gordon 1822.
Sources
- Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Howe, John". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
- Cousin, John William (1910), "Howe, John", A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature, London: J. M. Dent & Sons – via Wikisource
- Gordon, Alexander (1891). "Howe, John (1630-1705)". In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 28. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- Howe, John; Gordon, Robert (1822). The redeemer's tears wept over lost souls; and two discourses, on self-dedication, and, on yielding ourselves to God. Glasgow: Printed for Chalmers and Collins.
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