Nathaniel Vincent

Nathaniel Vincent (c. 1639?–1697) was an English nonconformist minister, ejected in 1662 and several times imprisoned.

Life

He was probably born in

, but never resided there.

At twenty he was preaching at

. Some of his books were written in prison.

Vincent died suddenly on 22 June 1697, in the fifty-ninth year of his age. He was buried at Bunhill Fields. His funeral sermon was preached by Nathaniel Taylor. His wife Anna and six children were living in 1682. A daughter Anna married, on 4 December 1695, Dennis Herbert, jun., of London.

Works

He wrote:

• 'The Conversion of a Sinner Explained and Applied,' London, 1669; with which was published 'The Day of Grace' (same date).
• 'A Covert from the Storm,' London, 1671, (written in prison).
• 'The Spirit of Prayer,' London, 1674; republished, 1677; 5th edit. 1699; other edits. Saffron Walden, ed. J. H. Hopkins, 1815, London, 1825.
• 'A Heaven or Hell upon Earth,' London, 1676.
• 'The Little Child's Catechism, whereunto is added several Short Histories,' 1681.
• 'The True Touchstone,' London, 1681.
• 'The More Excellent Way,' London, 1684.
• 'A Warning given to secure Sinners,' London, 1688.
• 'The Principles of the Doctrine of Christ: a Catechism,' London, 1691.
• 'A Present for such as have been Sick' (sermons preached after his recovery from sickness), London, 1693.
• 'The Cure of Distractions in attending upon God.'
• 'The Love of the World cured.'
• 'Worthy Walking.' (The dates of the last three do not appear.)

Sermons by Vincent are in Samuel Annesley's Continuation of Morning Exercises, London, 1683, and in his Casuistical Morning Exercises, London, 1690; reprinted in vols. iv., v., and vi. of Nichols's edition, London, 1814–5. Vincent was much in request for preaching funeral sermons; five or six were printed in quarto. He edited the Morning Exercise against Popery (London, 1675), twenty-five sermons preached in his pulpit at Southwark by visiting divines.

References

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Vincent, Nathaniel". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.