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Memoirs of the Life, Writings, and Religious Connexions of John Owen, D. D., Vice-Chancellor of Oxford, and Dean of Christ Church During the
Memoirs of the Life Writings and Religious Connexions of John Owen D D ViceChancellor of Oxford and Dean of Christ Church During the Author:William Orme Title: Memoirs of the Life, Writings, and Religious Connexions of John Owen, D. D., Vice-Chancellor of Oxford, and Dean of Christ Church During the Commonwealth General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1820 Original Publisher: T. Hamilton Subjects: History / Europe / Great Britain Notes: This is a black and white OCR ... more »reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: Mrs. Owen, and even the year of her death cannot be ascertained ; but she is said to have been a person of very excellent character. To her, Mr. Gilbert in his third . epitaph on the Doctor, alludes in these lines: -- 1 'lima TEtatis Virilis coniors Maria Rei domesticaeperitectudiosa Uchus Dei domui se toluin oddicendi, Coplam illi fecit GratiMimam. Mem., Dr.' WUL CHAPTER II. Owen'! connexion with the Presbyterian body -- Us state at that time -- Baxter's account of it -- itIntolerance -- Owen publishes his " Duty of Pastors and People" -- HU " Two Catechisml" -- Preaches before Parliament -- Publication of the Discourse, and ni! Essay on Church Government -- His Tiew! of Uniformity and Toleration -- Leaves Fordham. By accepting the living of Fordham, Owen formally connected himself with the Presbyterian body, which about that time enjoyed the greatest prosperity it ever arrived at in England, Whether Presbytery was the form of government that prevailed in the primitive church, is not onr object, at present, to ascertain; but, that Calvin was the first, after the reformation, who brought it into notice, and reduced it to practice, is, we believe, generally admitted. Whether this form of polity was suggested to him by the Civil Government of Geneva, or entirely by the New Testament, will be credited, according as men are the abettors or opponents of his system. Be t...« less