Stephen Charnock was a 17th century English Puritan clergyman. Charnock’s most famous work is The Existence and Attributes of God which was published posthumously in 1682. The edition of Charnock’s The Necessity of Regeneration includes a table of contents.
Stephen Charnock was a 17th century English Puritan clergyman. Charnock’s most famous work is The Existence and Attributes of God which was published posthumously in 1682. The edition of Charnock’s The Necessity of Regeneration includes a table of contents.
Puritan divine, Stephen Charnock was an English Puritan Presbyterian clergyman born at the St Katherine Cree parish of London. Charnock studied at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, during which he was converted to the Christian faith, beginning his spiritual journey as a Puritan divine.
He moved to Ireland in 1656 where he became a chaplain to Henry Cromwell, governor of Ireland. In Dublin, he began a regular ministry of preaching to other believers. Those who came to hear him were from different classes of society and differing denominations, and he became widely known for the skill by which he discharged his duties.
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