an English divine, was born in Suffolk in 1636, and was admitted at Catharine Hall, Cambridge, in 1653. He became fellow of his college in 1658, and was chosen master in 1675. He died July 7, 1697. His Works were collected in 3 volumes, 12mo. (London 1784), containing a Sketch of his Life, a Discussion of Hobbes's State of Nature, and an Essay on The Grounds of the Contempt of the Clergy. — New Genesis Biographical Dictionary 5:53; Kippis, Biographical Britannica, 5:529.
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John McClintock was born October 27, 1814 in Philadelphia to Irish immigrants, John and Martha McClintock. He began as a clerk in his father's store, and then became a bookkeeper in the Methodist Book Concern in New York. Here he converted to Methodism and considered joining the ministry. McClintock entered the University of Pennsylvania in 1832 and graduated with high honors three years later. Subsequently, he was awarded a doctorate of divinity degree from the same institution in 1848.WikipediaRead More