Richard Biscoe
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Richard Biscoe was an English
clergyman. Initially a Dissenting
minister, he later was an Anglican
, Boyle Lecturer, and President of Sion College
.
, and on 19 December 1716 was made a Dissenting minister at a meeting-house in the Old Jewry
. From 1716 to 1727 he was minister of Newington Green Unitarian Church
. In 1727 he conformed and was made rector of St. Martin Outwich, London. He also held the living of Northwald, near Epping
, was a minor canon of St. Paul's Cathedral, a prebendary
from 1736, and a chaplain to George II. He died in May 1748.
, and was reprinted in 1829 and 1840. A German translation was published at Magdeburg
in 1751.
He was also the author of Remarks on a Book lately published entitled "A Plain Account of the Nature and End of the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper," 1735.
He published a pamphlet
about a definitive case of heresy in the West Country, 1719; that debate widened the split between Presbyterians and Independents.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
clergyman. Initially a Dissenting
English Dissenters
English Dissenters were Christians who separated from the Church of England in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries.They originally agitated for a wide reaching Protestant Reformation of the Established Church, and triumphed briefly under Oliver Cromwell....
minister, he later was an Anglican
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
, Boyle Lecturer, and President of Sion College
Sion College
Sion College, in London, is an institution founded by Royal Charter in 1630 as a college, guild of parochial clergy and almshouse, under the 1623 will of Thomas White, vicar of St Dunstan's in the West....
.
Life
He was educated at an academy kept by Samuel Benion at ShrewsburyShrewsbury
Shrewsbury is the county town of Shropshire, in the West Midlands region of England. Lying on the River Severn, it is a civil parish home to some 70,000 inhabitants, and is the primary settlement and headquarters of Shropshire Council...
, and on 19 December 1716 was made a Dissenting minister at a meeting-house in the Old Jewry
Old Jewry
Old Jewry is the name of a street in the City of London, in Coleman Street Ward, linking Gresham Street with The Poultry.William the Conqueror encouraged Jews to come to England soon after the Norman Conquest; some settled in cities throughout his new domain, including in London. According to Rev....
. From 1716 to 1727 he was minister of Newington Green Unitarian Church
Newington Green Unitarian Church
Newington Green Unitarian Church in north London is one of England's oldest Unitarian churches. It has had strong ties to political radicalism for over 300 years, and is London's oldest Nonconformist place of worship still in use...
. In 1727 he conformed and was made rector of St. Martin Outwich, London. He also held the living of Northwald, near Epping
Epping
Epping is a small market town and civil parish in the Epping Forest district of the County of Essex, England. It is located north-east of Loughton, south of Harlow and north-west of Brentwood....
, was a minor canon of St. Paul's Cathedral, a prebendary
Prebendary
A prebendary is a post connected to an Anglican or Catholic cathedral or collegiate church and is a type of canon. Prebendaries have a role in the administration of the cathedral...
from 1736, and a chaplain to George II. He died in May 1748.
Works
He delivered the Boyle lectures in 1736, 1737, and 1738, and in 1742 published two volumes based on them under the title History of the Acts of the Holy Apostles confirmed from other authors; and considered as full evidence of the truth of Christianity, with a prefatory discourse on the nature of that evidence. It was praised by Philip DoddridgePhilip Doddridge
Philip Doddridge DD was an English Nonconformist leader, educator, and hymnwriter.-Early life:...
, and was reprinted in 1829 and 1840. A German translation was published at Magdeburg
Magdeburg
Magdeburg , is the largest city and the capital city of the Bundesland of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Magdeburg is situated on the Elbe River and was one of the most important medieval cities of Europe....
in 1751.
He was also the author of Remarks on a Book lately published entitled "A Plain Account of the Nature and End of the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper," 1735.
He published a pamphlet
Pamphleteer
A pamphleteer is a historical term for someone who creates or distributes pamphlets. Pamphlets were used to broadcast the writer's opinions on an issue, for example, in order to get people to vote for their favorite politician or to articulate a particular political ideology.A famous pamphleteer...
about a definitive case of heresy in the West Country, 1719; that debate widened the split between Presbyterians and Independents.