David Clarkson (pastor)

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David Clarkson

David Clarkson ( February 1622 in Bradford , Yorkshire , † June 14, 1686 in London ) was an English Puritan pastor whose sermons were widely used in print.

Life

Little is known about Clarkson's life. From 1641 to 1645 he studied at Trinity College , Cambridge. In 1645 he became a Fellow of Clare Hall , Cambridge. From 1650 to 1655 Clarkson was principal at Crayford , Kent . At the same time he married a Miss Holcroft in 1651. From 1656 to 1661, Clarkson served as Rector of Mortlake , Surrey . In 1661 he became an assistant to Samuel Clarke in St. Benet Fink, London, where he lost his position as a nonconformist in 1662 due to the Act of Uniformity . As a result, he was forced to work in silence wherever he could. He was busy studying and writing. After the Royal Declaration of Indulgence , he became pastor of the Presbyterian - independent congregation in Mortlake in 1672. In 1682, he was called as a colleague of John Owen in his parish in Leadenhall Street in London. The following year, after Owen's death, he became the sole pastor of that ward and served in that office until his death on June 14, 1686.

Works

  • James Nichol (Ed.): The practical works of David Clarkson. 3 volumes, Edinburgh 1856, 1865. Available online as PDF: Vol. 1 (PDF; 37.4 MB), Vol. 2 (PDF; 48.5 MB), Vol. 3 (PDF; 51.9 MB).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ When the statement "born [...] in the month of February 1621-2" in James Nichol (Ed.): The practical works of David Clarkson, Vol 1. Edinburgh 1856, p. Vii is interpreted as "in February of the winter of 1621/22 ".
  2. ↑ James Nichol (ed.): The practical works of David Clarkson, Vol 1. Edinburgh 1856, pp. Vii
  3. ↑ Or Clare Hall. As in James Nichol (ed.): The practical works of David Clarkson, Vol 1. Edinburgh 1856, p. Vii
  4. ↑ David Clarkson (1622–1686) in the Directory of Theology at monergism.com, accessed February 13, 2019
  5. ↑ The spelling “Clark” in David Clarkson (1622–1686) in the Directory of Theology at monergism.com (accessed February 13, 2019) must be incorrect.
  6. ↑ According to David Clarkson (1622–1686) in the Directory of Theology at monergism.com, accessed: February 13, 2019. Nichol does not mention an activity at St. Benet Fink and states that Clarkson has resigned from his position as rector through the Uniformity Act by Mortlake: James Nichol (ed.): The practical works of David Clarkson, Vol 1. Edinburgh 1856, p. vii
  7. ↑ David Clarkson (1622–1686) in the Directory of Theology at monergism.com, accessed February 13, 2019
  8. ↑ David Clarkson (1622–1686) in the Directory of Theology at monergism.com, accessed February 13, 2019
personal data
SURNAME Clarkson, David
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English pastor of Puritanism
DATE OF BIRTH February 1622
PLACE OF BIRTH Bradford
DATE OF DEATH June 14, 1686
Place of death London