Evangelical Biography

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Erasmus Middleton, Evangelical Biography; or, an Historical Account of the Lives & Deaths of the Most Eminent and Evangelical Authors or Preachers, Both British and Foreign, in the Several Denominations of Protestants, from the Beginning of the Reformation to the Present Time. Wherein Are collected, from authentic Historians, their most remarkable Actions, Sufferings, and Writings; exhibiting the Unity of their Faith and Experience in their several Ages, Countries, and Professions; and illustrating the Power of Divine Grace in their holy Living and Dying. -- very good book.

[Edited on 10-10-2006 by VirginiaHuguenot]

 

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My edition is London, 1779-86. 4 vols. I have the table of contents in text, and will paste it here to give some idea of its value.

JOHN WICKLIFFE, THE FIRST REFORMER. 14
JOHN HUSS, D. D. THE BOHEMIAN REFORMER. 43
JEROM OF PRAGUE. THE LAY-REFORMER. 61
PATRICK HAMILTON, THE FIRST SCOTCH REFORMER. 73
GERARD GELDENHAUR, SOMETIMES CALLED, GERARDUS NOVIOMAGUS. 95
JOHN OECOLAMPADIUS. 99
ULRICUS ZUINGLIUS, THE REFORMER OF SWITZERLAND. 114
THOMAS BILNEY. 129
JOHN FRITH, 138
WILLIAM TINDALE. 143
JOHN LAMBERT. 154
URBANUS REGIUS. 159
WOLFGANG FABR. CAPITO. 162
SIMON GRYNÆUS. 164
LEO JUDÆ. 167
Peter BRULIUS. 169
MARTIN LUTHER, THE GREAT REFORMER. 173
GEORGE WISHART. 251
FREDERIC MYCONIUS. 266
JOHN DIAZIUS. 270
CASPAR CRUCIGER. 273
PAULUS FAGIUS. 276
MARTIN BUCER, THE MODERATE REFORMER. 281
SEBASTIAN MUNSTER. 308
CASPAR HEDIO. 309
GEORGE, PRINCE OF ANHALT, &c. AND BISHOP OF MERSBURG. 310
JOHN ROGERS, THE PROTO-MARTYR UNDER Q. MARY. 314
LAURENCE SAUNDERS. 322
JOHN HOOPER, BISHOP OF GLOUCESTER. 336
ROWLAND TAYLOR, D. D. 349
ROBERT FERRAR, BISHOP OF ST. DAVID’s. 365
JOHN BRADFORD. 371
JUSTUS JONAS. 393
HUGH LATIMER, BISHOP OF WORCESTER. 396
NICHOLAS RIDLEY, BISHOP OF LONDON. 425
JOHN PHILPOT. 450
THOMAS CRANMER, D. D. The first PROTESTANT ARCHBISHOP of Canterbury. 456
JOHN PONET, OR POYNET, BISHOP OF WINCHESTER. 492
PHILIP MELANCTHON. 495
JOHN à LASCO: THE POLISH REFORMER. 516
Peter MARTYR: OR Peter MARTYR VERMILIUS. 524
THOMAS GRYNÆUS. 534
Peter Paul VERGERIO. BISHOP OF ISTRIA.

Volume 2.
JOHN CALVIN, THE EVANGELIC REFORMER. 6
CONRADE PELLICAN. 65
GEORGE BROWNE, THE FIRST PROTESTANT BISHOP IN IRELAND. 68
JOHN BUGENHAGIUS. 82
MARLORATUS. 87
WOLFGANGUS MUSCULUS. 91
JOHN BALE, BISHOP OF OSSORY IN IRELAND. 96
WILLIAM FAREL. 103
MILES COVERDALE, BISHOP OF EXETER. 108
JOHN JEWEL, BISHOP OF SALISBURY. 111
JOHN KNOX, THE SCOTCH REFORMER. 142
HENRY BULLINGER. 173
MATTHEW PARKER, ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY. 182
Peter VIRET. 190
EDWARD DEERING. 192
RICHARD COX. BISHOP OF ELY. 194
BERNARD GILPIN, CALLED, THE NORTHERN APOSTLE. 202
EDMUND GRINDAL, ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY. 221
JOHN FOX. 252
EDMUND SANDYS, D. D. ARCHBISHOP OF YORK. 268
WILLIAM FULKE, D. D. 274
JEROM ZANCHIUS. 277
JAMES ANDREAS. 286
THOMAS COOPER, BISHOP OF WINCHESTER. 289
WILLIAM WHITAKER, D. D. 292
ROBERT ROLLOCK. 304
RICHARD HOOKER. 307
JOHN HOLLAND. 317
ALEXANDER NOWELL, D. D. DEAN OF ST. Paul’s. 318
FRANCIS JUNIUS. 324
WILLIAM PERKINS. 337
THOMAS CARTWRIGHT. 341
JOHN WHITGIFT, ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY. 351
THEODORE BEZA. 370
JOHN RAINOLDS, D. D. 388
THOMAS HOLLAND, D. D. 389
RICHARD FIELD. 391
ROBERT ABBOT, BISHOP OF SALISBURY. 393
JOHN JAMES GRYNÆUS. 400
WILLIAM COWPER, BISHOP OF GALLOWAY. 402
ANDREW WILLET, D. D. 412
MELCHIOR ADAM. 416
DAVID PARÆUS, D. D. 418
JOHN WELCH. 425
JOHN PISCATOR. 446
LANCELOT ANDREWS, D. D. BISHOP OF WINCHESTER. 447
PHILIP DE MORNAY, LORD OF PLESSIS MARLY. 453
RALPH HOSPINIAN. 460
RICHARD STOCK, M. A. 462
RICHARD ROTHWEL. 467
GEORGE CARLETON, D. D. BISHOP OF CHICHESTER. 472
JOHN PRESTON, D. D. 477
TOBIE MATTHEW, D. D. ARCHBISHOP OF YORK. 495
THOMAS JAMES. 503
SEBASTIAN BENEFIELD, 507
JOHN DONNE, D. D. DEAN OF ST. Paul’s.

Volume 3.
GEORGE ABBOT, ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY. 6
ROBERT BOLTON. 22
ARTHUR HILDERSHAM. 30
JOHN DOWNE, B. D. 41
THOMAS TAYLOR. 48
WILLIAM AMES, D. D. 50
GEORGE HERBERT. 53
RICHARD SIBBES, D. D. 75
JOSEPH MEDE, B. D. 79
WILLIAM WHATELY, A. M. 101
WILLIAM BEDELL, D. D. BISHOP O… KILMORE IN IRELAND. 108
JOHN DAVENANT, D. D. BISHOP OF SALISBURY. 154
JONATHAN BURR. 159
BARNABY POTTER, D. D. BISHOP OF CARLISLE. 161
LEWIS DE DIEU. 163
HENRY ALTING, D. D. 165
WILLIAM TWISSE, D. D. 169
DANIEL FEATLY. 178
JOHN DOD. 183
HERBERT PALMER, B. D. 202
JOHN PRIDEAUX, D. D. BISHOP OF WORCESTER. 213
ANDREW RIVET, D. D. 217
JOHN SMITH. FELLOW OF QUEEN’s-COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE. 265
WILLIAM GOUGE, D. D. 280
JEREMIAH WHITAKER. 297
THOMAS GATAKER, B. D. 303
JAMES USHER, D. D. ARCHBISHOP OF ARMAGH. 323
JOSEPH HALL, D. D. BISHOP OF NORWICH. 364
JOHN JANEWAY. 377
Peter DU MOULIN, D. D. 384
ROBERT HARRIS, D. D. 394
SAMUEL WINTER, D. D. PROVOST OF TRINITY-COLLEGE, DUBLIN. 402
JOHN WILKINS, D. D. BISHOP OF CHESTER. 412
Sir MATTHEW HALE, Knt. LD. CH. JUSTICE OF THE KING’s BENCH. 419
EDWARD REYNOLDS, D. D. BISHOP OF NORWICH. 440
THOMAS MANTON, D. D. 446
MATTHEW POOLE. 457
STEPHEN CHARNOCK, B. D. 462
THOMAS GOUGE. 469
MONSIEUR HOMEL. 478
JOHN OWEN, D. D. 481
ROBERT LEIGHTON, D. D. ARCHBISHOP OF GLASGOW. 506
MONSIEUR CLAUDE.

Volume 4.
EZEKIEL HOPKINS, D. D. BISHOP OF DERRY, IN IRELAND. 6
THOMAS JACOMB, D. D. 8
JOHN BUNYAN. 12
RICHARD BAXTER. 21
JOHN FLAVEL. 56
JOHN CONANT, D. D. 72
ROBERT FLEMING. 77
PHILIP HENRY. 84
JOHN BAILY. 110
WILLIAM BATES, D. D. 114
WILLIAM BURKITT, M. M. VICAR and LECTURER of DEDHAM, Essex. 119
PHILIP JAMES SPENER, D. D. 130
JOHN HOWE, A. M. 135
WILLIAM BEVERIDGE, D. D. BISHOP of St. ASAPH. 154
THOMAS DOOLITTLE. 160
HERMAN WITSIUS, D. D. 167
FRANCIS TALLENTS, M. A. 182
GEORGE TROSSE. 184
THOMAS HALYBURTON, Professor of Divinity in the University of St. Andrew’s. 202
MATTHEW HENRY. 212
JOHN SHOWER. 229
Peter ALLIX, D. D. 236
RICHARD TAYLOR. 243
MATTHEW CLARKE. 245
COTTON MATHER, D. D. 248
SAMUEL HARVEY. 255
JOHN EVANS, D. D. 258
JAMES SAURIN. 263
JOHN JACOB ULRICK. 268
THOMAS BOSTON, Late MINISTER of the Gospel at ETTRICK. 270
JOHN ALBERT FABRICIUS. 274
JOHN HUBBARD. 275
WILLIAM MOTH. 277
DAVID BRAINERD. 278
ISAAC WATTS, D. D. 280
JOHN HARRISON, A. M. 294
EBENEZER ERSKINE. 296
RALPH ERSKINE, A. M. 297
PHILIP DODDRIDGE, D. D. 299
JONATHAN EDWARDS, D. D. 311
JAMES HERVEY, A. M. 336
GRIFFITH JONES. 354
SAMUEL DAVIES, PRESIDENT of the COLLEGE, in NEW JERSEY. 362
SAMUEL WALKER, A. B. 371
JOHN GUYSE, D. D. 395
THOMAS JONES, M. A. Late CHAPLAIN of ST. SAVIOUR’s, SOUTHWARK. 401
RICHARD PEARSALL. 411
WILLIAM GRIMSHAW, A. B. 415
DAVID BOSTWICK, A. M. 435
GEORGE WHITEFIELD, A. B. 439
JOHN GILL, D. D. 470
EDWARD HITCHIN, B. D. 488
AUGUSTUS MONTAGUE TOPLADY, A. B. 496
JOHN CONDER, D. D. 511
ABRAHAM MADDOCK. 514

 

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Thanks, Rev. Winzer!

 

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Vol. 2 is available at Google Books for complete download in .pdf file.


Volume 2.
JOHN CALVIN, THE EVANGELIC REFORMER. 6
CONRADE PELLICAN. 65
GEORGE BROWNE, THE FIRST PROTESTANT BISHOP IN IRELAND. 68
JOHN BUGENHAGIUS. 82
MARLORATUS. 87
WOLFGANGUS MUSCULUS. 91
JOHN BALE, BISHOP OF OSSORY IN IRELAND. 96
WILLIAM FAREL. 103
MILES COVERDALE, BISHOP OF EXETER. 108
JOHN JEWEL, BISHOP OF SALISBURY. 111
JOHN KNOX, THE SCOTCH REFORMER. 142
HENRY BULLINGER. 173
MATTHEW PARKER, ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY. 182
Peter VIRET. 190
EDWARD DEERING. 192
RICHARD COX. BISHOP OF ELY. 194
BERNARD GILPIN, CALLED, THE NORTHERN APOSTLE. 202
EDMUND GRINDAL, ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY. 221
JOHN FOX. 252
EDMUND SANDYS, D. D. ARCHBISHOP OF YORK. 268
WILLIAM FULKE, D. D. 274
JEROM ZANCHIUS. 277
JAMES ANDREAS. 286
THOMAS COOPER, BISHOP OF WINCHESTER. 289
WILLIAM WHITAKER, D. D. 292
ROBERT ROLLOCK. 304
RICHARD HOOKER. 307
JOHN HOLLAND. 317
ALEXANDER NOWELL, D. D. DEAN OF ST. Paul’s. 318
FRANCIS JUNIUS. 324
WILLIAM PERKINS. 337
THOMAS CARTWRIGHT. 341
JOHN WHITGIFT, ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY. 351
THEODORE BEZA. 370
JOHN RAINOLDS, D. D. 388
THOMAS HOLLAND, D. D. 389
RICHARD FIELD. 391
ROBERT ABBOT, BISHOP OF SALISBURY. 393
JOHN JAMES GRYNÆUS. 400
WILLIAM COWPER, BISHOP OF GALLOWAY. 402
ANDREW WILLET, D. D. 412
MELCHIOR ADAM. 416
DAVID PARÆUS, D. D. 418
JOHN WELCH. 425
JOHN PISCATOR. 446
LANCELOT ANDREWS, D. D. BISHOP OF WINCHESTER. 447
PHILIP DE MORNAY, LORD OF PLESSIS MARLY. 453
RALPH HOSPINIAN. 460
RICHARD STOCK, M. A. 462
RICHARD ROTHWEL. 467
GEORGE CARLETON, D. D. BISHOP OF CHICHESTER. 472
JOHN PRESTON, D. D. 477
TOBIE MATTHEW, D. D. ARCHBISHOP OF YORK. 495
THOMAS JAMES. 503
SEBASTIAN BENEFIELD, 507
JOHN DONNE, D. D. DEAN OF ST. Paul’s.