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JENKIN

Volume 9 · 88 words · 1797 Edition

(Robert), a learned English divine in the 18th century, was bred at Cambridge, became master of St John's college, and wrote several books much esteemed, viz. 1. An historical examination of the authority of General Councils, 4to. 2. The reasonableness and certainty of the Christian religion, 2 vols 8vo. 3. Defensio S. Auguflini. This book is written against M. Le Clerc. 4. Remarks on some books lately published, viz. Mr Whitton's eight sermons, Locke's paraphrase, &c. 5. A translation from the French of the life of Apollonius Tyaneus.