Grantham Killingworth (1699–1778) was an English lay

Baptist Baptists form a major branch of Protestantism distinguished by baptizing professing Christian believers only (believer's baptism), and doing so by complete immersion. Baptist churches also generally subscribe to the doctrines of soul compete ...

controversialist.

Life

A grandson of

Thomas Grantham Sir Thomas Grantham (bap. 1641 – 1718 non.br>‘Grantham, Sir Thomas (bap. 1641, d. 1718)’ rev. Peter Le Fevre, ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008, accessed 8 Sept 2008) was a ...

, he was born in

Norwich Norwich () is a cathedral city and district of Norfolk, England, of which it is the county town. Norwich is by the River Wensum, about north-east of London, north of Ipswich and east of Peterborough. As the seat of the See of Norwich, with ...

. He was a layman, and a personal friend of

William Whiston William Whiston (9 December 166722 August 1752) was an English theologian, historian, natural philosopher, and mathematician, a leading figure in the popularisation of the ideas of Isaac Newton. He is now probably best known for helping to inst ...

, whom he supplied with evidence of cures effected through "prayer, fasting, and annointing with oyl" by a Unitarian Baptist minister, William Barron (died 7 February 1731, aged 51).Alexander Gordon, ‘Killingworth, Grantham (bap.1698, d. 1778)’, rev. Emma Major, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 200
accessed 4 June 2014
/ref> Killingworth died in 1778, leaving an endowment to the Priory Yard

General Baptist General Baptists are Baptists who hold the ''general'' or unlimited atonement view, the belief that Jesus Christ died for the entire world and not just for the chosen Election (Christianity), elect. General Baptists are theologically Arminian, whic ...

chapel, in Norwich.

Works

Killingworth wrote on the perpetuity of baptism, against

Thomas Emlyn Thomas Emlyn (1663–1741) was an English nonconformist divine. Life Emlyn was born at Stamford, Lincolnshire. He served as chaplain to the presbyterian Letitia, countess of Donegal, the daughter of Sir William Hicks, 1st Baronet who married (1 ...

; in favour of adult baptism, against John Taylor, and Michajah Towgood; and on

close communion Closed communion is the practice of restricting the serving of the elements of Holy Communion (also called Eucharist, The Lord's Supper) to those who are members in good standing of a particular church, denomination, sect, or congregation. Though ...

, against James Foster, John Wiche, and

Charles Bulkley Charles Bulkley (1719–1797) was an English Baptist minister. Life The fourth son of Thomas Bulkley, silk mercer in Ludgate Street, and Esther, fourth daughter of Matthew Henry, he was born in London 18 October 1719. His early education was und ...

. His publications include: * ''A Supplement to the Sermons … at Salters' Hall against Popery'', 1735; 3rd ed. 1736; 5th ed. 1738, with appendices, including his answer to Emlyn's ''Previous Question'', 1710. * ''An Examination'', 1741, of Foster's ''Discourse'' (1744) on "catholic communion". * ''An Answer to the Defence of Dr. Foster'', 1752, (the ''Defence'' was by "Philocatholicus", i.e. John Wiche). * ''An Answer to Mr. Charles Bulkley's Pleas for Mixt Communion'', 1756. * ''A Letter … to the late … Mr. Whiston'', 1757.

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;Attribution {{DEFAULTSORT:Killingworth, Grantham 1699 births 1778 deaths English Baptists Clergy from Norwich