Henry Rogers (1583 or 1584 – 1658) was an English

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priest and writer.

Life

Rogers was born in Herefordshire in 1583 or 1584 and matriculated at Jesus College, Oxford in 1602 at the age of eighteen. He obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1605 and his Master of Arts degree in 1608, and was ordained at about this time. He became known as a preacher and schoolmaster, and was made a

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in 1616, obtaining his

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degree shortly thereafter (with his

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degree following in 1637). He held various parish positions in Herefordshire – Dorstone (before 1619), Moccas (1617–1636),

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(1618–1646) and Foy (1636–1642). He was appointed lecturer at Hereford Cathedral in 1637 and

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in 1642. Rogers was frequently in dispute with others on religious matters. In 1623, his arguments with John Fisher on the subject of Martin Luther were published without his prior knowledge, and he was also imprisoned in the Fleet for a time. His response to Fisher was published in 1637, under the title '' The Protestant Church Existent, and their Faith Professed in All Ages''. He obtained the lectureship at Hereford Cathedral against the wishes of the Dean and chapter, with whom he was often arguing, through the influence of John Coke, the Secretary of State and George Coke, the

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, with the support of Archbishop Laud. He preached against the Roundheads during the English Civil War and was captured when Hereford fell to the Parliamentary forces in 1643. His parish positions were taken away from him and he suffered great financial hardship thereafter, despite assistance from friends. His date of death is not known, but he was buried in the church at

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on 15 June 1658.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rogers, Henry 1580s births 1658 deaths 17th-century English Anglican priests Alumni of Jesus College, Oxford Clergy from Herefordshire 16th-century English clergy