James Hadow (1667–1747) was a Scottish minister who served as Principal of St Mary's College, St Andrews from 1707 till 1747.

Life

He was born in

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on 13 August 1667. He died on 4 May 1747 at St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. The

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suggests that Hadow was educated abroad, probably due to the persecution of the

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. It is probable that he was the same James Hadow who published two Latin theses in

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in 1685 and 1686. He was placed as "second charge" of Cupar in

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in 1692 and on 30 October 1694 was ordained as minister of Cupar. In 1699 he was made Professor of Divinity at St. Mary's College in the University of St. Andrews. Between 1707 and 1747 he was also Principal of the college. The head of the University of St Andrews is the Rector, who was elected annually, and Hadow was elected Rector on 14 occasions between 1706 and 1747. He died in St Andrews on 4 May 1747.

Family

In 1697 he married Isabel Tullidelph (d.1758) daughter of William Tullidelph, Principal of

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. His son

George Hadow George Hadow (4 July 1712 – 11 September 1780) was professor of Hebrew and oriental languages at St Mary's College, University of St Andrews, Scotland from 1748 to 1780. He was the son of Principal James Hadow, also of St Andrews' University ...

became professor of Hebrew in St Mary's College, University of St Andrews. His daughter Barbara Hadow married Rev Thomas Ayton minister of Kilconquhar. Hadow had a brother, Thomas Hadow. He is believed to have received a commission in the Cameronians in 1694, to have taken part in the

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in 1689 and was probably killed at the

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in 1692. In 1705 he married Margaret Forrester.

Work

Hadow was involved in many public controversies in the church. In 1720, he took a leading part in the Marrow controversy which bore on the views contained in ''The Marrow of Modern Divinity'', published in England by Edward Fisher in 1645. In 1720, Hadow presided over a sub-committee for preserving purity of doctrine. Six so-called antinomian paradoxes were extracted from the work, on the subject of the sins of a believer. On 20 May 1720, an act of assembly was passed condemning the book, and instructing ministers to warn their people not to read it. Some of the "Marrowmen" seceded, but the rest, after a time, were silently permitted to promulgate their views. Hadow acted against

John Simson John Simson (1667–1740) was a Scottish "New Licht" theologian, involved in a long investigation of alleged heresy. He was suspended from teaching as Professor of Divinity at the University of Glasgow for his later life. Life He was born ...

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, who, being accused of

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views, was suspended from his professorship in 1729. The old weather vane of St. Mary's College at St. Andrews' University has the following initials: M IH 1728". These stand for "Magister James Hadow" A portrait of Hadow hangs at St Mary's College, St Andrews' University. This portrait was returned to St Andrews' University by 1941 by Arthur Lovell Hadow and has since undergone restoration. Although he had an official residence inside St Mary's College in the north-west corner of the courtyard, his family resided at 46 South Street, where the Hadow coat-of-arms sits over the door.

Publications

* ''The Record of God and Duty of Faith'' (1719) * ''The Antinomianism of the Marrow of Modern Divinity detected'' (1721) * ''An Inquiry into Mr. Simson's Sentiments about the Trinity from his Papers in Process'' (1730) * ''A Vindication of the Learned and Honourable Author of the History of the Apostles' Creed, from the false Sentiment which Mr. Simson has injuriously imputed to him'' (1731)

References

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''. The long paragraph in the section "Later Life" is a direct quotation from this. *''The Hadow Family'', by Arthur Lovell Hadow of Kester, Kesming, Kent printed privately in 1953. {{DEFAULTSORT:Hadow, James 1667 births 1747 deaths Principals of the University of St Andrews Rectors of the University of St Andrews Academics of the University of St Andrews Scottish scholars and academics Scottish Christian theologians