Robert Butterfield (
fl. 1629) was an English clergyman and controversialist.
Life
Butterfield received his education at
Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Founded in 1546 by Henry VIII, King Henry VIII, Trinity is one of the largest Cambridge colleges, with the largest financial endowment of any college at either Cambridge ...
, where he proceeded B.A. in 1622-3, M.A. in 1626;
and then took holy orders.
Works
When the Puritan
Henry Burton Henry Burton may refer to:
* Henry Burton (Conservative politician) (1876–1947), British Conservative MP for Sudbury (1924–1945)
* Henry Burton (physician) (1799–1849), English physician
* Henry Burton (theologian) (1578–1648), English Puri ...
attacked Bishop
Joseph Hall, Butterfield championed the bishop's cause in a pamphlet entitled 'Maschil; or, a Treatise to give instruction touching the State of the Church of Rome . . . for the Vindication of ... the Bishop of Exeter from the cavills of H. B., in his Book intituled "The Seven Vialls,"' 1629. Burton the same year published his 'Babel no Bethel. . . . In answer to Hugh Cholmley's Challenge and Rob. Butterfield's "Maschil," two masculine Champions for the Synagogue of Rome.' He retorts on Butterfield's desire to parade his classical and patristic learning, wishing him 'more ripenesse of yeares, and more soundnesse of judgement, before he doe any more handle such deepe controuersies.' Burton was sent to the
Fleet Prison for his pamphlet.
Another reply was published about the same time, under the title of 'Maschil Unmasked,' in which Thomas Spencer, author of ''The Art of Logick'', abused Butterfield.
References
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17th-century English Anglican priests