John Arrowsmith (29 March 1602 – 15 February 1659) was an English theologian and academic.

Life

Arrowsmith was born near Gateshead and entered St John's College, Cambridge, in 1616. In 1623 he entered the fellowship of St Catherine Hall, Cambridge. In 1631 he became a preacher at King's Lynn,

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. He was a member of the Westminster Assembly and preached to the Long Parliament on a number of occasions. He was elected as Master of St Johns, Cambridge, on 11 April 1644. In 1645 he became rector of St Martin Pomary, London.
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in 1647–1648. In 1651, he was elected Regius Professor of Divinity, and, in 1653, Master of

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. He resigned his professorship in 1655 and died on 15 February 1659 in

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Works

*''The Covenant-avenging Sword Brandished'' (1643) *''Englands Eben-ezer (1645) *''A Great Wonder in Heaven'' (1647) *''Armilla Catechetica'' (Cambridge, 1659) *''Tactica Sacra'' (Amsterdam, 1657)

References

Links

*''Concise Dictionary of National Biography''
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Biography
* * 1602 births 1659 deaths Masters of St John's College, Cambridge Masters of Trinity College, Cambridge Westminster Divines Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge People from Gateshead Vice-Chancellors of the University of Cambridge Fellows of St Catharine's College, Cambridge Regius Professors of Divinity (University of Cambridge) 17th-century English theologians English Calvinist and Reformed theologians 17th-century Calvinist and Reformed theologians English male non-fiction writers {{England-academic-administrator-stub