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Dudley Fenner

1558 – 1587

English clergyman

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About Dudley Fenner

Lived 1558 – 1587 (aged 28–29). Dudley Fenner was a theologian.

Dudley Fenner was an English puritan divine. He helped popularise Ramist logic in the English language. Fenner was also one of the first theologians to use the term "covenant of works" to describe God's relationship with Adam in the Book of Genesis.

Life

He was born in Kent and educated at Peterhouse, Cambridge. There he became an adherent of Thomas Cartwright, and publicly expounded his presbyterian views, with the result that he was obliged to leave Cambridge without taking his degree. For some months he seems to have assisted the vicar of Cranbrook, Kent, but it is doubtful whether he received ordination. More-fruit Fenner (died 1602) Free-gift Fenner (born before 1583, died September 1583) Faint-not Fenner (baptized 1585, died 1604) Well-abroad Fenner

Works

A list of his authentic works is given in Cooper's Athenae Cantabrigienses (Cambridge, 1858-1861). They rank among the best expositions of the principles of Puritanism. His textbook, The Arts of Logic and Rhetoric, was a popular textbook on the Ramist school of logic; it used Scripture passages to demonstrate his theories. His major work was Sacra theologia (Geneva, 1585).

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Important facts

Born
1558, Kent
Birth century
Died
1587
Occupation
Education
Peterhouse

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Who was Dudley Fenner?

English clergyman

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Dudley Fenner was born in 1558 in Kent.

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Dudley Fenner died in 1587.

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Dudley Fenner was a theologian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Dudley Fenner

· Wikidata: Q5311866

· DBpedia: Dudley Fenner

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