Oliver Bowles
Oliver Bowles (died c. 1646) was an English Presbyterian minister and divine.
Life
Bowles was educated at Queens' College, Cambridge, of which he was a Fellow from 1599 to 1606,[1] and tutor to John Preston.[2]
Oliver Bowles, minister of Sutton, was one of the oldest members of the Westminster Assembly.[3] He probably died in or before 1646.[4] However, some sources report that Timothy Cruso was impressed by the dying counsels of Bowles (died 5 September 1674), who advised him never to trouble his hearers "with useless or contending notions, but rather preach all in practicals".[5] His son was the Presbyterian minister Edward Bowles.[3]
Works
He was author of:
- Zeale for God's House quickned: a Fast Sermon before the Assembly of the Lords, Commons, and Divines, 1643, 4to.
- De Pastore Evangelico, 1649, 4to; 1655 and 1659, 16mo (published by his son, and dedicated to the Earl of Manchester).[3]
References
Sources
- Wright, Stephen (2004). "Bowles, Edward (bap. 1613, d. 1662), clergyman". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/3068. (Subscription, Wikipedia Library access or UK public library membership required.)
Attribution:
- Gordon, Alexander (1886). . In Stephen, Leslie (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 6. London: Smith, Elder & Co. pp. 67–68.
- Gordon, Alexander (1888). . In Stephen, Leslie (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 13. London: Smith, Elder & Co. pp. 264–265.
- Gordon, Alexander (1896). . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 46. London: Smith, Elder & Co. pp. 308–311.
This article incorporates text from these sources, which are in the public domain.
Further reading
- Kirby, Ethan Williams (1964). "The English Presbyterians in the Westminster Assembly". Church History, 33(4): pp. 418–428.
- "Oliver Bowles (1574-1644)". A Puritan's Mind. Retrieved 24 September 2022.