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- Born:
- February 1600, London
- Died:
- Oct. 29, 1666, probably London (aged 66)
- Subjects Of Study:
- Calvinism
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Calamy, Edmund
Edmund Calamy.
Edmund Calamy
British theologian
Edmund Calamy (born February 1600, Londonādied Oct. 29, 1666, probably London) was an English Presbyterian theologian who contributed significantly to the writings of Smectymnuus (1641), the pen name under which was published the Calvinistsā famous reply to the Anglican apology for bishops and liturgical worship in the church. The leader of the Presbyterian ascendancy in Parliament during the Commonwealth (1643ā53), he nevertheless helped restore Charles II (1660). He was later expelled from his ministry as the principal Nonconformist to refuse the Anglican episcopal structure imposed by the Act of Uniformity (1662). His grandson, Edmund Calamy (1671ā1732), wrote the history of the Nonconformists.
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