Gill, Alexander
, head master of St. Paul’s school,
was born in Lincolnshire, Feb. 27, 1564, and admitted
| scholar of Corpus college, Oxford, in Sept. 1583. He
took his master’s degree in 1590, when he left college,
and is supposed to have taught school at Norwich, as he
was in that city in 1597, and there wrote his “Treatise
concerning the Trinity,” 8vo, to which Wood gives the
date of 1601. In 1608 he became chief master of St.
Paul’s sf hool, in which his method of education is said to
have been eminently successful. He was not more esteemed
as a man of learning, and an excellent Latin scholar, than
as a divine and critic. He died at his house in St. Paul’s
church-yard, Nov. 17, 1635, and was buried in the antichapel belonging to Mercers’ hall. His other works are,
1. “Logonomia Anglica,” 1721, 4to; and 2. “Sacred
Philosophy of Holy Scripture; or a Commentary on the
Creed,” fol. 1635. 1
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Treatise
concerning the Trinity, 1601
Logonomia Anglica, 1721
Sacred
Philosophy of Holy Scripture; or a Commentary on the
Creed, 1635
Works Online
Works found by this author (or others with similar names) in the Early English Books Online Collection:
The new starre of the north, shining vpon the victorious King of Suueden (1631) by Gill, Alexander, 1597-1642.
The trvth of the Christian religion proved by the principles, and rules, taught and received in the light of understanding, in an exposition of the articles of faith, commonly called the Apostles Creed : whereby it is made plain to every one endued with reason, what the stedfastnesse of the truth and mercy of God toward mankind is, concerning the attainment of everlasting happinesse, and what is the glory and excellency of the Christian religion, all herethenish idolatry all Turkish, Jewish, athean, and hereticall infidelity. (1651) by Gill, Alexander, 1597-1642.
A treatise concerning the trinitie of persons in vnitie of the deitie Written to Thomas Mannering an Anabaptist, who denyed that Iesus is very God of very God: but man onely, yet endued with the infinite power of God. (1601) by Gill, Alexander, 1565-1635.
The sacred philosophie of the Holy Scripture, laid downe as conclusions on the articles of our faith, commonly called the Apostles Creed Proved by the principles or rules taught and received in the light of understanding. Written by Alexander Gil, Master of Pauls Schole. (1635) by Gill, Alexander, 1565-1635.