Tobias Crisp

third Son of Ellis Crisp of London Esq. was born in Breadstreet in the same City, an. 1600, partly educated in Grammaticals in Eaton School near Windsore, and in Academicals in the University of Cambridge till he was Bach. of Arts. Afterwards, for the accomplishment of certain parts of Learning, he retired to Oxon, and in the begining of Febr. 1626. was incorporated in that degree as a Member of Balliol Coll. and towards the latter end of the said month he was admitted to proceed in that Faculty. Which degree being by him compleated, as a Member of the said house, in the Act following, celebrated in Jul. 1627. he became about that time Rector of Brinkworth in Witltshire; where, being setled, he was much followed for his edifying way of preaching, and for his great hospitality to all persons that resorted to his house. Upon the breaking out of the Rebellion (at which time he was Doctor of Divinity of some years standing) he left his Rectory in Aug. 1642, and being puritanically affected, he did, to avoid the insolencies of the Soldiers, especially of the Cavaliers, (for whom he had but little affection) retire to London, where his opinions being soon discovered, was baited by 52 opponents in a grand Dispute concerning the freeness of the grace of God in Jesus Christ to poor sinners, &c. By which encounter, which was eagerly managed on his part, he contracted a disease that brought him to his grave, as I shall anon tell you. After his death were published of his composition these things following.

Christ alone exalted, in 14. Sermons. Lond. 1643. in oct. Vol. 1. Some of which Sermons savouring much of Antinomianisme, were answered by Steph. Geere, as I shall elsewhere tell you, and, if I mistake not, by one or two more.

Ch. alone exalted, in 17. Sermons, on Phil. 3.8, 9. Lond. 1644. oct. Vol. 2.

Ch. alone exalted in the perfection and encouragement of his Saints, notwithstanding sins and trials, in eleven Sermons. Lond. 1646. ctc. oct. Vol. 3. Before which is the authors picture in a cloak. At length, many years after (viz. in 1683.) were, as an addition to the three former volumes, published in oct. Christ alone exalted, in two Sermons, found written with his own among several of his writings in the custody of his Son Mr. Sam. Crisp one of the Governors of Ch. Ch. Hospital in London; who lately, with great Civility, informed me by his Letters that his Father Dr. Tobias Crisp dying of the Small Pox on the 27. of Feb. in sixteen hundred forty and two,1642/3. was buried in a Vault pertaining to his Family, situated and being under part of the Church of S. Mildrid in Breadstreet, wherein his Father E. Crisp Alderman (who died in his Shrivalty of London 13. Nov. 1625.) was buried. Dr. Crisp left behind him many children, begotten on the body of his wife, the daugh [•] er of Rowl. Wilson Alderman and Sheriff of London, one of the Members of the Long Parliament, and of the Council of State, 1648-9. See more in Obad. Sedgwick.