John Denison

, who in his time was cried up for an eminent preacher, became a Student in Balliol coll. at the beginning of the year 1590. and when M. of A. entred into orders, preached frequently in these parts, was made Chaplain of K. James 1. chief moderator of the Free-School in Reading in Berks, and at length Vicar of St. Maries Church there: In which last he was succeeded by Tho. Bunbury of Ball. coll. but thrust out thence by the Presbyterians in the beginning of the civil Wars. Denison was a learned man, well read in Theological authors, and wrote and published these things following.

Several Sermons as (1) The Christian Petitioner, preached on Act Sunday 7 Jul. 1611. on Nehem. 13. 22. Lond. 1611. qu. (2) The sin against the Holy Ghost, at Pauls Cross, on Heb. 10. 26, 27. Ib. 1611. qu. (3) Christians care for the Souls safety, on Mark 8. 36. Lond. 1621. oct. (4) Heavenly Banquet: or, the doctrine of the Lords Supper, set forth in seven Sermons, on 1 Cor. 11. from verse 23. to 29. Lond. 1619. oct. (5) Blessedness of Peacemakers, two Sermons on Matth. 5. 9. Lond. 1620. oct. (6) The Sinners acquittance, before the K. at Greenwich on Isa. 53. 4. Lond. 1624. oct. (7) Check to curiosity, and The safest service, two Serm. at Whitehall, on Joh. 21. ver. 22. Lond. 1624. oct. (8) Heavens joy for a sinners repentance, on Luke 15. 7. Ibid. 1623. oct. &c.

A threesold resolution concerning earths vanity, hells horror and heavens felicity. Lond. 1616. oct. 4th edit.

Justification of the gesture of kneeling in the act of receiving the Sacrament of the Lords Supper. Lond. 1619 oct.

On the two Sacraments, Baptism and the Lords Supper. Lond. 1621. qu.

De confessionis auricularis vanitate adversus Card. Bellarmini Sophismata. Ox. 1621. qu.

De sigilli confessionis impietate, contra Scholasticorum & Neotericorum quorundam dogmata disputatio.—Printed with the former. He dyed in the latter end of January, and was buried on the first of Feb. in the Church of St. Mary at Reading before mentiond,1628-9. in sixteen hundred twenty and eight. He had a Brother, or near Kinsman called Stephen Denison, D. D. and many years Minister of St. Catherine Kree Church in London, who hat published several things of Divinity, as the Bodleian or Oxford Catalogue will tell you. He dyed in that parish, (in 1649. as I think) but was not of the University of Oxon.