John Geree

a Yorkshire man born, became either a Batler or Servitour of Magd. Hall in the beginning of the year 1615, and in that of his age 15, took the degrees in Arts, that of Master being compleated in 1621, entred into holy orders, and became Minister of a market Town in Glocestershire called Tewkesbury. But being schismatically inclined, he refused to conform to certain Ceremonies in the Church of England, whereupon being silenced by Goodman his Diocesan, he lived by the helps of the Brethren. At length upon the change of the times in 1641, he was restored by the Committee of Religion to his said Cure, where continuing till about 1645, became Preacher of the Word at S. Albans in Hertfordshire, and in two years after, or less, at S. Faiths under Pauls in London: At all which places he was much resorted to by those of the Presbyterian Perswasion. He hath written and published these things following.

Several Sermons, viz. (1) The downfal of Antichrist, &c. Sermon on 2 Thes. 2.8. Lond. 1641. qu. dedicated to John White Esq. and the rest of the Committee for Religion. (2) Judahs joy at the oath, (Covenant) Serm. on 2 Cor. 15.15. Lond. 1641. qu. (3) The red horse, or the bloodiness of war, Serm. at Pauls, 16 Jul. 1648. on Rev. 6.4. Lond. 1648. qu. &c.

Vindiciae voti: or, a Vindication of the true sense of the national Covenant in answer to the Protestation protested. Lond. 1641. qu.

Vindiciae Eccles. Anglicanae: or, ten cases resolved, which discover, that tho there be need of Reformation in, yet not of Separation from, the Churches of Christ; in England. Lond. 1644. qu. ded. to Mr. Rich. Capell sometimes of Magd. Coll.

Proofs that the King may without impeachment of his Oath, touching the Clergy at his Coronation, consent to the abrogation of Episcopacy, and the Objections against it in two several Treatises printed at Oxon, fully answered. Lond. 1646. qu. in one sheet. Or thus as ’tis in another Title, Case of Conscience resolved. Wherein it is cleared that the King may without impeachment of his oath, touching the Clergy at his Coronation, consent to the abrogation of Episcopacy, Lond. 1646. qu. in one sh. and half.

Astrologo-mastix. The vanity of judicial Astrology. Lond. 1646. qu.

Vindiciae Paedo-Baptismi: or, a Vindication of Infant Baptism in a full answer to Mr. Tombes 12 Arguments alledged against it in his Exercitation, &c. Lond. 1646. quart.

Character of an old English Puritan, or Nonconformist. Lond. 1646. in 1 sh. in qu.

Vindiciae vindiciarum: or, a Vindication of his vindication of Infant Biptism from the Exceptions of Mr. Harrison in his Paedo-Baptisme oppugned, and from the exceptions of Mr. Tombes &c. Lond. 1647. qu.

A Catechisme in brief questions and answers &c. Lond. 1647. oct.

Touching Supremacy in Causes ecclesiastical, shewing how that the Power civil and ecclesiastical, may act without encroachment of each other.—Written 1647. printed in qu.

An Exercise, wherein the evil of Health-drinking is by clear and solid Arguments convinced. Lond. 1648. in two sh. in qu.

The Sifters sieve broken: or, a Reply to Dr. Boughen’s sisting his Case of Conscience, &c. touching the Kings Coronation Oath. Lond. 1648. qu.

Answer to Mr. John Goodwins Might and Right well met; wherein is cleared, that the action of the Army in secluding many Parliament men from the place of their discharge of trust, and the imprisoning of some of them, is neither defensible by the rules of solid reason, nor religion. Lond. 1649. qu. in 5 sheets. Whereupon Jo. Goodwin came out with a Reply the same year intit. Might overcoming Right, &c. What other things our Author Joh. Geree hath written, I know not. See more of him in Will. Pemble among these Writers in 1623. p. 405. All that I have more to say of him is, that he died in his house in Ivey lane near to Pater-noster-row in London in the latter end of the year (in Febr. as it seems) sixteen hundred forty and eight,1648/9. but where buried, unless in S. Faiths Church before mentioned, I cannot tell. The Minister who preached his funeral Sermon told the Auditory that he died poor; whereupon there was a Collection of money made among the Brethren for his Children. This is the same Mr. Geree a Minister, whom a noted ((†))((†)) See Mr. Rich. Baxter in his Plea for the Nonconformists Ministry, Lond. 1681. p. 145. Author reports to have died with grief and trouble for the Murder of K. Ch. 1.