Thomas Jacombe

son of Job. Jac. was born at Burton Lazers near to Melton Mowbray in Leycestershire, became either a Batler or a Communer of Magd. Hall in Easter Term an. 1640, aged 18 years, left it upon the eruption of the Civil Wars, went to Cambridge, and taking the Covenant became Fellow of Trin. Coll. there, in the place of a Loyallist ejected; and having the degree of Master of Arts in that University confer’d on him, became a person of high repute, (as one ((a))((a)) Sam. Rolle a Nonconformist in his Prodromus, or the Character of Mr. Will. Sherl [•] cks book called A discourse of the knowledge of Jes. Chr. &c. Lond. 1674. oct. p. 15. of his perswasion tells us) for his good life, good learning and excellent gravity, greatly beloved of the then Master, who lov’d an honest man and a good Scholar with all his heart. About that time taking Orders according to the Presbyterian way, he retired to London and much about the same time that he became Minister of S. Martins Church joyning to Ludgate, he became one of the Assistants to the Commissioners of London for the ejecting of such whom the faction then called scandalous, ignorant and insufficient Ministers and Schoolmasters. From that time to his silencing, he was a very zealous person for promoting the cause, and in very great esteem by those of his perswasion, as the aforesaid author tells us, for his piety, parts, prudence, sound, judicious, practical, spiritual, substantial preaching: yet another ((b))((b)) W [•] ll. She [•••] ck D. D. of a contrary perswasion, who lived afterwards, as now, in very great esteem for his loyalty and learning, represents ((c))((c)) Ib. in Prodrom. p. 15. him to have been the prettiest, nonsensical, trifling Goose. cap, that ever set pen to paper. On the 14 of March 1659 he was one of those Zealots, who, by Act of Parliament, were appointed Approvers of Ministers according to the Presbyterian way, before they were to be setled in Church Livings; but that being soon after laid aside upon his Majesties restauration, he himself was ejected from S. Martins and laid aside also for Nonconformity, at Bartholmew tide in 1662, he being about that time Doct. of Divinity. Afterwards he followed the trade of Conventicling, for which he was brought several times into trouble, and at length became Chaplain to the Countess of Exeter, in whose service he died. He hath extant,

Several Sermons as (1) Enochs walk and change, funeral Sermon on Gen. 5.24. preached at the burial of Mr. Rich. Vines sometimes Master of Pembr. Hall in Cambridge, in the Church of S. Laurence Jewry, London, 7. Feb. 1655. Lond. 1657. qu. third edit. To which our author Jacombe hath added A short account of the life and death of Mr. Rich. Vines. (2) The active and publick spirit, preached at S. Pauls 26. oct. 1656, on Acts 13. former part of the 36 vers. Lond. 1657. qu. (3) Gods mercy for mans mercy, preached at the Spittle before the L. Mayor, Aldermen, &c. of Lond. on Matth. 5.7. Lond. 1657. qu. (4) Two farewell Sermons at Bartholmew tide, on John 8.29. Lond. 1662. oct. His picture is before the title, among other pictures of Nonconformists that preached farewell Sermons in London. (5) Several Sermons preached on the whole eighth Chap. of the Epistle to the Romans: eighteen of which were preached on the first, 2.3. and fourth verses of the said eighth Chapt. Lond. 1672. 3. qu. This is sometimes called his Commentary on the eighth Chap. to the Romans. (6) How Christians may learn in every state to be content, on Phil. 4.11. This is in The supplement to the morning exercise at Cripplegate. Lond. 1674. and 76. qu. (7) The Covenant of redemption, on Isa. 53.10. This is in The morning exercise methodized, &c. preached at St. Giles in the Fields, in May 1659. Lond. 1676. qu. (8) The upright mans peace at his end, opened in a fun. discourse (or Serm.) 8. Dec. 1681. upon the death of Mr. Matth. Martyn Citizen of London. Lond. 1682. qu. &c. He hath also written,

A treatise of holy dedication both personal and domestick; recommended to the Citizens of London upon their entring into their new habitations. Lond. 1668. oct. This was written after the grand conflagration of London, and published after the Citizens had returned to their habitations when rebuilt.

A short account of the life of Mr. Will. Whittaker late Minister of S. Mary Magd. Bermondsey in Southwark. Lond. 1674. 5. oct. This is set before Mr. Whittakers eighteen Sermons preached upon several texts of Scripture. Dr. Jacombe also was one of the eight Nonconforming Ministers that undertook in 1682 to finish the English Annotations on the Holy Scripture, in two vol. in fol. began by Matthew Pool and by him carried on to the 58 Chapter of Isaiah; and no doubt there is but that he did his share in that great work. At length he giving way to fate in the house of (Frances) Countess of Exeter, situat and being in Little Britaine, on the 27. of March (being then Easter Sunday) in sixteen hundred eighty and seven,1687. was buried five days after in the Church of St. Anne within and near, Aldersgate, in the City of London, in the presence of very many, as well Conformist, as Nonconformist, Divines. I find one Sam. Jacombe Bach. of Div. to have been sometimes Fellow of Qu. Coll. in Cambridge and afterwards Minister of S. Mary Wolnoth in Lombards [•] r [•] et in London in times of Usurpation, author of two or more Sermons, of which one is entit. Moses his death, preached at Ch. Church in London at the funeral of Mr. Edw. Bright Minister there.—Lond. 1657. qu. Which S. Jacombe, who was buried in his own Church of S. Mar. Woln. on the 17. June 1659, I take to have been brother of the before mention’d Dr. Tho. Jacombe.