Constantine Jessop

son of Joh. Jess. of Pembroke in Pembrokeshire Minister of Gods Word, was entred a Student in Jesus Coll. in 1624, aged 22 years, whence, after he had gone a course, he went into Ireland, and was made Bach. of Arts of Trin. Coll. near Dublin. At his return he was incorporated in this University an. 1 [•] 31, and in the year following proceeded in Arts, being about that time in holy Orders; but what his Employment was between that time and 1640 I know not. Sure I am, that when the Presbyterians began to be dominant in 1641, he closed with them, took the Covenant, succeeded Joh. Owen in the Ministry of that factious Town in Essex called Coggeshall, whence, after he had exercised his parts there for a time, he was translated to Winbourne-Minster in Dorsetshire, of which County he was an Assistant to the Commissioners for the ejection of such whom they then (1654) called scandalous and ignorant Ministers and Schoolmasters. Afterwards he became Rector of Fyfield in Essex, where I find him in 1660, which is all I yet know of him, only that he is reported by a Brother ((*))((*)) Ben. Woodbridge in his Pref. to his Justification by Faith. to be a learned, faithful, and suffering Servant and Minister of Jesus Christ, and that he wrot these things following; the last of which shews him to have been inclined to Arminianism.

The Angell of the Church of Ephesus, no Bishop of Ephesus, on Rev. 2.1. Lond. 1644. and 1660. qu.

Concerning the nature of the Covenant of Grace; wherein is a discovery of the judgment of Dr. Twysse in the point of Justification, clearing him from Antinomianism therein. Lond. 1655. qu. Written by way of Preface to Joh. Grayles book intit. A modest Vindication, &c. and contains 49 pages in a small character, being more in matter than Grayles book that follows it. He left behind him at his death a son of both his names, and a true son of the Church of England, Clar. 1661. who being importun’d when he proceeded D. of D. in this University 1685 to give the Author information concerning his Father and his Writings, he seemed not to care to have the memory of him perpetuated, otherwise the Author would have spoken more fully of him and his end.