Thomas Vincent

second son of John Vincent sometimes a Gent of Lincolns Inn and afterwards a Minister, was born in the antient Borough of Hertford in the month of May 1634, educated partly in Grammar learning in Westminster school and partly in that at Felsted in Essex, and in 1648 became a Student of Ch. Ch. by the favour of the Parliamentarian Visitors then and there sitting. In 1654 he proceeded in Arts, at which time the Governour of his house had so great opinion of him, that he chose him Catechist, which usually belongs to a senior Master. Soon after he left Oxon and became Chaplain to Robert Earl of Leycester, and afterwards, tho not in Orders from a Bishop, he was made Minister of S. Mary Magdalens Church in Milkstreet in London; which place he keeping till the day of S. Barthelmew an. 1662, left it because he would not conform: Whereupon retiring to Hoxton alias Hogsden near London, preached in a Conventicle there to his dying day, being always held in great esteem for his piety by those of his perswasion. He hath written,

Spiritual antidote for a dying soul. Lond. 1665. oct.

Gods terrible voice in the City by plague and fire. Lond. 1667. oct.

Of Christs certain and sudden appearance to judgment. Lond. 1667. oct. and several times after: the sixth edit. came out in 1683. and the book it self is grounded on Rev. 22.20. last part.

Answer to the sandy foundation of Will. Pen the Quaker.

Defence of the Trinity, Satisfaction by Christ, and Justification of Sinners. Lond. 1667. in tw. or sixt.

Wells of salvation opened: or words whereby we may be saved. With advice to young men. Lond. 1669. oct.

Explicatory Catechisme: or an explanation of the Assemblies shorter Catechisme, wherein all the Answers are taken asunder under Questions and Answers, the Truths explained and proved, &c. Lond. 1673, &c. oct.

The true Christians love of the unseen Christ: or a discourse chiefly tending to excite and promote the decaying love of Christ in the hearts of Christians. Lond. 1677. 84. in tw.

Appendix concerning Christs manifestation of himself to them that love him.—Printed with The true Christians love, &c.

Holy and profitable Sayings. Lond. 1680. Printed on one side of a sh. of paper.

Several sermons, as (1) Fire and Brimstone from Heaven, from Earth, in Hell: or three discourses, 1. Concerning the burning of Sodome and Gomorrah formerly. 2. Concerning, &c. Lond. 1670. oct. contained in several sermons. (2) Wherein doth appear the blessedness of forgiveness, and how it may be attained, on Psal. 32.1. Lond. 1674. 76. qu. in The Supplement to the morning exercise at Cripplegate, published by Sam. Aneley. (3) Sermon on 1 Tim. 4.1.2. and part of the third verse.—This is the seventeenth sermon in The morning exercise against Popery &c. preached in a Conventicle in Southwark.—Lond. 1675. qu. (4) Serm. on Isa. 57.1.2.—Printed 1667 oct. This I have not yet seen, nor certain controversial Writings between him and Dr. VVill. Sherlocke. This Mr. Vincent died at Hogsden before mentioned in the Parish of S. Leonards Shoreditch in the month of Octob. (the 15 day as it seems) in sixteen hundred seventy and eight,1678. and was buried in the new Churchyard belonging to Cripplegate Parish, (as his Brother Nathaniel hath informed me) at which time Sam. Slater preached his funeral sermon on Heb. 13.7, afterwards published ((*))((*)) Publ. at London 1679. qu. under the title of Vincentius redivivus; in the beginning of which he tells us that the said Mr. Vincent was buried 27 of Oct. 1678.