Stephen Charnock

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Stephen Charnock

1628–1680

A gifted Puritan preacher and theologian, he is best remembered for writing richly thoughtful works about the character of God. His preaching career took him from Cambridge and Oxford to Dublin and later London, where his sermons earned a lasting reputation.

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The Existence and Attributes of God, Volumes 1 and 2

The Existence and Attributes of God, Volumes 1 and 2

by Stephen Charnock

About the author

Born in London in 1628, he studied at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, where he was converted, and later continued at Oxford, becoming a fellow of New College and serving as senior proctor. He also spent time preaching in Southwark early in his ministry.

Charnock later went to Ireland as chaplain to Henry Cromwell and became well known as a preacher in Dublin. After the Restoration he lived more quietly for a time, but from 1675 he served a Presbyterian congregation in Bishopsgate, London.

He died in 1680, but his writings continued to circulate widely after his death. He is especially remembered for serious, warmhearted works on the attributes and existence of God, which have kept his name alive among readers of classic Christian theology.