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Jonathan EDWARDS 1638/9-1712

Biographical Note

Born in Wrexham, Denbighshire. BA Christ Church, Oxford 1659, MA and fellow of Jesus 1662, has degree:BD 1670, DD 1686. He remained a fellow of Jesus, teaching and holding various offices there, and was elected Master in 1686. Rector of Kidlington, Oxfordshire 1666, of Hinton Ampner, Hampshire 1681; he also had livings in Wales. Vice-chancellor of Oxford 1689-92.

Edwards was a committed high church Anglican, opposed to nonconformity. He contributed to theological controversy in the 1690s with a series of publications upholding established orthodoxy on the doctrine of the Trinity (A preservative against Socinianism, issued in four parts 1693-1703, Remarks upon … William Sherlock, 1695).

Books

Edwards bequeathed all his printed books to Jesus College, excepting those for which “the same kinds or editions of books” were already held, which were to become part of his residual estate, administered by trustees and divided amongst various legatees. Ca.500 books were received by the College, substantially but not wholly theological, and including elements of history, classics and philosophy. The gift prompted the College to commission a new bookplate of the College arms “to put upon such books as Dr Edwards left by his will”. Examples: in Jesus College.

Sources

DNB; Morgan; C. Fordyce and T. Knox, The Library of Jesus College, Oxford, 1937.

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 ====Biographical Note====
-Born in Wrexham, Denbighshire.  BA Christ Church, Oxford 1659, MA and fellow of Jesus College 1662, BD 1670, DD 1686.  He remained a fellow of Jesus, teaching and holding various offices there, and was elected Master in 1686.  Rector of Kidlington, Oxfordshire 1666, of Hinton Ampner, Hampshire 1681; he also had livings in Wales.  Vice-chancellor of Oxford 1689-92.
+Born in [[Lived at::Wrexham, Denbighshire]].  [[Has degree::BA]] [[Educated at::Christ Church, Oxford]] 1659, [[Has degree::MA]] and [[has profession::fellow of Jesus College, Oxford|fellow]] of Jesus 1662, [[has degree:BD]] 1670, [[has degree::DD]] 1686.  He remained a fellow of Jesus, teaching and holding various offices there, and was elected [[Has profession::Master of Jesus College, Oxford|Master]] in 1686.  [[Has profession::Rector of Kidlington, Oxfordshire]] 1666, of [[Has profession::Rector of Hinton Ampner|Hinton Ampner, Hampshire]] 1681; he also had livings in Wales.  [[Has profession::Vice-chancellor of Oxford]] 1689-92.
-Edwards was a committed high church Anglican, opposed to nonconformity.  He contributed to theological controversy in the 1690s with a series of publications upholding established orthodoxy on the doctrine of the Trinity (A preservative against Socinianism, issued in four parts 1693-1703, Remarks upon … William Sherlock, 1695).
+Edwards was a committed high church Anglican, opposed to nonconformity.  He contributed to theological controversy in the 1690s with a series of publications upholding established orthodoxy on the doctrine of the Trinity (''A preservative against Socinianism'', issued in four parts 1693-1703, ''Remarks upon … William Sherlock'', 1695).
+====Books====
+Edwards bequeathed all his printed books to Jesus College, excepting those for which “the same kinds or editions of books” were already held, which were to become part of his residual estate, administered by trustees and divided amongst various legatees.  [[Size of library::500|Ca.500]] books were received by the College, substantially but not wholly [[Subject of books::theology|theological]], and including elements of [[Subject of books::history]], [[Subject of books::classics]] and [[Subject of books::philosophy]].  The gift prompted the College to commission a new bookplate of the College arms “to put upon such books as Dr Edwards left by his will”.  Examples: in Jesus College.
+===Sources===
+DNB; Morgan; C. Fordyce and T. Knox, ''The Library of Jesus College, Oxford'', 1937.