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Howe, John

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Howe, John (1630–1705)

English dissenting minister. He was an early and sincere advocate of religious toleration. He was domestic chaplain to Oliver Cromwell and his son Richard. As a result of the 1662 Act of Uniformity, he was ejected him from Great Torrington, Devon. Howe returned to London as minister of a Puritan congregation in 1676. He travelled abroad in 1685, but returned to England following James II's 1687 Declaration for Liberty of Conscience.

Howe was born in Loughborough, England. He was educated at Cambridge University. His works include The Blessedness of the Righteous (1668), The Redeemer's Tears (1684), and The Living Temple (1675–1702).



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