GEMMS IDGEMMS-PERSON-000106
NameJohn Tillotson (Tillison)
TitleArchbishop
Gendermale
DenominationChurch of England
Livedb. ca. 1630-09-30 - d. 1694-11-22 (old)
Linked Manuscriptsmanuscript owner - 17 sermons preached on ye parable of the returning Prodigall: Mun. A.4.47manuscript owner - III. Sermons concerning the Education of Children: MS Richardson 48manuscript owner - Sermons by John Tillotson: MS. Rawl. E. 125
Linked SermonsConsideration -- auditor? (autograph: no)III. Sermon -- preacher (autograph: yes)III. Sermon -- scribe (autograph: yes)II. Sermon -- preacher (autograph: yes)II. Sermon -- scribe (autograph: yes)I. Sermon -- preacher (autograph: yes)I. Sermon -- scribe (autograph: yes)Sermon 1 on 2 Timothy 2:19 -- preacher (autograph: no)Sermon 1 on Hebrews 10:23 -- preacher (autograph: no)Sermon 1 on Hebrews 11:13 -- preacher (autograph: no)Sermon [1] on Luke 15:17-18 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon [1] on Luke 15:24 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon 1 on Philippians 1:27 -- preacher (autograph: no)Sermon 1 on Psalms 145:9 -- preacher (autograph: no)Sermon 1 on unidentified text -- preacher (autograph: no)Sermon 2 on 2 Timothy 2:19 -- preacher (autograph: no)Sermon 2 on Hebrews 10:23 -- preacher (autograph: no)Sermon 2 on Hebrews 11:13 -- preacher (autograph: no)Sermon [2] on Luke 15:17-18 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon [2] on Luke 15:24 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon 2 on Philippians 1:27 -- preacher (autograph: no)Sermon 2 on Psalms 145:9 -- preacher (autograph: no)Sermon 3 on 2 Timothy 2:19 -- preacher (autograph: no)Sermon 3 on Hebrews 10:23 -- preacher (autograph: no)Sermon [3] on Luke 15:24 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon 4 on Hebrews 10:23 -- preacher (autograph: no)Sermon 5 on Hebrews 10:23 -- preacher (autograph: no)Sermon on 1 Corinthians 3:15 -- preacher (autograph: uncertain)Sermon on 1 John 3:6 -- preacher (autograph: no)Sermon on 1 John 3:8 -- preacher (autograph: no)Sermon on 1 John 5:4 -- preacher (autograph: no)Sermon on 2 Corinthians 10:7 -- preacher (autograph: no)Sermon on 2 Peter 3:3 -- preacher (autograph: no)Sermon on 2 Peter 3:9 -- preacher (autograph: no)Sermon on 2 Timothy 3:5 -- preacher (autograph: no)Sermon on Acts 10:38 -- preacher (autograph: no)Sermon on Acts 3:18 -- manuscript owner (autograph: yes)Sermon on Colossians 3:2 -- preacher (autograph: no)Sermon on Ecclesiastes 12:1 -- preacher (autograph: no)Sermon on Hebrews 10:26 -- preacher (autograph: no)Sermon on Hebrews 11:17-19 -- preacher (autograph: no)Sermon on Hebrews 11:24-25 -- preacher (autograph: no)Sermon on Isaiah 55:7 -- preacher? (autograph: no)Sermon on Jeremiah 13:23 -- preacher (autograph: no)Sermon on John 1:47 -- preacher (autograph: no)Sermon on Luke 15:11 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on Luke 15:12-13 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on Luke 15:15-16 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on Luke 15:17 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on Luke 15:20 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on Luke 15:21 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on Luke 15:22 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on Luke 15:23 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on Luke 15:25 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on Luke 15:7 -- preacher (autograph: no)Sermon on Luke 16:8 -- preacher (autograph: no)Sermon on Matthew 12:31-32 -- preacher (autograph: no)Sermon on Matthew 16:23 -- preacher (autograph: no)Sermon on Matthew 16:24 -- preacher (autograph: no)Sermon on Philippians 3:8 -- preacher (autograph: no)Sermon on Proverbs 10:9 -- preacher? (autograph: no)Sermon on Proverbs 14:34 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on Proverbs 3:17 -- preacher (autograph: no)Sermon on Psalms 119:36 -- preacher (autograph: no)Sermon on Psalms 119:59 -- preacher (autograph: no)Some passages taken out of Dr Tillotsons Sermons -- preacher (autograph: no)The Indispensable Necessity of the Knowledge of the Holy Scriptures -- preacher (autograph: no)
Linked Reports
Associated PlacesCanterbury -- BishopricCanterbury Cathedral -- DeaneryKetton -- ParishSt Lawrence Jewry -- ParishClare College -- Place of StudyLincoln's Inn -- PostSt Paul's Cathedral -- Post
Source of DataRichard Snoddy; Benjamin Durham
Biographical Sources ConsultedODNB (Article: 27449)
Other NoteBaptized 10 October 1630 at Haugh End, Sowerby, Halifax, Yorkshire. Son of Mary and Robert Tillotson, clothier. Admitted pensioner to Clare College, Cambridge in 1647. Graduated BA, 1650; MA, 1654; Fellow, 1651. Left Cambridge for London 1656/7 to serve as chaplain to Edmund Prideaux, Oliver Cromwell's attorney general, and tutor of Prideaux's son. Increasingly moved away from congregationalism of his youth to episcopalianism. Took part in the Savoy conference in 1661. Around this time received episcopal ordination by Thomas Sydserf, bishop of Galloway. Curate of Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, 1661-2. Occasional lecturer at St Lawrence Jewry, 1662; elected to Tuesday lectureship the following year. Rector of Ketton, 1663-4. Preacher at Lincoln's Inn, 1663. Proceeded DD in 1666. Appointed one of Charles II's chaplains in 1667. Prebend at Canterbury, 1670-2; dean,1672-89. Prebendary and residentiary canon of St Paul's, 1675-8. Favoured by William III who made chaplain upon his accession, then clerk of the closet. Encouraged the King to make efforts to reconcile with nonconformists. Reluctantly accepted his appointment as Archbishop of Canterbury by the King in 1690. Died 22 November 1694.
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| https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Tillotson | Wikipedia entry |
GEMMS record createdOctober 11, 2015
GEMMS record last editedAugust 05, 2018