Moses Lowman (1680–1752) was an English nonconformist minister, known as a Biblical commentator.

Life

Born in London, he became a student at the

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in 1697, but a year later abandoned law for divinity. On 17 September 1698 he entered the

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, and studied theology at

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under

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and

Witsius Hermann Witsius (Herman Wits or in Latin Hermannus Witsius; 12 February 1636 – 22 October 1708, aged 72) was a Dutch theologian. Life He was born at Enkhuizen. He studied at the University of Groningen, Leiden, and Utrecht. He was orda ...

. In 1710 he became assistant to Mr. Grace, presbyterian minister at

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; from 1714 till his death Lowman acted as chief minister to the congregation there. In 1716 Lowman contributed to the second volume of the religious periodical called ‘Occasional Papers,’ and in 1735 he preached, at Salters' Hall a sermon entitled ‘The Principles of Popery Schismatical.’ Though very active, he does not seem to have shown ability as a preacher. Lowman died on 2 May 1752;

Samuel Chandler Samuel Chandler (1693 – 8 May 1766) was an English Nonconformist minister and pamphleteer. He has been called the "uncrowned patriarch of Dissent" in the latter part of George II's reign. Early life Samuel Chandler was born at Hungerford in ...

preached his funeral sermon.

Works

Lowman entered into controversy with Anthony Collins the deist in ‘Argument from Prophecy that Jesus is the Messiah vindicated, in some considerations on the Prophecies of the Old Testament as grounds and reasons of the Christian Religion,’ a treatise written in 1718, but not printed till 1733. It was praised by John Leland. Lowman was known as an authority on Jewish antiquities, his reputation resting mainly on his ‘Dissertation on the Civil Government of the Hebrews,’ 1740, 2nd edit., with appendix, 1745. It was written in answer to Thomas Morgan's ''Moral Philosopher'', and said to have been approved by William Sherlock and other Anglican churchmen. Lowman's ‘Paraphrase and Notes upon the Revelation of St. John’ (1737, 1745; 1791, 1807) was commended by

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; it formed the concluding portion of collective editions of the ‘Commentaries’ of

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, William Lowth,

Daniel Whitby Daniel Whitby (1638–1726) was a controversial English theologian and biblical commentator. An Arminian priest in the Church of England, Whitby was known as strongly anti- Calvinistic and later gave evidence of Unitarian tendencies. Life The s ...

, and Richard Arnald. Lowman's other works are: * ‘A Defence of Protestant Dissenters, in answer to Sherlock's “Vindication of the Corporation and Test Acts,”’ 1718. * ‘Remarks on Dr. Sherlock's Answer to the Bishop of Bangor's “Common Rights of Subjects,”’ 1719. * ‘An Argument to prove the Unity and Perfections of God à priori,’ 1735. * ‘Considerations on Mr. Foster's “Discourse on Jewish Theocracy,”’ 1744. Directed to the Baptist James Foster. * ‘A Rationale of the Ritual of the Hebrew Worship, in which the design and usefulness of that Ritual are explained and vindicated,’ 1748. * Three posthumous tracts, with preface, revised and published by Samuel Chandler and

Nathaniel Lardner Nathaniel Lardner (6 June 1684 – 24 July 1768) was an English theologian. Life Lardner was born at Hawkhurst, Kent in 1684. He was the elder son of Richard Lardner (1653–1740), an independent minister, and of a daughter of Nathaniel Coll ...

, 1756.

References

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