Jeremiah Dyke (baptised 1584, d. 9 April 1639) was an English conforming

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minister.

Life

His father William Dyke was a minister at Hempstead, Essex, dispossessed for nonconformity, and then a preacher at

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; and Daniel Dyke was his brother. He was educated at

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, matriculating in 1598, graduating B.A. in 1602 and M.A. in 1605. He then became a Fellow of the college. After taking orders he was preferred briefly to the living of

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, and then Epping in Essex in 1609, which he held till his death. His name or that of his brother is among those of the ministers who subscribed the ''

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''.

Thomas Fuller Thomas Fuller (baptised 19 June 1608 – 16 August 1661) was an English churchman and historian. He is now remembered for his writings, particularly his ''Worthies of England'', published in 1662, after his death. He was a prolific author, and ...

says he was 'guardian of his brother's works', which he published in 1635.

Works

* 'A Counterpoison against Covetousnes,' 1619. * 'Good Conscience, or a Treatise shewing the Nature, Means, Marks, Benefit, and Necessity thereof,' 1624. * 'The Mischiefe and Miserie of Scandals, both taken and given,' &c., 1631. * 'The Righteous Man's Tower, or the Way to be Safe in a case of Danger,' 1639. * 'The Right Receiving of and Rooting in Christ,' 1640. * 'The Worthy Communicant, or a Treatise showing I the due order of Receiving the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper,' 1642. * 'A Caveat for Archippus' (Republished) London: Harrison and Sons, 1898 He also published works of his brother, Daniel Dyke, B.D.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dyke, Jeremiah 1584 births 1639 deaths 17th-century English Anglican priests English conforming Puritans Alumni of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge Fellows of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge