John Arrowsmith (29 March 1602 – 15 February 1659) was an English theologian and academic.

Life

Arrowsmith was born near

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and entered

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, in 1616. In 1623 he entered the fellowship of St Catherine Hall, Cambridge. In 1631 he became a preacher at

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. He was a member of the Westminster Assembly and preached to the Long Parliament on a number of occasions. He was elected as Master of St Johns, Cambridge, on 11 April 1644. In 1645 he became rector of St Martin Pomary, London.https://archive.today/20070709052924/http://www.olivetreelibrary.com/cyclopedia/index.php?title=John_Arrowsmith He served as

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of the

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in 1647–1648. In 1651, he was elected

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, and, in 1653, Master of

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. He resigned his professorship in 1655 and died on 15 February 1659 in

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Works

*''The Covenant-avenging Sword Brandished'' (1643) *''Englands Eben-ezer'' (1645) *''A Great Wonder in Heaven'' (1647) *''Armilla Catechetica'' (Cambridge, 1659) *''Tactica Sacra'' (Amsterdam, 1657)

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Biography
* * 1602 births 1659 deaths Masters of St John's College, Cambridge Masters of Trinity College, Cambridge Westminster Divines Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge People from Gateshead Vice-chancellors of the University of Cambridge Fellows of St Catharine's College, Cambridge Regius Professors of Divinity (University of Cambridge) 17th-century English theologians English Calvinist and Reformed theologians 17th-century Calvinist and Reformed theologians English male non-fiction writers {{England-academic-administrator-stub