John Jeffery,

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(20 December 1647; 1 April 1720) was an

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priest and author. Jeffery was born in

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. He was educated at

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and

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. After a

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he was the

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at St Peter Mancroft, Norwich. he also held

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at Kirton and Falkenham. He was Archdeacon of Norfolk from 1694 until his death. He wrote * 'Religion the Perfection of Man', 1689. * 'Proposals to the reverend Clergy of the Archdeaconry of Norwich concerning the reformation of manners and promoting the interest of true religion and virtue', 1700 * 'Several Discourses', 1701–7 * 'The Religion of the Bible; or a Summary View of the Holy Scriptures, as the Records of True Religion', 1701 * 'Moral and Religious Aphorisms', 1703 * 'Select Discourses upon divers important subjects', 1710 *'Christian Morals', 1716 * 'The True Notion of Peace in the Kingdom or Church of Christ', 1717

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1647 births 1720 deaths Alumni of St Catharine's College, Cambridge Archdeacons of Norwich Writers from Ipswich People educated at Ipswich School Clergy from Ipswich {{England-Anglican-clergy-stub