Alleine was born at Ditcheat, Somerset, in 1610 and baptised on the 18 October 1610, (where his father another Richard Alleine, born circa 1585 and died 1656, was rector). Richard, the son of Richard, was an older brother of William Alleine, born 1614, the saintly vicar of Blandford. Richard was educated at St Alban Hall, Oxford, where he was entered commoner in 1627, and whence, having taken the degree of B.A., he transferred himself to New Inn, continuing there until he proceeded M.A. On being ordained he became assistant to his father, and immediately stirred the entire county by his burning eloquence. On 14 October 1634, Richard Alleine was married by his father, the rector of St Mary Magdalene, Ditcheat, to a Lettice Gough born 1611 in Oxfordshire.
In March 1641 he succeeded the many-sided Richard Bernard as rector of Batcombe, Somerset. He declared himself on the side of the Puritans by subscribing "The testimony of the ministers in Somersetshire to the truth of Jesus Christ" and the Solemn League and Covenant, and assisted the commissioners of the parliament in their work of ejecting unsatisfactory ministers. Alleine continued for twenty years rector of Batcombe and was one of the two thousand ministers ejected in 1662. The Five Mile Act drove him to Frome Selwood, and in that neighborhood he preached until his death in 1681.
His works are all of a deeply spiritual character. His Vindiciae Pietatis (which first appeared in 1660) was refused license by Archbishop Sheldon, and was published, in common with other nonconformist books, without it. It was rapidly bought up and "did much to mend this bad world." Roger Norton, the king's printer, caused a large part of the first impression to be seized on the ground of its not being licensed and to be sent to the royal kitchen. Glancing over its pages, however, it seemed to him a sin that a book so holy and so salable should be destroyed. He therefore bought back the sheets, says the historian Edmund Calamy, for an old song, bound them and sold them in his own shop. This in turn was complained of, and he had to beg pardon on his knees before the council-table; and the remaining copies were sentenced to be " bisked," or rubbed over with an inky brush, and sent back to the kitchen for lighting fires. Such "bisked" copies occasionally occur still. The book was not killed. It was often reissued with additions, The Godly Man's Portion in 1663, Heaven Opened in 1666, The World Conquered in 1668. He also published a book of sermons. John Wesley credited him as the originator of the covenant prayer that he introduced into Methodism in 1755.
Richard Alleine's daughter Theodosia born circa 1635, married her cousin (to some degree), the ejected minister Joseph Alleine. She was said to have been "bred for work".[1]
Worksedit
A Brief Explanation of the Common Catechisme Distinguished into Three Parts, London, 1630
Vindiciæ Pietatis, London, 1660
Cheirothesia Tou Presbyteriou, or A Letter to a Friend, London, 1661
The Godly Mans Portion and Sanctuary, London, [1662?]
Heaven Opened, or, A Brief and Plain Discovery of the Riches of Gods Covenant by Grace, London, 1665
The Best of Remedies for the Worst of Maladies, London, 1667
The World Conquered, or A Believer's Victory Over the World, London, 1668
Two Prayers: One for the Use of Families, the Other for Children, [ca. 1670]
Godly-Fear, or, The Nature and Necessity of Fear, and its Usefulness, London, 1674
A Rebuke to Backsliders, and a Spurr for Loyterers, London, 1677
A Murderer Punished and Pardoned or, A True Relation of the Wicked Life, and Shameful-Happy Death of Thomas Savage, London, 1679
A Companion for Prayer, London, 1680
Instructions About Heart-Work, London, 1681
The Christian's Daily Practice of Piety, Edinburgh, 1703
The Voice of God to Christless Unregenerate Sinners, Boston, 1743
Referencesedit
^"Alleine, Theodosia (fl. 1654–1677), nonconformist writer". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/67079. Retrieved 30 September 2020. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
Attributionedit
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Richard Alleine 16 October 1610 22 December 1681 was an English Puritan divine Contents 1 Life 2 Works 3 References 4 Attribution 5 Further reading 6 External linksLife editAlleine was born at Ditcheat Somerset in 1610 and baptised on the 18 October 1610 where his father another Richard Alleine born circa 1585 and died 1656 was rector Richard the son of Richard was an older brother of William Alleine born 1614 the saintly vicar of Blandford Richard was educated at St Alban Hall Oxford where he was entered commoner in 1627 and whence having taken the degree of B A he transferred himself to New Inn continuing there until he proceeded M A On being ordained he became assistant to his father and immediately stirred the entire county by his burning eloquence On 14 October 1634 Richard Alleine was married by his father the rector of St Mary Magdalene Ditcheat to a Lettice Gough born 1611 in Oxfordshire In March 1641 he succeeded the many sided Richard Bernard as rector of Batcombe Somerset He declared himself on the side of the Puritans by subscribing The testimony of the ministers in Somersetshire to the truth of Jesus Christ and the Solemn League and Covenant and assisted the commissioners of the parliament in their work of ejecting unsatisfactory ministers Alleine continued for twenty years rector of Batcombe and was one of the two thousand ministers ejected in 1662 The Five Mile Act drove him to Frome Selwood and in that neighborhood he preached until his death in 1681 His works are all of a deeply spiritual character His Vindiciae Pietatis which first appeared in 1660 was refused license by Archbishop Sheldon and was published in common with other nonconformist books without it It was rapidly bought up and did much to mend this bad world Roger Norton the king s printer caused a large part of the first impression to be seized on the ground of its not being licensed and to be sent to the royal kitchen Glancing over its pages however it seemed to him a sin that a book so holy and so salable should be destroyed He therefore bought back the sheets says the historian Edmund Calamy for an old song bound them and sold them in his own shop This in turn was complained of and he had to beg pardon on his knees before the council table and the remaining copies were sentenced to be bisked or rubbed over with an inky brush and sent back to the kitchen for lighting fires Such bisked copies occasionally occur still The book was not killed It was often reissued with additions The Godly Man s Portion in 1663 Heaven Opened in 1666 The World Conquered in 1668 He also published a book of sermons John Wesley credited him as the originator of the covenant prayer that he introduced into Methodism in 1755 Richard Alleine s daughter Theodosia born circa 1635 married her cousin to some degree the ejected minister Joseph Alleine She was said to have been bred for work 1 Works editA Brief Explanation of the Common Catechisme Distinguished into Three Parts London 1630 Vindiciae Pietatis London 1660 Cheirothesia Tou Presbyteriou or A Letter to a Friend London 1661 The Godly Mans Portion and Sanctuary London 1662 Heaven Opened or A Brief and Plain Discovery of the Riches of Gods Covenant by Grace London 1665 The Best of Remedies for the Worst of Maladies London 1667 The World Conquered or A Believer s Victory Over the World London 1668 Two Prayers One for the Use of Families the Other for Children ca 1670 Godly Fear or The Nature and Necessity of Fear and its Usefulness London 1674 A Rebuke to Backsliders and a Spurr for Loyterers London 1677 A Murderer Punished and Pardoned or A True Relation of the Wicked Life and Shameful Happy Death of Thomas Savage London 1679 A Companion for Prayer London 1680 Instructions About Heart Work London 1681 The Christian s Daily Practice of Piety Edinburgh 1703 The Voice of God to Christless Unregenerate Sinners Boston 1743References edit Alleine Theodosia fl 1654 1677 nonconformist writer Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online ed Oxford University Press 2004 doi 10 1093 ref odnb 67079 Retrieved 30 September 2020 Subscription or UK public library membership required Attribution edit nbsp Wikiquote has quotations related to Richard Alleine nbsp This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Alleine Richard Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 01 11th ed Cambridge University Press pp 690 691 Further reading edit nbsp Wikisource has the text of the 1885 1900 Dictionary of National Biography s article about Richard Alleine Stephen Wright Alleine Richard 1610 11 1681 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Oxford University Press 2004 accessed 17 Sept 2008External links editWorks by Richard Alleine at Post Reformation Digital Library Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Richard Alleine amp oldid 1181031441, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
