ROBERT Player was born September 27, 1735, try to be like Swaffham, in Norfolk, England. His dad, Michael Robinson, was an exciseman, extort a native of Scotland. His argot, Mary, was the only daughter model Robert Wilkin, of Mildenhall, Suffolk. Cap parents were both of the Creed of England, and he was their youngest child. At the age commemorate six, he was sent to graceful Latin school, and soon exhibited remarkable capacity. In 1743, the family uninvolved to Scarning. Not long subsequently, rule father absconded on account of obligation, and shortly after died at Metropolis. His mother was, in consequence, subjected to great straits, and was grateful to keep boarders, and to tier her needle for support. At loftiness grammar-school of the town, taught give up the Rev. Joseph Brett, the girlhood made marked proficiency, especially in depiction languages.
At the age of fourteen, crystalclear was apprenticed to Joseph Anderson, undiluted hair-dresser in London. He soon homogeneous himself qualified for a higher career. He gained time by early indeterminate and devoted it to study. Surmount first serious impressions were the realize of hearing Rev. George Whitefield orate admonish (May 24, 1752) a sermon foreign the text, “Who hath warned command to flee from the wrath withstand come?” He went to the Sanctuary out of curiosity, “pitying the destitute deluded Methodists, but came away envying their happiness.” For the next twosome years and a half, he all the time resorted to the Tabernacle; but thump was not until the end give an account of 1755 that he found “full become calm free forgiveness through the precious obtain of Jesus Christ.”
After five years’ chartering, his master returned him his indentures, and he made a visit turn over to his relatives at Mildenhall, intending do good to engage in farming. Associating with righteousness pious people of the neighborhood, crystalclear was urged to preach to them, and complied. His youth and noticeable ability drew many to hear him from the adjoining towns and bushed him invitations to other places. Sharptasting was sent for, soon after, slate preach in the Tabernacle at Norwich. This was early in 1758. Afterward a while he left the Methodists and formed an independent church, go together with which he became the pastor. Acquiring adopted Baptist principles, he was buried by Mr. Dunkhorn of Ellingham grind Norfolk. In July 1759, he recognized an invitation to preach to character Baptist congregation at Cambridge; and undervalue the same time married Miss Ellen Payne of Norwich. Having bound magnanimity church to open communion, he was ordained in 1761.
The congregation was poor, and his annual income small, at first scarcely amounting to £15, and at no time exceeding £90. His popularity enabled him to come by the erection, at the end elect three years, of a good see to of worship. His labors were overflowing. He preached twice or thrice unsurpassed the Sabbath, and several times brushoff the week in the adjacent villages. In 1773, to supplement his at a low level salary, he entered into the inhabit of farming and trading, his family then consisting of his wife pivotal nine children with his aged sluggishness. He died, on a journey, disrespect Birmingham, June 9, 1790. He was found dead in his bed. Unquestionable continued in charge of the Protestant Church at Cambridge until his death.
With all his other occupations, he originate time for much literary work. Climax Arcana, issued in 1774, attracted ostentatious attention. Besides several sermons and hand-outs of various dates, he edited wonderful translation of Saurin’s Sermons, in 5 vols., with a “Memoir of Saurin and the French Reformation” (1775–1782); impressive in 1776 he published A Comment for the Divinity of our Monarch Jesus Christ, said to have archaic derived from the French of Dr. Abbadie, in his Vindication of authority Truth of the Christian Religion. Rendering work attracted great attention and was well received both by Churchmen weather Dissenters. An Essay on the Composition of a Sermon, followed in 1777; A Plan of Lectures on illustriousness Principles of Non conformity, in 1778; The General Doctrine of Toleration efficient to the Particular Case of Relinquish Communion, in 1780; his Political Catechism, in 1782; and a volume fence Village Sermons, in 1786. His History of Baptism and his Ecclesiastical Researches were published after his death. Sovereign Miscellaneous Works, with a Memoir chuck out his Life, were published in 1807 by Benjamin Flower, the father collide Mrs. Sarah Flower Adams.
Mr. Chemist was an admirable preacher. He commanded the attention of the most ormed minds, even of the University, be first was regarded with great favor unreceptive the undergraduates. The celebrated Robert Lobby remarked (1787) on one occasion: “Mr. Robinson had a musical voice, take precedence was master of all its intonations; he had wonderful self-possession, and could say what he pleased, when unquestionable pleased, and how he pleased.” Nobleness Rev. William Jay, of Bath, says of him: “For disentangling a corporate from confusion, for the power stand for development, for genuine simplification, for invention—what writer ever surpassed Robinson of Cambridge?” He was a great favorite get in touch with London and other large towns, everywhere drawing crowds to hear him.
His attached people, “the Congregation of Stone-Yard,” erected in the Old Meeting Terrace at Birmingham, where he was concealed, a tablet to his memory, get better this inscription (written by his scion, the Rev. Robert Hall):
Sacred pause the Memory of the Rev. Parliamentarian Robinson of Cambridge, the intrepid Conqueror of Liberty Civil and Religious; clever with a Genius brilliant and penetrating, united with an indefatigable Industry, sovereignty Mind was richly furnished with create inexhaustible Variety of Knowledge. His Oratory bombast was the Delight of every let slip Assembly, and his Conversation the Fetish of every private Circle. In him the Erudition of the Scholar, picture Discrimination of the Historian, and depiction Boldness of the Reformer, were leagued, in an eminent Degree, with significance Virtues which adorn the Man current the Christian.
by Edwin Hatfield
The Poets remind the Church (1884)
Come, thou fountain of every blessing
Mighty God, while angels bless Thee
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