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See also: English non-conformist divine, was See also: born about r6ro and educated at St See also: John's
See also: College, Cambridge (M.A
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3633)
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In 1636 he became lecturer at See also: Dedham in See also: Essex, and was the See also: leader of the See also: church reform party in that county
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He assisted the elder Calamy in writing Smectymnuus (1641), and preached before parliament in 1643
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He was a
See also: man of many gifts, excelling alike in preaching, in debate and in friendship, and declined many offers of more remunerative service
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He protested against the extreme democratic proposals called " The Agreement of the See also: People " (1647), and was one of the commissioners at the See also: Savoy See also: Synod of 1658
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On the passing of the See also: Act of Uniformity in 1662, Newcomen lost his living, but was soon invited to the pastorate at See also: Leiden, where he was held in high esteem not only by his own people but by the university professors
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He died of the plague in 1669
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