James Browne (theologian)

James Browne or Brown (1616-1685) was an English theologian.

Life

Son of a father of the same names, of Mangotsfield, Gloucestershire, he matriculated at Oxford as a student of Oriel College in 1634, and took his B.A. degree in 1638. He then left the university, and is said to have become a chaplain in the parliamentarian army and to have been an eager disputant. On the English Restoration he conformed.

Works

He wrote:

• 'Antichrist in Spirit,' a work answered by George Fox in his 'Great Mystery of the Great Whore,' pp. 259, 260, where the author's name is spelt Brown.
• 'Scripture Redemption freed from Men's Restrictions,' 1673; and printed with it:
• 'The Substance of several Conferences and Disputes … about the Death of our Redeemer.'

References

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Browne, James (1616-1685)". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.