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John Biddle or Bidle (born Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, England, 14 January 1615 – died 22 September 1662) was an influential English nontrinitarian, and Unitarian.〔(NNDB )〕 He is often called "the Father of English Unitarianism".〔Christopher Hill, ''Milton and the English Revolution'', p. 290.〕〔mentioned in: (link dead? ), (Bartleby ), , (The Role of the Fourth Commandment in the Historical Sabbath-keeping Churches of God - Christian Churches of God, Woden Australia ), (History A SHORT UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST HISTORY By Dr. John W. Baros-Johnson April, 2003 ), (Exlibris "Socinians" )〕 == Life == Biddle studied at Magdalen Hall, Oxford, taking an M. A. in 1641. At the age of twenty-six, he became headmaster of the Crypt Grammar School, Gloucester. The school had links to Gloucester Cathedral, and since he was obliged to teach his pupils according to the Catechism of the Church of England, he immersed himself in the study of the Bible. He concluded from his studies that the doctrine of the Trinity was not supported by the Bible, and set about publishing his own views on the nature of God. He was imprisoned in Gloucester in 1645 for his views,〔 but released on bail. He was imprisoned again by Parliament in 1646 and, in 1647, while he was still a prisoner, his tract ''Twelve Arguments Drawn Out of Scripture'' was published. Henry Vane defended Biddle in the House of Commons, and he was released on bail in 1648.〔 After a short while he was again imprisoned, in Newgate, where he remained until amnestied by the 1652 Act of Oblivion.〔 Biddle and the MP John Fry, who had tried to aid him, were supported by the 1649 Leveller pamphlet ''Englands New Chaines Discovered''.〔Hill, Milton, p. 293.〕 Biddle was strongly attacked by John Owen. In 1654-5 he was again in trouble with Parliament, which ordered his book ''A Two-fold Catechism'' seized;〔(Guibon Goddard's Journal - January 1654-5 | British History Online )〕 Oliver Cromwell exiled him to the Scilly Isles, out of the jurisdiction of any hostile English Parliaments. He was released in 1658.〔Hill, ''Change and Continuity in Seventeenth-Century England'', p. 267.〕 He was imprisoned once more, and became ill, leading to his death.〔 A biography of Biddle by Joshua Toulmin was published in 1789. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John Biddle (Unitarian)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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