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John Webster (1610–1682), also known as Johannes Hyphastes, was an English cleric, physician and chemist with occult interests, a proponent of astrology and a sceptic about witchcraft. He is known for controversial works. ==Life== Webster was born at Thornton in Craven in Yorkshire. He claimed education at the University of Cambridge. Although there is no evidence for this, his writing displays a learned style.〔Nicholas McDowell, ''The English Radical Imagination: Culture, Religion, and Revolution, 1630-1660'' (2003), p. 45.〕 Webster studied under the Hungarian alchemist Johannes Huniades (János Bánfi-Hunyadi), who is known to have lectured at Gresham College.〔〔Christopher Hill, ''The World Turned Upside Down'' (1971), p. 290.〕 Webster became a curate in Kildwick in 1634. He has been linked to Roger Brearley, the Grindletonian leader active at this period in Kildwick (three years earlier);〔Christopher Hill, ''The World Turned Upside Down'' (1971), p. 82.〕 and classified as an Antinomian. During the First English Civil War, Webster left his position as a teacher in Clitheroe and became a surgeon and army chaplain in the Parliamentarian forces. At a later point he was with the forces of Colonel Richard Shuttleworth.〔 In 1648 he became vicar at Mitton.〔〔Michael R. Watts, ''The Dissenters'' (1978), pp. 180-1.〕〔http://oneguyfrombarlick.co.uk/article_read.asp?item=108〕 From a Grindeltonian convert, he moved closer to Quaker views.〔David Farr, ''John Lambert, Parliamentary Soldier and Cromwellian Major-general, 1619-1684'' (2003), p. 174.〕 He has been called a Seeker.〔Christopher Hill, ''The World Turned Upside Down'' (1971), p. 191.〕 Webster preached with William Erbery on 12 October 1653 in a dispute with two London ministers at All Hallows, Lombard Street. Disorder resulted after Erbery took a particularly aggressive line against the established clergy.〔〔Woolrych, p. 334.〕〔http://yba.llgc.org.uk/en/s-ERBE-WIL-1604.html〕 Webster had preached at All Hallows in 1652, and In the late 1650s Webster was again in Clitheroe. In 1658 he was arrested and had papers seized.〔Christopher Hill, ''The Experience of Defeat'' (1994), p. 93.〕 He gave up the ministry, and practiced as a physician.〔 He died at Clitheroe〔Andrew Pyle (editor), ''Dictionary of Seventeenth Century British Philosophers'' (2000), article on Webster, pp. 867-870.〕 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 Webster (minister)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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