John Dod (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. John Dod (c.1549-1645), known as "Decalogue Dod," was a non-conforming English clergyman, taking his nickname for his emphasis on the Ten Commandments. He is known for his widely circulated writings. Although he lost one means of livlihood because of Puritan beliefs, he had important support from sympathetic members of the Puritan gentry throughout a long career. He was born in Malpas, Cheshire, the youngest of a family of seventeen. His parents were possessed of a moderate estate, and after he had received his early education at Westchester sent him when about fourteen to Jesus College, Cambridge, where he was elected scholar and afterwards fellow. He was a learned man, a good Hebraist, and, it is said, witty and cheerful. He was educated at Jesus College, Cambridge.