Daniel Rogers (Puritan)
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Daniel Rogers was an English nonconforming clergyman and religious writer. He is now best known for his conduct book
Matrimoniall Honour.
, Essex
, by his first wife, and was born there. Ezekiel Rogers
was his younger brother. He proceeded to Christ's College, Cambridge
, where he was taught by William Perkins. He graduated B.A. in 1595-6, and M.A. in 1599, and was fellow from 1600 to 1608.
On leaving the university Rogers officiated as minister at Haversham
, Buckinghamshire
, but when Stephen Marshall
, his father's successor at Wethersfield, moved to Finchingfield
, Rogers returned to Wethersfield as lecturer, with Daniel Weld or Weald, another puritan, as vicar. He had several personal discussions with William Laud
, who paid tribute to his scholarship, but, after being harassed for various acts of nonconformity, he was suspended by the archbishop in 1629. Conforming clergy in North Essex presented a memorial to the bishop on his behalf, but he apparently left Essex for a time.
The latter part of Rogers's life was passed at Wethersfield., where he had for neighbour as vicar of Shalford
his relative, Giles Firmin
, a royalist in politics. On the fast day
proclaimed after the execution of Charles I, Rogers went home with Firmin and "bemoaned the king's death". When the army's petition for tolerance, called 'the agreement of the people,' was sent down for the Essex ministers to sign, Rogers, on behalf of the presbyterians, drew up, and was the first to sign, the Essex Watchmen's Watchword, London, 1649, protesting against the toleration of any who refused to sign the Solemn League and Covenant
.
Rogers died on 16 September 1652, aged 80. He was buried at Wethersfield. Rogers was morose, and his creed was severely Calvinistic. Firmin's Real Christian was mainly written to counteract his gloom. Rogers's stepbrother, John Ward, said of him that, although he "had grace enough for two men, he had not enough for himself."
, and to his countess Susanna, at whose house at Leez Priory
he was often welcomed. Their titles are:
. His son by his first wife, Daniel, was minister of Haversham, Buckinghamshire, from 5 October 1665 until his death, 5 June 1680; Daniel's daughter, Martha Rogers, was mother of John Jortin
.
Conduct book
Conduct books are a genre of books that attempt to educate the reader on social norms. As a genre, they began in the mid-to-late Middle Ages, although antecedents such as The Maxims of Ptahhotep are among the earliest surviving works...
Matrimoniall Honour.
Life
He was the eldest son of Richard Rogers of WethersfieldWethersfield
Wethersfield may refer to:* RAF Wethersfield, a British Ministry of Defence training facility in Essex, England* Wethersfield, Connecticut* Wethersfield, Essex, an English village near RAF Wethersfield* Wethersfield, New York* Wethersfield, Vermont...
, Essex
Essex
Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...
, by his first wife, and was born there. Ezekiel Rogers
Ezekiel Rogers
Ezekiel Rogers was an English nonconformist clergyman, and Puritan settler of Massachusetts.-Life:He was a son of Richard Rogers, who held the living of Wethersfield in Essex, and younger brother of Daniel Rogers. He graduated M.A. from Christ's College, Cambridge in 1604, and became chaplain in...
was his younger brother. He proceeded to Christ's College, Cambridge
Christ's College, Cambridge
Christ's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge.With a reputation for high academic standards, Christ's College averaged top place in the Tompkins Table from 1980-2000 . In 2011, Christ's was placed sixth.-College history:...
, where he was taught by William Perkins. He graduated B.A. in 1595-6, and M.A. in 1599, and was fellow from 1600 to 1608.
On leaving the university Rogers officiated as minister at Haversham
Haversham
Haversham is a village in the Borough of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. It is situated just north of Milton Keynes near Wolverton and lies between Newport Pagnell and Stony Stratford. Haversham-cum-Little Linford is a civil parish in the Borough of Milton Keynes.The village has two...
, Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan home county in South East England. The county town is Aylesbury, the largest town in the ceremonial county is Milton Keynes and largest town in the non-metropolitan county is High Wycombe....
, but when Stephen Marshall
Stephen Marshall
Stephen Marshall was an English Nonconformist churchman.His sermons, especially that on the death of John Pym in 1643, reveal eloquence and fervour...
, his father's successor at Wethersfield, moved to Finchingfield
Finchingfield
Finchingfield is a village situated in the Braintree district of Essex. It is in the north-west of the county, which is a primarily rural area...
, Rogers returned to Wethersfield as lecturer, with Daniel Weld or Weald, another puritan, as vicar. He had several personal discussions with William Laud
William Laud
William Laud was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1633 to 1645. One of the High Church Caroline divines, he opposed radical forms of Puritanism...
, who paid tribute to his scholarship, but, after being harassed for various acts of nonconformity, he was suspended by the archbishop in 1629. Conforming clergy in North Essex presented a memorial to the bishop on his behalf, but he apparently left Essex for a time.
The latter part of Rogers's life was passed at Wethersfield., where he had for neighbour as vicar of Shalford
Shalford, Essex
Shalford is a small village in the English county of Essex. It is about four miles north of Braintree on the B1057 road.The village has a primary school, a village hall, a 14th century pub . At the southern end of the village is Stoneley Park, made in 1997 from an infilled sand pit and where many...
his relative, Giles Firmin
Giles Firmin
Giles Firmin was an English minister and physician, deacon in the first church in Massachusetts of John Cotton, and ejected minister in 1662.-Life:...
, a royalist in politics. On the fast day
Fast Day
Fast Day was a holiday observed in some parts of the United States between 1670 and 1991."A day of public fasting and prayer", it was traditionally observed in the New England states. It had its origin in days of prayer and repentance proclaimed in the early days of the American colonies by Royal...
proclaimed after the execution of Charles I, Rogers went home with Firmin and "bemoaned the king's death". When the army's petition for tolerance, called 'the agreement of the people,' was sent down for the Essex ministers to sign, Rogers, on behalf of the presbyterians, drew up, and was the first to sign, the Essex Watchmen's Watchword, London, 1649, protesting against the toleration of any who refused to sign the Solemn League and Covenant
Solemn League and Covenant
The Solemn League and Covenant was an agreement between the Scottish Covenanters and the leaders of the English Parliamentarians. It was agreed to in 1643, during the First English Civil War....
.
Rogers died on 16 September 1652, aged 80. He was buried at Wethersfield. Rogers was morose, and his creed was severely Calvinistic. Firmin's Real Christian was mainly written to counteract his gloom. Rogers's stepbrother, John Ward, said of him that, although he "had grace enough for two men, he had not enough for himself."
Works
Several of Rogers's works are dedicated to Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of WarwickRobert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick
Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick was an English colonial administrator, admiral, and puritan.Rich was the eldest son of Robert Rich, 1st Earl of Warwick and his wife Penelope Devereux, Lady Rich, and succeeded to his father's title in 1619...
, and to his countess Susanna, at whose house at Leez Priory
Leez Priory
-History:In 1220, Sir Ralph Gernon decided that the hamlet of Leez, in a dip by the banks of the River Ter, would provide the perfect location on which to found his monastery. His Augustinian priory thrived for over 300 years until King Henry VIII sent Sir Richard Rich to dismiss the monastery...
he was often welcomed. Their titles are:
- David's Cost, wherein every one who is desirous to serve God aright may see what it must cost him, enlarged from a sermon, London, 1619.
- A Practicall Catechisme, &c.; 2nd ed. corrected and enlarged, London, 1633, published under the author's initials; 3rd ed. London, 1640; in 1648 appeared Collections or Brief Notes gathered out of Mr. Daniel Rogers' Practical Catechism by R. P.
- A Treatise of the Two Sacraments of the Gospel, &c., by D.R.; 3rd ed. London, 1635,, dedicated to Lady Barrington of Hatfield Broad Oak, Essex.
- Matrimoniall Honour, or the mutuall crowne and comfort of godly, loyall, and chaste marriage, London, 1642.
- Naaman the Syrian, his Disease and Cure, London, 1642.; Rogers's longest work, consisting of 898 pages folio.
Family
Rogers's first wife was Margaret Bishop. His second wife, Sarah, was daughter of John Edward of London. A daughter married William JenkynWilliam Jenkyn
William Jenkyn was an English clergyman, imprisoned during the Interregnum for his part in the ‘presbyterian plot’ of Christopher Love, ejected minister in 1662, and imprisoned at the end of his life for nonconformity.-Life:...
. His son by his first wife, Daniel, was minister of Haversham, Buckinghamshire, from 5 October 1665 until his death, 5 June 1680; Daniel's daughter, Martha Rogers, was mother of John Jortin
John Jortin
-Life:Jortin was the son of Renatus Jordain, a French Huguenot refugee and government official, and Martha Rogers, daughter of Daniel Rogers. He was educated at Jesus College, Cambridge, where he became a Fellow in 1721. He was Rede lecturer at Cambridge in 1724, and Boyle lecturer in 1749...
.