Thomas Draxe was an English divine, a theological and classical author.

Life

Draxe was born at Stoneleigh

Stoneleigh

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, near Coventry

Coventry

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, Warwickshire

Warwickshire

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. He received his education at Christ's College, Cambridge

Christ's College, Cambridge

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, as a member of which he afterwards proceeded B.D.

In 1601 he was presented to the vicarage of Dovercourt

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-cum-Harwich

Harwich

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, Essex

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; but he left a curate

Curate

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 in charge, and lived at Coventry and at Colwich

Colwich

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 in Staffordshire

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. A few years before his death he returned to Harwich. He was buried there on 29 January 1618.

Works

Draxe was author of:

• 'The Churches Securitie; together with the Antidote or Preservative of everwaking Faith . . . Hereunto is annexed a ... Treatise of the Generall Signes ... of the Last Judgement,' London, 1608.
• 'The Worldes Resurrection, or the general calling of the Jewes. A familiar Commentary upon the eleventh Chapter of Saint Paul to the Romaines,' London, 1608 (with new title-page, London, 1609).
• The Sicke Man's Catechisme; or Path-way to Felicitie collected and contrived into questions and answers, out of the best Divines of our time. Whereunto is annexed two prayers,' (London), 1609.
• 'Calliepeia; or a rich Store-house of Proper, Choice and Elegant Latine Words and Phrases, collected for the most part out of all Tullies works,' London, 1612 (second impression, enlarged, London, 1613; another edition, London, 1643).
• 'Novi Coeli et nova Terra, seu Concio vere Theologica, ... in qua creaturarum vanitas et misera servitus, earundem restitutio, . . . et . . . corporis humani resurrectio, in eadem substantia … describuntur et demonstrantur,' Oppenheim, 1614.
• 'Bibliotheca scholastica instructissima. Or, Treasurie of Ancient Adagies and Sententious Proverbes, selected out of the English, Greeke, Latine, French, Italian, and Spanish, London, 1633, posthumous publication, the preface of which is dated from Harwich, July 30, 1615 (another edition, London, 1654).

Thomas Fuller

Thomas Fuller

Thomas Fuller was an English churchman and historian. He is now remembered for his writings, particularly his Worthies of England, published after his death...

 states that Draxe translated the works of William Perkins into Latin, for the Geneva edition, 2 vols. fol., 1611-18.