Thomas Goodwin

Thomas Goodwin (born Oct. 5, 1600, Rollesby, Norfolk, Eng.—died Feb. 23, 1680, London?) was an English Puritan clergyman and a chaplain to Oliver Cromwell who helped draft a confession of faith for Congregationalism. He graduated in 1616 from Christ’s College, Cambridge, where from 1632 to 1634 he was vicar of Trinity Church. Because of Archbishop William Laud’s persecution of Puritans, Goodwin left England in 1639 and lived for a time at Arnhem, Holland. After his...