NOBLE, John, M.A., of Smeton in Yorkshire. Of Christ College, Cambridge. Born at Asleby in Holden parish, 1611. Admitted at Cambridge in 1630. In 1687 he was Minister at Whitgift. In 1646 he removed to Smeton. He was an excellent, useful, and solid divine, a man of an happy memory, a great presence and readiness of wit; a mighty opposer of the factions and hurries of the times. He had much trouble with the Quakers, whom he often confuted in occasional and set disputations. He was an excellent disputant, and never lost or disparaged his cause or his reputation by ignorance or passion. In the latter part of his life he preached to a private congregation at Pontefract. He died Feb. 11, 1679, aged 68 years.-Palmer's Nonconformists' Memorial, vol. 2, p. 575.

NORRIS, John, an English Divine, was born in 1657, Collingborne-Kingston in Wiltshire, of which place his Father was Minister. He had his education at Winchester-School, and next at Exeter-College, Oxford, from whence he removed to a fellowship in All-Souls, where he took his Master's degree in 1684. He was presented to the Rectory of Newton St. Loe, in Somersetshire, in 1689; and in 1691 to that of Bemerton, near Salisbury, where he died in 1711. Mr. Norris was much attached to the Platonic system; and he is accounted one of the most eminent of the Idealists.-Biog. Britt.

Reason and Religion: or, the Grounds and Measures of
DEVOTION, Consider'd from the NATURE of GOD, and the
Nature of Man. In several Contemplations. With
Exercises of Devotion applied to every Contemplation. By
John Norris, M.A. and Fellow of All-Souls Colledge in
Oxford.

London, Printed for Samuel Manship, at the Bull in
Cornhil.
8vo. 1689. 171

In a

By

REFLECTIONS upon the CONDUCT of Human Life: With
reference to the Study of Learning and Knowledge.
Letter to the Excellent Lady, the Lady Masham.
John Norris, M.A. Rector of Newton St. Loe, in Somer-
setshire, near Bath; and late Fellow of All-Souls College
in Oxford. To which is annex'd a Visitation SERMON, BY
the same Author.

London, Printed for S. Manship, at the Black Bull in
Cornhil. MDCXC.
8vo. 1690. 13
(Brit. Museum, 873. f. 19.)

NORRIS, John,-continued.

Reprinted.-The Second Edition with Large Additions.
London, Printed for S. Manship at the Black Bull in
Cornhil. MDCXCI.
8vo. 1691. 148

(Brit. Museum, 8407. b.)

VICKRIS, Richard, of Chew-Magna in Somersetshire.

A Just Reprehension to JOHN NORRIS of Newton St. Loe, for his
Unjust Reflection on the Quakers, In his Book, Entituled,
Reflections upon the Conduct of Human Life, &c. Together
with his False Representation of their Principle of the Light,
in his Postscript, wherein he opposes it to his Notion of the
divine Xoyos or Ideal world, as he terms it, &c. By Richard
Vickris.

Printed and Sold by T. S. at the Crooked-Billet, in Holy-
well-Lane, in Shoreditch.
4to. 1691.

A Clergyman of the

Reflections upon some passages, in a Book, Entituled, Reflec-
tions on the conduct of Human Life. With Reference to the
Study of Learning and Knowledge. By Edmund Elys.

4to. No Printer's name, place or date,

A SERMON Preach'd in the Abby Church of BATH, Before
the Right Reverend Father in GOD, THOMAS, Lord
Bishop of BATH and WELLS: At his VISITATION held
there July 80, 1689, By John Norris, M.A. Rector of
Newton St. Loe, near Bath, and late Fellow of All-Souls
College in Oxford.

The same.

London, Printed in the Year 1690.
London, Printed in the Year 1691.

Two Treatises concerning the Dibine Light, the First, Being
an Answer to a Letter of a Learned Quaker, which he
is pleased to call, A Just Reprehension to John Norris for
his Unjust Reflections on the Quakers, in his Book Entituled,
Reflections upon the Conduct of Human Life, &c. The
Second, Being a Discourse concerning the grossness of
the Quakers Notion of the Light Within, with their Con-
fusion and Inconsistency in Explaining it. By John
Norris, M.A., Rector of Bemerton near Sarum, and late
Fellow of All-Souls College in Oxford.

London, Printed for Sam. Manship at the Black Bull in
Cornhil, near the Royal Exchange. .
8vo. 1692.

WHITEHEAD, George, of Orton, Westmoreland, last of London.

The DIVINE LIGHT of Christ in Man, and his Mediation Truly
confessed by the People called Quakers, in a Brief and Gentle

2

NORRIS, John,-continued.

WHITEHEAD, George,-continued.

Examination of John Norris his Two Treatises concerning
the Divine Light. Intended to wipe off his undue Reflection
of Grossness and Confusion on the Quakers Notion of the Light
Within. With a Postscript to J. Ñ. By G. W. a Servant of
Christ.

Ye believe in God believe also in me. Jo. 14. 1.
London: Printed for Thomas Northcott, in George-yard in
Lombard-street.
Small 8vo. 1692. 1

VICKRIS, Richard, of Chew-Magna in Somersetshire.

TRUTH and INNOCENCY Defended, Being a sober Reply, to some
Excesses, in a Treatise, written by JOHN NORRIS, concerning
the Divine Light: Wherein his Personal Reflections and Mis-
representations of the Quakers about their Principle of the
Light, are further considered. By RICHARD VICKRIS.

4to. London: Printed and sold by T. Sowle, at the Crooked

Billet, in Holywell-Lane, in Shoreditch, in the Year, 1693.

ELYS, Edmund, of Totness in Devonshire.

A LETTER from Edmund Ellis, A Minister of the Church of Eng-
land, to John Norris, another Minister of the same Church,
In Vindication of the QUAKERS from the charge of being
SOCINIANS.

4to.

[No Printer's name, or place, 1693.] SPIRITUAL COUNSEL: or, the Father's Advice to his CHIL

DREN.

Hear ye Children the Instruction of a Father, and Attend to know
Understanding.—Prov. 4. 1.

TREATISES upon Several Subjects, formerly Printed SINGLY,
now collected into One Volume. Written by the Reverend
Mr. JOHN NORRIS, Rector of Bemerton near Sarum.
London: Printed for S. Manship at the Ship near the Royal-
Exchange in Cornhill..

Note. This Vol. contains,

"Reason and Religion, &c." p. 1

8vo. 1697. 82§

"REFLECTIONS upon the CONDUCT of Human Life, &o." p. 155.
"A SERMON preach'd in the Abby Church of BATH, &c." p. 263.
"Two TREATISES concerning the Dibine Light, &c." p. 347.
"Spiritual Counsel, &c." p. 455.

Further Light: or, the LIGHT of the PEOPLE called QUAKERS
Exhibited. Proper for the serious Consideration of all
Persons; but more particularly for those who were assem-
bled at their Yearly Meeting in London, 1727.
London: Printed by J. Roberts in Warwick-Lane. (Price
6d.).
. 12mo. [1727.] 4#

Note. The title page of this book and the first leaf were reprinted to put off
part of the old book, "Two Treatises," that lay on hand, commencing at
page 141, "great as to be above contradiction, &c.," therefore it is the old
book new vamped.

NORTON, John, was born the 6th of May, 1606 at Starford (Bishop Stortford ?) in Hertfordshire, and went to School at Bunningford (Buntingford?) afterwards Curate in the Church of Starford. In the year 1635, he emigrated to New-England. He died April 5, 1663, aged nearly 57 years. -See, "The LIFE of Mr. JOHN NORTON."-In Mather's History of New-England," Book III. p. 32. Folio. 1702.

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The Heart of N(ew)-England Rent at the BLASPHEMIES of
the present Generation. Or a brief TRACTATE Concerning
the Doctrine of the Quakers, Demonstrating the destruc-
tive nature thereof, to Religion, the Churches, and the
State, with consideration of the Remedy against it.
Occasional Satisfaction to objections, and confirmation
of the contrary Trueth. By JOHN NORTON, Teacher of the
Church of Christ at Boston, Who was appointed thereunto,
by the order of the GENERAL Court.

Printed by Samuel Green, at Cambridg in New-England.
4to. 1659. 7
Reprinted.-London, Printed by J. H., for John Allen at the
Rising Sunne in St. Paul's Church-yard. Small 8vo. 1660. 5

An Appendix to the same.

HOWGIL, Francis, of Todthorn, near Greyrigg, Westmoreland,

The HEART of NEW-ENGLAND Hardned through Wickedness:
in Answer to a Book Entituled, The Heart of New-England
Rent, published by John Norton, appointed thereunto by the
General Court. The Doctrine of the Quakers vindicated, his
Arguments made void, his Ignorance manifested, and his
lying Doctrine brought to Light, and judged with the Word
of Truth, and Truth cleared from his Aspersions and
Slanders. [Part EDWD. BURROUGHS.]

London,Printed for Thomas Simmons at the Bull and Mouth
neer Aldersgate.

Reprinted in his Works, page 299.

NORTON, Samuel,-See INCREASE MATHER.

4to. 1659. 5

NOTCUTT, William, Son of JAMES NOTCUTT, of Wrington, near Bristol, in Somersetshire, was born in the year 1672. After making great proficiency in learning and going through the usual forms, he was placed under the tuition of the "Rev." WILLIAM PAYNE, of Saffron Walden. He commenced preaching in 1705, and was ordained Pastor over a Church of Christ, at Thaxstead, in Essex, where he continued for nearly twenty years. Soon after his settlement there he married MARTHA PAYNE, the daughter of his Tutor. In the year 1724, the Church and Congregation in Tacket

NOTCUTT, William,-continued.

Street, Ipswich, on the death of their Pastor, "Rev."
THOMAS MILWAY,invited Wm. Notcutt to succeed him, here
he continued preaching nearly thirty two years, till his
death. He was buried in the ground belonging to the
Meeting-house in Tacket-street, and on the tomb over the
vault in which his remains were interred, is the follow-
ing inscription,-

THE REVEREND

MR. WILLIAM NOTCUTT
Died July 17th, 1756.
Aged 84 Years.

Of temper heavenly, and of soul sincere,
In converse pleasing, and in conduct clear:
In all a pastor's various work approv'd,
By numbers blest, and e'en by all belov'd.
With ev'ry gentle, social virtue drest,

Of smiling patience ev'n in death possess'd.
All these were NOTCUTT'S honours thro' his stay
In these low regions, till he dropt his clay,
And soar'd triumphant to the realms of Day.

For further particulars concerning him and his Wife's
remarkable dream, see a "MEMOIR OF THE REV. WILLIAM
NOTCUTT." (With a Portrait of him.) In "The Evan-
gelical Magazine and Missionary Chronicle, August, 1820.
Vol. XXVIII., p. 818.

London: Published by Francis Westley, 10, Stationers'
Court, Ludgate Street.
8vo. 1820.
An Impartial REVIEW of Robert Barclay's pretended
APOLOGY for the Principles of the QUAKERS. By WILLIAM
NOTCUTT.

Believe not every Spirit, but try the Spirits, whether they be of
God; because many false Prophets are gone out into the World.
-1 John 4. 1.

To the Law and to the Testimony, if they speak not according to
this Word, it is because there is no Light in them. -Isa. 8. 20.
If the Light that is in thee be Darkness, how great is that Dark-
ness.-Matt. 6. 23,

Ipswich: Printed and sold by J. Bagnall, in the Butter-
Market, MD.CC.XXXII.

(Brit. Mus. 873. K. 20.)

2.

BROWN, Henton, of London.

8vo. 1782. 81

A VINDICATION of Robert Barclay's Apology for the Principles of
the People call'd Quakers, against the attempts of WILLIAM
NOTCUTT, In a late Pamphlet, Entituled, An Impartial Review
of Robert Barclay's Pretended Apology. In a Letter to a
Friend at Ipswich. By H.B.

London: Printed and Sold by the Assigns of J. Sowle, at

the Bible in George-Yard, Lombard street, &c. 8vo. 1732. 71