John Scott (1639–1695)


John Scott was an English clergyman, known as a devotional writer, and a defender of Anglican orthodoxy in his preaching.

Life

He was son of Thomas Scott, a grazier of Chippenham, Wiltshire, and served as a youth a three years' apprenticeship in London. Then, changing his course of life, he matriculated at New Inn Hall, Oxford, 13 December 1658. He took no degree at the time, but later in life proceeded B.D. and D.D.. He became successively minister of St Thomas, Southwark, perpetual curate of Trinity in the Minories, rector of St Peter-le-Poor, 1 February 1678, and rector of St Giles-in-the-Fields, being presented to the last benefice by the king, 7 August 1691. He was buried on 15 March 1694/5 in the rector's vault in St. Giles-in-the-Fields Church. He held a canonry of St Paul's Cathedral from 1685 till his death.

Works

Besides sermons published separately and preached on public occasions, Scott wrote:
Scott wrote a preface for the second edition of John March's sermons, 1699, and his ‘Works,’ with the funeral sermon preached at his death by Zacheus Isham, were collected in 1718. In the ‘Devout Christian's Companion,’ are ‘private devotions by J. S,’ and some quotations from his book are given in Philipp van Limborch's ‘Book of Divinity’ and other devotional works.