John Paget | |
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| Born | c.1574 Possibly Rothley, England |
| Died | 18 August 1638 Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Nationality | English |
| Education | University of Cambridge |
| Occupation(s) | Anglican clergyman, Dutch Reformed pastor |
| Years active | 1598–1637 |
| Spouse | Briget Masterson |
| Children | Childless. Adopted nephew, Robert Paget. |
| Religion | Calvinist, Presbyterian |
| Church | Church of England, Dutch Reformed Church |
| Writings | A Primary of the Christian Religion (1601) An arrovv against the separation of the Brownists (1618) Wisdomes Bountie to Heauenly Pilgrims (1622) Meditations of Death (1639) A Defence Of Church-Government, Exercised in Presbyteriall, Classicall, & Synodall Assemblies (1641) A Censure upon a Dialogue of the Anabaptists (1642). |
Offices held | Rector of St Mary's Church, Nantwich Chaplain to English forces in the Netherlands Pastor of English Reformed Church, Amsterdam. |
John Paget (c.1574 – 18 August 1638) was an English nonconforming clergyman, who became pastor at the English Reformed Church, Amsterdam. He was a steadfast defender of Presbyterianism and orthodox Calvinism in numerous controversies with English exiles in the Dutch Republic.