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William Whitaker

William Whitaker (1548-1595) was Regius Professor of Divinity and master of St. John's at the University of Cambridge. He was an ardent defender of the Reformed doctrines of grace and an admired defender of Protestantism against the errors of Roman Catholicism. Described as "the pride and ornament of Cambridge," few English divines were held in higher esteem by their contemporaries. Even Robert Bellarmine, the Roman Catholic scholar, was so impressed by Whitaker's genius that he hung Whitaker...See more