Rev. Joseph Alleine

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Birth: 1634 Devizes Wiltshire, England Death: Nov. 17, 1668, England

from "Captive Faith - Prison Experience in Christian History":

"Joseph Alleine was the devoted pastor of Taunton. A non-conformist (that is one who rejected the practices of England's state church) he was driven from his pulpit when a restrictive law was enacted. Because he refused to be muzzled, traveling about preaching, he was thrown into prison. When released, he resumed preaching and went back to prison. This happened again and again. Finally he died, worn out, at the young age of 34. Friends buried him in Taunton.

Not one-sided, he was a loving husband to Theodosia Alleine, and a scientific thinker who associated with the founders of the Royal Society. He preached, prayed, wrote and pleaded with his contemporaries to follow Christ. His most famous work, "An Alarm to the Unconverted", also known as "The Sure Guide to Heaven", is still in print.

While in prison, Alleine penned a number of letters, exhorting his followers to a deeper walk with Christ."

Family links:

Spouse:

 Theodosia Alleine Alleine (1630 - ____)

Children:

 Isabella Alleine Rutherford (1655 - 1740)*

*Calculated relationship

Inscription: Hic jacet dominus JOSEPHUS ALLEINE, Holocaustum, Tauntonenses, et Deo et vobis. (Literal translation: Here lies Master Josephus Alleine - A burnt offering [sacrifice] to Taunton, and to God, and to You)

Burial: St. Mary Magdalene Church Taunton Somerset, England

Created by: Rebecca Paddon Record added: Sep 23, 2010 Find A Grave Memorial# 59106967 http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=alleine&GSfn=...

From "Captive Faith - Prison Experience in Christian History":

"Joseph Alleine was the devoted pastor of Taunton. A non-conformist (that is one who rejected the practices of England's state church) he was driven from his pulpit when a restrictive law was enacted. Because he refused to be muzzled, traveling about preaching, he was thrown into prison. When released, he resumed preaching and went back to prison. This happened again and again. Finally he died, worn out, at the young age of 34. Friends buried him in Taunton.

Not one-sided, he was a loving husband to Theodosia Alleine, and a scientific thinker who associated with the founders of the Royal Society. He preached, prayed, wrote and pleaded with his contemporaries to follow Christ. His most famous work, "An Alarm to the Unconverted", also known as "The Sure Guide to Heaven", is still in print.

While in prison, Alleine penned a number of letters, exhorting his followers to a deeper walk with Christ."

A Puritan preacher and author later in life, after being put out of being Church of England, for his beliefs. He had been the Vicar of Taunton, Somerset, UK. Later in life put in prison many times for preaching. Married in Ditcheat, Somerset, UK. I had spent many months in Ditcheat UK, house sitting a friends home in 2003 and 2006, attending church services not knowing my family history which had occurred in that very church.

Abridged will:

https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=njp.32101018176907&view=1up&...

Rev Joseph Alleine
BIRTH 1634
Devizes, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England
DEATH 17 Nov 1668 (aged 33–34)
BURIAL
St. Mary Magdalene Church
Taunton, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England
MEMORIAL ID 59106967 · View Source
MEMORIAL
PHOTOS 5
FLOWERS 39
from "Captive Faith - Prison Experience in Christian History":

"Joseph Alleine was the devoted pastor of Taunton. A non-conformist (that is one who rejected the practices of England's state church) he was driven from his pulpit when a restrictive law was enacted. Because he refused to be muzzled, traveling about preaching, he was thrown into prison. When released, he resumed preaching and went back to prison. This happened again and again. Finally he died, worn out, at the young age of 34. Friends buried him in Taunton.

Not one-sided, he was a loving husband to Theodosia Alleine, and a scientific thinker who associated with the founders of the Royal Society. He preached, prayed, wrote and pleaded with his contemporaries to follow Christ. His most famous work, "An Alarm to the Unconverted", also known as "The Sure Guide to Heaven", is still in print.

While in prison, Alleine penned a number of letters, exhorting his followers to a deeper walk with Christ."

Inscription
Hic jacet dominus JOSEPHUS ALLEINE,
Holocaustum, Tauntonenses, et Deo et vobis.
(Literal translation: Here lies Master Josephus Alleine - A burnt offering [sacrifice] to Taunton, and to God, and to You)
Family Members
Spouse
Theodosia Alleine Alleine
1635 – unknown

Children
Katherine Isabella Alleine Rutherford
1655–1740

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59106967/joseph-alleine