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Close, John (1)

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Close, John (1),

an English minister of the Society of Friends,. was born in 1680, and united with the Friends against the wishes of his father. He travelled extensively as a preacher in his native country, and in Scotland, Holland, and Wales, and died at Alloway, Cumberland, Nov. 27,1715. His care over the Church was great; his advice seasonable, his judgment sound. See Piety Promoted, 2:115, 116. (J. C. S.)

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Close, John (1)'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​c/close-john-1.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
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