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he loft, about the year 17-24, the hopes which he had been 
led to entertain of a prebend of Salifbury, which biftiop 
Hoadly refufed to give him without fubl'cription. In 
1728 Mr. Jackfon publifhed “Novatiani Prefbyteri Romani 
Opera qum fuperfunt, omnia. Poft Jacobi Pamelii Bru- 
genfis recerfionem, ad Antiquiores Editiones caftigat'a, &c. 
Premittitur Differtatio de Filii Dei Homoufio, &c.” 8vo. 
ancLalfo, “The Duty of a Chriftian fef forth and explain¬ 
ed, in feveral practical Difcourfes ; being an Exposition of 
the Lord’s Prayer. To which is added a Difcourfe on the 
Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper,” israo. 
Upon the death of Dr. Clarke, in 1729, Mr. Jackfon 
was prefented to the mafterfhip of Wigfton’s hofpital by 
the duke of Rutland, who was then chancellor of the du¬ 
chy of Lancafter ; which place he filled till his death, with 
great reputation and credit, candidly admitting into that 
houfe perfons of different religious perfuafions, and, with 
a truly Chriftian temper, even Some of thofe who had been 
jnoft violent partifans againlt him, when they were re¬ 
duced to indigent circumftances. In this or the follow¬ 
ing year he received a grofs affront from the vicar of St. 
Martin’s, when intending to preach at the defire of his 
confrater ; for, without fending Mr. Jackfon notice, the 
vicar ordered his Sexton to Hand at the bottom of the 
pulpit ftairs, and to refufe'him admittance into the pul¬ 
pit, which he chofe to fill himfeif. Some time before this, 
our author had embarked in the controversy concerning 
liberty and necefiity, and published a piece, of which an 
enlarged edition appeared in 1730, entitled, “A Defence 
of Human Liberty, in Anfwer to the principal Argu¬ 
ments which have been alleged againftit, and particularly 
to Cato’s Letters on that fubjeff. In which Defence, 
the-Opinion of the Ancients concerning Tafte is alfo dif- 
tinftly and largely confidered. To which is added a 
Vindication of Human Liberty, in Anfwer to a Diflertation 
on Liberty and Necefiity, written by A. C. (Anthony 
Collins) Efquire,” 8vo. In the fame year he commenced 
a Series of Treatifes in defence of human reaSon, occafioned 
by the doctrine advanced in the bilhop of London’s Se¬ 
cond Paftaral Letter- In 1731 Mr. Jackfon entered the 
lifts againft the famous Tindal, by publilhing “Remarks 
4>n a Book entitled, ‘ Christianity as old as the Creation;’ 
wherein the principal Objeftions of this Book againft Re¬ 
ligion are confidered,” 8vo.; and in 1773 he publiihed, 
t( An Anfwer to a book entitled, ‘ Things divine and 
Supernatural, conceived by Analogy with Things natural 
and human;’ in which it is proved, that the Author’s 
notion of divine Analogy is immediately deltruftive of 
all Religion, both natural and revealed,” 8vo. The piece 
againft which this treadle was written, is fuppofed to 
have been the production of Dr- Browne, biftiop of Cork. 
Our author’s next publication appeared in 1734, and was 
entitled, “The Existence and Unity of God, proved from 
his Nature and Attributes : being a Vindication of Dr. 
Clarke’s Demonftration of the Being and Attributes of 
God. To which is added an Appendix, wherein is con¬ 
sidered the Ground and Obligation of Morality,” 8vo. 
In 1735 he ’ lb!idled, “ A Diflertation on Matter and 
Spirit; with iome Remarks on a book entitled, An En¬ 
quiry into the Nature of the human Soul, written by Mr.. 
Baxter,” 8vo. and in the following year he printed, “ A 
Narrative of the Cafe of the Reverend Mr. Jackfon being 
refufed the Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper at Bath, by 
Dr. Coney ; with fome Obfervations upon it, worthy the 
Confideration of all Friends to Religion and Liberty of 
Confcience,” 8vo. This affront was offered Mr. Jackfon in 
a very public manner; and his obfervations ably expofe 
that fiery zeal for orthodoxy, which leads its votaries to 
cliveft thenifelves of the fundamental and brighteft orna¬ 
ments of the Chriltiaa fyftem, charity and mutual for¬ 
bearance. 
In the year 174.2, Mr. Jackfon maintained’an epiftolary 
debate with his friend Mr. Whifton concerning the order 
and times of the Jewiih high-priefts. I11 1744. lie pub- 
Lilhed, “An Addrefs to Deifts, being a Proof of. revealed 
SON. 
Religion from Miracles and Prophecies; in anfwer to a 
book entitled. The Refurreftion of Jefus confidered, by a 
moral Philofopher,” i2mo. In 1745 he took the field in 
cppOiition to the redoubted Warburton, whofe leading 
opinions, on which he endeavoured to eftablifli ‘The Di¬ 
vine Legation of Mofes,’ our author attacked in his “Be¬ 
lief of a future State proved to be a fundamental Article 
of the Religion of the Hebrews. And the Doftmie of 
the ancient Pliilofophers concerning a future State fiiown 
to be confiftent with Realon,” See. 8vo. This publica¬ 
tion gave rife to a controverly, which was carried on with 
warmth and no little degree of acrimony, efpecially on 
the fide of Warburton, till the year 1749, when our au¬ 
thor publiihed, “ Remarks on Dr. Middleton’s ‘ Free En¬ 
quiry into the Mnacuious Powers, fuppofed to have fub- 
filted in the Chriftian Church from the earlieft Ages.’ In 
which is fiiown, that there is fufficient Reafon to believe, 
that miraculous Powers continued in the Church after 
the Days of the Apoftles,” 8vo.. From this time Mr. Jack- 
Ion did not publifh any thing before the year 1752, when 
he fent into the world his capital work, the refult of 
much ftudious application, extenlive reading, and critical 
fkill. It was entitled, “ Chronological Antiquities; or 
the Antiquities and Chronology of the molt ancient 
Kingdoms from the Creation of the World, for the Space 
of five thoufand Years, &c.” in 3 vols. 4 to. The firft vo¬ 
lume prefents us with the chronology of the Hebrews* 
Babylonians or Chaldeans, Medes, Perfians, the cera of 
Nabonaffer, the aftronomicai canon of Ptolemjq a differ- 
tation on tlie Septuagint, and the antiquities of Tyre- 
The fecond commences with a large diflertation concern¬ 
ing the ancient years, aeras, and computations of time ; 
which is followed by the antiquities and chronology of 
the Egyptians and Chinefe. The third volume treats of 
the antiquities of the Phoenicians, Italy, Greece, and the 
Pelafgi; of Linus and Orpheus, and their times ; of the 
antiquity of letters, Sec. This. valuable work was favour¬ 
ably received by the learned, both at home and abroad, 
and foon after its appearance-w.as tranflated into the Ger¬ 
man language. Di. Jackfon. died-in the year 1763, loon 
.after he had entered on the feventy-eighth year of his a^e. 
He was a man of confiderable learning, particularly ^in 
Greek and Roman literature, metaphyfics, and theology ; 
and his indefatigable induftry is fufficiently apparent from 
the particulars above recited. To the interefts of civil 
and religious liberty he was zealoufly attached, and boldly 
avowed himfeif the advocate of what he'conceived to be 
tiutb, although fully fenfibleof the obloquy and temporal 
Ioffes to which fuch conduct.would expofe him- Though 
perpetually engaged in polemical contefts, they had not 
the eft eft ot fpoiling his temper, which was uniformly 
obliging and cheerful, nor of feducing him to trangrefs 
againft the diftates of benevolence, candour, and Chriftian. 
charity. 
JACK'SON (Thomas), a learned Englilh divine, was 
born at. Witton, in the comity of Durham, in the year 
J. 579 ; His parents originally defigned him for the mercan¬ 
tile life at Newcaft where he had many opulent friends 
and relations ; but his’ own inclination led him to prefer 
learning to bufinefs; and he was fent to the univerfity of 
Oxford, where he was entered of Queen’s college, in the 
year 1595. In the.following year he was elefted a fcho- 
iar of CorpUs-Chrifti college ; and, though he was not 
informed of the .vacancy for that place till the day before 
the election, yet lie acquitted himfeif fo well in the cufto- 
mar.y -examination, that he gained the admiration anil 
unanimous fuffrages of the eleftors, notwithftanding the 
great intereft which was made for another candidate. He 
was admitted to the degree of B. A. in 1599; and to that 
of M. A. m 1603. In the year 1606 he was chofen pro¬ 
bationer-fellow of his college’; at which time he was well 
grounded in. arithmetic, grammar, philology, geometry, 
rhetoric, logic, philofophy, the oriental languages, hif- 
tory, &c. While, however, he carefully ftudied thefe- 
branches of learning, his principal attention was paid to 
