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    John Newton (/ˈnjuːtən/; 4 August [O.S. 24 July] 1725 – 21 December 1807) was an English evangelical Anglican cleric and slavery abolitionist. He had previously...
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    and John Newton (17251807), a slave trader and subsequently a prominent abolitionist, who was curate in the local church. Together, Cowper and Newton wrote...
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  • combined work of curate John Newton (17251807) and his poet friend William Cowper (1731–1800). The hymns were written for use in Newton's rural parish, which...
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    Amazing Grace (category Hymns by John Newton)
    in 1779, written in 1772 by English Anglican clergyman and poet John Newton (17251807). It is an immensely popular hymn, particularly in the United States...
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  • Martyrs Lancelot Andrewes (1555–1626) John Donne (1572–1631) John Tillotson (1630–1694) John Newton (17251807) Author of Amazing Grace Laurence Sterne...
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  • John Newton (17251807) was an English slave ship master and Anglican clergyman, author of "Amazing Grace". John Newton may also refer to: John Newton...
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  • founder of the small, but highly influential Clapham Sect in Britain John Newton (17251807), Scottish clergyman, author of Amazing Grace William Cowper (1731–1800)...
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  • reformers based in Clapham, London; they were active 1780s–1840s). John Newton (17251807) was the founder. They are described by the historian Stephen Tomkins...
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    John Newton (17251807) and in Catholic tradition to Philip Neri (1515–1595). List of people burned as heretics Protestant Reformers "Bradford, John (BRDT548J)"...
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    Mali Empire; 12,000 slaves reportedly accompanied him on his Hajj. John Newton (17251807), British slave trader and later abolitionist. Nicias (c. 470–413...
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