1494: William Tyndale
William Tyndale, born around 1494 in Lollard Gloucestershire, translated the Bible into English during the Reformation and was martyred for it. He studied at Oxford…
Read moreThough raised in the Puritan tradition and embracing its tenets, Owen suffered with spiritual depression. He received assurance of salvation in 1642 (at the age of 26) after hearing a sermon at St. Mary Aldermanbury in London. The preacher’s text was ‘Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith?’ (Matthew 8:26).