Thomas Newton (1 January 1704, Lichfield, Staffordshire - 14
February 1782, London) was an English cleric, biblical scholar
and author. He served as the Bishop of Bristol from 1761 to
1782. Newton was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge and was
subsequently elected a fellow of Trinity. He was ordained in the
Church of England and continued scholarly pursuits. His more
remembered works include his annotated edition of Paradise Lost,
including a biography of John Milton, published in 1749. In 1754
he published a large scholarly analysis of the prophecies of the
Bible, titled Dissertations on the Prophecies. Newton was
appointed the Bishop of Bristol in 1761 and in 1768 became the
Dean of St Paul's Cathedral in London. He has been considered a
Christian universalist. One of Newton's famous quotes concerns
the Jewish people: The preservation of the Jews is really one of
the most signal and illustrious acts of divine Providence... and
what but a supernatural power could have preserved them in such
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