(16741748). B. Southampton, S Hampshire, Eng.; educ.. at a nonconformist academy at Stoke Newington; tutor 16961702; pastor of an indep. ch. London 1702; failing health from 1703 led to severe illness 1712 and semiretirement. Works include Logic. Other works include more than 600 (perhaps ca. 750) hymns, many of which are in Psalms of David, Imitated in the Language of the New-Testament. See also Sergeant, John.