Benjamin Agus

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Benjamin Agus (fl. 1662) was an Anglican divine of the English Church. He was one of the most distinguished early vindicators of the nonconformists with Richard Baxter and Vincent Alsop.

He was a native of Wymondham, Norfolk. He entered Corpus College, Cambridge, in 1639 and then proceeded M.A in 1657. In his will, it is said that in 21 May 1683 he was ejected from Chenies, Buckinghamshire.[citation needed]

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Benjamin's works included Vindication of Nonconformity and the Antidote to Dr. Stillingfleet's Unreasonableness of Separation; being a defense of the former.[1]

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  1. ^ Harris, W. (1775). The Nonconformist's Memorial: Being an Account of the Ministers, who Were Ejected Or Silenced After the Restoration, Particularly by the Act of Uniformity, which Took Place on Bartholomew-Day, Aug. 24, 1662 : Containing a Concise View of Their Lives and Characters. pp. 234–235. Retrieved 29 October 2022.