William Perkins

1558-1602

Enormously popular in his day, yet often forgotten by modern Christians, Perkins was a very influential figure. He was a lecturer at St. Andrew’s Church in Cambridge from 1584 until his death in 1602.

For more information on Perkins, please see Sinclair Ferguson’s lecture: William Perkins: A Plain Preacher

Notable Works:

1606 - The Art of Prophesying (First published in Latin in 1592)
“…under God the reading of these pages written so long ago by William Perkins will serve to drive us in the right direction.” Sinclair Ferguson, from the forward of The Art of Prophesying.

Worthwhile Biographies:

William Perkins by Joel Beeke and Stephen Yuille. This is part of the Bitesize Biographies series.