Augustus Montague Toplady (4 November 1740 – 11 August 1778) was an Anglican cleric and hymn writer, he was a major Calvinist opponent of which English Anglican cleric and theologian who, with his brother Charles and fellow cleric George Whitefield, founded Methodism?
John Wesley John Wesley ( or ; 28 June [O.S. 17 June] 1703 2 March 1791) was an English Anglican cleric and theologian who, with his brother Charles and fellow cleric George Whitefield, founded Methodism.
Matthew Sutcliffe Matthew Sutcliffe (1550? – 1629) was an English clergyman, academic and lawyer. He became Dean of Exeter, and wrote extensively on religious matters as a controversialist. He served as chaplain to His Majesty King James I of England. He was the founder of Chelsea College, a royal centre for the writing of theological literature that was closed at the behest of Charles I. (After Sutcliffe's death the college sank into insignificance, and Charles I in 1636 refused to revive the moribund institution.) He also played a part in the early settlement of New England as an investor.