Thomas Manton

Thomas Manton (1620–1677) was an English Puritan clergyman, widely regarded as one of the most prominent preachers of his era. Born in Somerset, he was educated at Oxford and rose to prominence as a respected preacher in London, holding a living at St. Paul's, Covent Garden. Though he served as a chaplain to Oliver Cromwell, he was instrumental in the restoration of the monarchy and was offered a position as a royal chaplain to King Charles II. However, his strong Nonconformist convictions led him to be one of the "ejected" ministers in the Great Ejection of 1662, when he refused to conform to the Act of Uniformity. Despite his imprisonment for a period, he continued to preach and write extensively, leaving behind a legacy of voluminous, practical, and highly regarded biblical commentaries and sermons.