John Barrington, 1st Viscount Barrington (1678–1734,) born John Shute, was an English theologian, politician, and writer known for advocating Protestant dissenters and contributing to religious scholarship. A Whig Member of Parliament (1715–23,) he was later elevated to the Irish peerage.
Born at Theobalds House, Hertfordshire, Barrington studied at the University of Utrecht (1694–98) before training in law at the Inner Temple. He became a prominent advocate for religious tolerance, publishing works defending Protestant dissenters.
His publications include An Essay upon the Interest of England in Respect to Protestants Dissenting from the Established Church (1701,) arguing for civil rights, and The Rights of Protestant Dissenters (1704,) expanding on religious freedoms. His most influential work, Miscellanea Sacra (1725,) examined apostolic history and biblical interpretation.
Expelled from Parliament in 1723 over a lottery scheme, he remained a respected theological thinker. His son, Shute Barrington, republished Miscellanea Sacra with additions in 1770.
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Dress has a moral effect upon the conduct of mankind.—Let any gentleman find himself with dirty boots, old surtouts, soiled neckcloth, and a general negligence of dress, and he will, in all probability, find a corresponding disposition in negligence of address.
—John Barrington, 1st Viscount Barrington
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