Doddridge, Philip

English, 1702–1751, born in London. His duties as a Congregationalist minister included not only serving his parish but also managing a theological academy in which he prepared some two hundred young men for the ministry. In spite of a constant battle against tuberculosis, he was a tireless worker who had a reputation for making use of every minute of time, even to the extent of having a student read to him while he shaved in the mornings. He left behind some four hundred hymns. He was a friend and admirer of Isaac Watts.

How Gentle God’s Commands, 125; 314 (Text)