Isaac Loeffs d 1689

This is another man mentioned by Harding

Rev Isaac Loeffs (d 1689), the Rector of Shenley from 1650 to 1662, was a lecturer at the Church of St Magnus in London, at that time a Congregational foundation. He suffered ejection but appears to have remained at Shenley. He was known to have been preaching in 1669 at St Albans, Elstree, Codicote and Ridge. About 1675 he removed to London and acted as assistant to a famous congregational minister, Dr Owen/

From elsewhere we learn that Loeffs was educated in Peter House, Cambridge of which he became Fellow Dr Calamy has preserved the following testimonial to his character while at the University by Dr Lazarus Seaman Master of the College.

These are to certify whom it may concern that Isaac Loeffs MA of the last year and Fellow of PeterHouse Cambridge is of a godly life and conversation orthodox in judgment and well affected to the parliament In witness whereof I have subscribed my hand La Seaman Magr CSP Dated Sept 9 1648. After this follows the Latin testimonial of Henry Rich Earl of Holland Chancellor of the University of Cambridge dated Dec 9 in the same year certifying that Mr Isaac Loeffs was admitted to the degree of MA at the appointed time and annual commencement in 1648 and that he was a discreet person whose learning good life and laudable conversation qualified him for that degree and could not be called in question by the envy of slanderous or malice of insidious persons &c. In the year 1652 Mr Loeffs was presented to the living of Shenley in Hertfordshire vacant by the resignation of Mr Stephen Jones in 1650. The patron of the living was John Crew, of Crew, in the county of Chester, Esq, who had transferred the right of nomination to three of the parishioners from whom Mr Loeffs received a legal presentation. Mr Loeffs continued in possession of this living till the Restoration when he was ejected for nonconformity. Som e time afterwards he came to London and was chosen lecturer of St Magnus, LondonBridge but was deprived of this situation also by the act of Uniformity in 1662 After this as Dr Calamy informs us he became assistant to Dr Owen in his gathered church. It is probable however that he was co pastor with Mr Clarkson whom he succeeded. In the church book his name stands in the list of pastors immediately after the latter. We know nothing further concerning him excepting that he died July 10 1689. Mr Loeffs published a treatise on The Soul's Ascension in a State of Separation in 1670.