Historia
WILCOX, THOMAS (c. 1549-1608)
Durante la última parte de su vida, Wilcox disfrutó de una gran reputación como asesor de los perplejos de conciencia y por su conocimiento de la teología casuística. Mantuvo una gran correspondencia, de la cual solo se publicó una pequeña parte. Brook imprimió dos cartas a Anthony Gilby, que arrojan luz sobre la historia de los problemas religiosos de 1573-1574, y menciona que Sir Peter Wentworth fue uno de los amigos de Wilcox.
Wilcox fue autor de: A Suminarie and Short Meditations touching Certaine Points of Christian Religion, Londres, 1579; Concordance or Table containing the Principal Words and Matters which are comprehended in the New Testament, Londres, 1579; The Unfoldinge of Sundrie Untruthes and Absurde Propositions propounded by Banister, a favourer Wilcox of the Libertins, by Tho. Wilcox, Londres, 1581; A Glasse for Gamesters, and namely for such as delight in Gardes and Dice, Londres, 1581; The Substance of the Lordes Supper shortly and soundly set forth together with the principall Pointes in the Controversie, sin fecha, pero probablemente impresa en 1581, Londres; A Comfortable Letter for Afflicted Consciences, written to a Godly Man greatly touched that Way, Londres, 1584; An Exposition upon the Booke of the Canticles, otherwise called Saloman's Song, Londres, 1585; A Right Godly and Learned Exposition upon the whole Booke of Psalmes, Londres, 1586; A Christian and Learned Exposition upon certain Verses of the Eighth Chapter of the Epistle of that blessed Apostle Paul to the Romans, and namely upon verses 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, Londres, 1587; A Short yet Sound Commentarie; written on that worthie Worke called the Proverbes of Salomon; and now published for the Profite of Gods People, Londres, 1589; Three Large Letters for the Instruction and Comfort of such as are distressed in Conscience by feeling of Sinne and Feare of God's Wrath, Londres, 1589; A Short yet true and faithful Narration of the Fearfull Fire that fell in the Town of Woobourne in the County of Bedford, the 13th of September, Londres, 1595; The Summe of a Sermon preached at Southwell, the thirtieth of March 1596, Londres, 1597; A Discourse touching the Doctrine of Doubting, Cambridge, 1598.
Wilcox también tradujo: John Fountein his Catechisme, Londres, 1578; Three Propositions or Speeches [of] that excellent Man, Mr. John Calvin... To which also is added an Exposition upon that Part of the Catechisme which is appointed for the three and fortieth Sunday in number, Londres, 1580; A Treatie of the Churche, conteining a True Discourse to knowe the True Church by and to discerne it from the Romish Church, and all other False Assemblies or Counterfet Congregations, written by M. Bertrande de Loque of Dolphinee, and dedicated unto my Lord the Vicount of Turenne, Londres, 1581; A Discourse of the True and Visible Markes of the Catholick Church, by Th. Beza, Londres, 1582; Two very Learned Sermons of M. Beza, together with a short Sum of the Sacrament of the Lordes Supper: whereunto is added a Treatise of the Substance of the Lords Supper, Londres, 1588; A Booke of Bertram the Priest, concerning the Body and Blood of Christe, written in Latine to Charles the great being Emperour, above seven hundred yeeres agoe; and translated and imprinted in the English tongue, Anno Domini 1549. Since which time it hath been reviewed and in many places corrected and nowe newly published for the profite of the Reader, Londres, 1582. La traducción fue hecha originalmente por William Hugh por deseo del obispo Ridley. La revisión de Wilcox fue reeditada por Sir Humphrey Lynd en 1623; Meditations upon the 101 Psalme written first in French by Phillip de Mornay, Lord of Plessis, Londres, 1599; A Worke concerning the Trunesse of Christian Religion, written in French... By Philip Mornay, Lord of Plessie Marlie. Begunne to be translated into English by that honourable and worthy Gentleman, Syr Philip Sidney Knight, and at his request finished by Arthur Golding. Since which time it hath bene reviewed, and is now the third time published, and purged from sundrie Faultes escaped heretofore, thorow Ignorance, Carelesness, or other Corruption, Londres, 1604.
Bibliografía:
Ronald Bayne, Dictionary of National Biography; Brook, Lives of the Puritans, ii. 185-95, i. 319; Wood, Athenae Oxon. ed. Bliss, i. 691; Tanner, Bibliotheca, p. 773; Neal, History of the Puritans, i. 231; Ames, Typogr. Antiq. ed. Herbert, Index, sub 'Wilcox;' Index a Strype, Works, sub Wilcox.