Tully, George

Tully, George an English divine, was educated at Queen's College, Oxford, and died rector of Gateside in 1697. He was a zealous writer against popery, and was suspended for a sermon he preached and published in 1686. "He was the first clergyman who suffered in the reign of James II in defense of our religion against popish superstition and idolatry." He is best known as the author of Discourse on the Government of the Thoughts (1693-94, 8vo). See Allibone, Dict. of Brit. and Amer. Authors, s.v.; Hook, Eccles. Biog. s.v.