Thomas Bennet (1673–1728) was an English clergyman, known for controversial and polemical writings, and as a Hebraist.
[3] In 1700, by chance, Bennet went to Colchester on the death of a clergyman friend there, John Rayne,[4] and was called on to preach the funeral sermon.
He preached a funeral sermon at St Olave's Church, Southwark, and was chosen lecturer there.
Thomas Emlyn praised him for his "small respect to decrees of councils or mere church authority".
[1] In 1695, Hebrew verses by Bennet on the death of Queen Mary were printed in the university collection.
His first major publication was An Answer to the Dissenters Plea for Separation, or an Abridgment of the London Cases (1699, 5th edition 1711).
Confessions, Petitions, Intercessions, and Thanksgivings, for every day in the week, and also before, at, and after the Sacrament, with Occasional Prayers for all Persons whatsoever.
[9] In 1716, he assailed the extruded churchmen of the nonjuring schism in The Nonjurors Separation from the Public Assemblies of the Church of England examined and proved to be schismatical upon their own Principles.