The Complete Works of Thomas Goodwin Thomas Goodwin, known as "the Elder", was an English Puritan theologian and preacher, and an important leader of religious Independents. He served as chaplain to Oliver Cromwell, and was imposed by Parliament as President of Magdalen College, Oxford, in 1650. This collection includes the following: Moses and Aaron: Civil and Ecclesiastical Rites, Used by the Ancient Hebrews The Heroic Women of Early Indiana Methodism: An Address Delivered Before the Indiana Methodist Historical Society