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"God, as the author of Nature and of Grace, does agree perfectly with Himself" - Benjamin Whichcote
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"God, as the author of Nature and of Grace, does agree perfectly with Himself" - Benjamin Whichcote
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Pinned
A new print above my desk, to remember the bravery of those who served the Crown at Bunker Hill.
"That memorable Day exhibited a Scene, which crowned British Valour with Laurels of unfading Honour" - Peter Oliver, 'The Origins & Progress of the American Rebellion' (1781).
"That memorable Day exhibited a Scene, which crowned British Valour with Laurels of unfading Honour" - Peter Oliver, 'The Origins & Progress of the American Rebellion' (1781).
Jeremy Taylor in 'The Faith and Patience of the Saints; or, the Righteous Cause Oppressed', Part III, Sermon XI, second volume of the Golden Grove sermons - addressing sequestered Episcopalians and defeated Royalists:
February 12, 2026 at 8:23 AM
Jeremy Taylor in 'The Faith and Patience of the Saints; or, the Righteous Cause Oppressed', Part III, Sermon XI, second volume of the Golden Grove sermons - addressing sequestered Episcopalians and defeated Royalists:
Jeremy Taylor in 'The Faith and Patience of the Saints; or, the Righteous Cause Oppressed', Part III, Sermon XI, second volume of the Golden Grove sermons - on not offering theological and spiritual judgements "in cases where we have no word from heaven":
February 11, 2026 at 7:57 AM
Jeremy Taylor in 'The Faith and Patience of the Saints; or, the Righteous Cause Oppressed', Part III, Sermon XI, second volume of the Golden Grove sermons - on not offering theological and spiritual judgements "in cases where we have no word from heaven":
Jeremy Taylor in 'The Faith and Patience of the Saints; or, the Righteous Cause Oppressed', Part III, Sermon XI, second volume of the Golden Grove sermons - offering a critique of a cult of martyrdom, for "dying in a good cause is not enough":
February 10, 2026 at 7:47 AM
Jeremy Taylor in 'The Faith and Patience of the Saints; or, the Righteous Cause Oppressed', Part III, Sermon XI, second volume of the Golden Grove sermons - offering a critique of a cult of martyrdom, for "dying in a good cause is not enough":
"In solitude, if I escape the example of bad men, I want likewise the counsel and conversation of the good."
February 9, 2026 at 10:30 PM
"In solitude, if I escape the example of bad men, I want likewise the counsel and conversation of the good."
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“Heavy rains that often fall in February have flooded the low-lying meadows in the broad valley.”
‘What to Look for in Winter’, 1959
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
Writer: EL Grant Watson
‘What to Look for in Winter’, 1959
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
Writer: EL Grant Watson
February 8, 2026 at 8:18 AM
“Heavy rains that often fall in February have flooded the low-lying meadows in the broad valley.”
‘What to Look for in Winter’, 1959
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
Writer: EL Grant Watson
‘What to Look for in Winter’, 1959
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
Writer: EL Grant Watson
Jeremy Taylor in 'The Faith and Patience of the Saints; or, the Righteous Cause Oppressed', Part II, Sermon X, second volume of the Golden Grove sermons - on Christendom as an answer to prayers offered during persecution:
February 9, 2026 at 7:57 AM
Jeremy Taylor in 'The Faith and Patience of the Saints; or, the Righteous Cause Oppressed', Part II, Sermon X, second volume of the Golden Grove sermons - on Christendom as an answer to prayers offered during persecution:
"The causes of good and evil ... are so various and uncertain, so often entangled with each other, so diversified by various relations, and so much subject to accidents which cannot be foreseen, that he who would fix his condition upon incontestible reasons of preference must 1/2
February 6, 2026 at 8:30 PM
"The causes of good and evil ... are so various and uncertain, so often entangled with each other, so diversified by various relations, and so much subject to accidents which cannot be foreseen, that he who would fix his condition upon incontestible reasons of preference must 1/2
Jeremy Taylor in 'The Faith and Patience of the Saints; or, the Righteous Cause Oppressed', Part II, Sermon X, second volume of the Golden Grove sermons - I wonder who Taylor had in mind in this Interregnum sermon?
February 6, 2026 at 7:30 AM
Jeremy Taylor in 'The Faith and Patience of the Saints; or, the Righteous Cause Oppressed', Part II, Sermon X, second volume of the Golden Grove sermons - I wonder who Taylor had in mind in this Interregnum sermon?
"...we can also see how the Articles of Perth - not least kneeling to receive the Sacrament - confirmed the place of the Jacobean Church of Scotland within an arc of episcopal national Churches of the Northern Kingdoms, stretching from Ireland to Sweden"
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'After the manner of the Reformed churches in Germany': the Articles of Perth, the Jacobean Church of Scotland, and the Churches of the Northern Kingdoms
Addressing how critics of the Articles of Perth condemned kneeling to receive the Sacrament as 'popish', David Lindsay, Bishop of Brechin (...
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February 5, 2026 at 9:41 AM
"...we can also see how the Articles of Perth - not least kneeling to receive the Sacrament - confirmed the place of the Jacobean Church of Scotland within an arc of episcopal national Churches of the Northern Kingdoms, stretching from Ireland to Sweden"
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Jeremy Taylor in 'The Faith and Patience of the Saints; or, the Righteous Cause Oppressed', Part II, Sermon X, second volume of the Golden Grove sermons - a sense here, perhaps, in which Taylor's summary of the Wars of the Roses is meant to reflect the Wars of the Three Kingdoms:
February 5, 2026 at 9:40 AM
Jeremy Taylor in 'The Faith and Patience of the Saints; or, the Righteous Cause Oppressed', Part II, Sermon X, second volume of the Golden Grove sermons - a sense here, perhaps, in which Taylor's summary of the Wars of the Roses is meant to reflect the Wars of the Three Kingdoms:
I think we have found a winner in the 'Absolute drivel written about Saint Brigid in recent days' competition. This is a classic:
"I think she listens to people. She accepts both paganism and christianity".
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"I think she listens to people. She accepts both paganism and christianity".
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St Brigid: ‘There’s so much more to her than I’d ever realised’
The Women’s Podcast with Róisín Ingle
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February 4, 2026 at 9:14 PM
I think we have found a winner in the 'Absolute drivel written about Saint Brigid in recent days' competition. This is a classic:
"I think she listens to people. She accepts both paganism and christianity".
www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/the...
"I think she listens to people. She accepts both paganism and christianity".
www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/the...
Jeremy Taylor in 'The Faith and Patience of the Saints; or, the Righteous Cause Oppressed', Part II, Sermon X, second volume of the Golden Grove sermons - in the midst of the Interregnum, Taylor reminds his hearers that a rebellion is not sanctified by success:
February 4, 2026 at 12:26 PM
Jeremy Taylor in 'The Faith and Patience of the Saints; or, the Righteous Cause Oppressed', Part II, Sermon X, second volume of the Golden Grove sermons - in the midst of the Interregnum, Taylor reminds his hearers that a rebellion is not sanctified by success:
Jeremy Taylor in 'The Faith and Patience of the Saints; or, the Righteous Cause Oppressed', Part II, Sermon X, second volume of the Golden Grove sermons - "they must look for their portion in the other life":
February 3, 2026 at 7:30 AM
Jeremy Taylor in 'The Faith and Patience of the Saints; or, the Righteous Cause Oppressed', Part II, Sermon X, second volume of the Golden Grove sermons - "they must look for their portion in the other life":
It is fitting that, on this feast of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple, amongst the psalms appointed for the 2nd day of the month at Evensong is Psalm 14:
"O that salvation were given unto Israel out of Sion ..."
"O that salvation were given unto Israel out of Sion ..."
February 2, 2026 at 4:38 PM
It is fitting that, on this feast of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple, amongst the psalms appointed for the 2nd day of the month at Evensong is Psalm 14:
"O that salvation were given unto Israel out of Sion ..."
"O that salvation were given unto Israel out of Sion ..."
"The Laudian apologia and rational for ceremonial conformity was no innovation but, rather, a call which was grounded in the Elizabethan Settlement."
Continuing my thoughts on Lake's 'On Laudianism'.
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Continuing my thoughts on Lake's 'On Laudianism'.
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Responding to Lake's 'On Laudianism': the Laudians and 'The Admonition to the Parliament' were both wrong?
Having previously indicated how unconvincing I find Lake's assessment of the general characteristics of the Elizabethan and Jacobean - tha...
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February 2, 2026 at 8:45 AM
"The Laudian apologia and rational for ceremonial conformity was no innovation but, rather, a call which was grounded in the Elizabethan Settlement."
Continuing my thoughts on Lake's 'On Laudianism'.
laudablepractice.blogspot.com/2026/02/resp...
Continuing my thoughts on Lake's 'On Laudianism'.
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"But old Anna, the prophetess, came also in, full of years and joy, and found the reward of her long prayers and fasting in the temple: the looked-for redemption of Israel was now in the temple, and she saw with her eyes the Light of the World ..."
Jeremy Taylor
Jeremy Taylor
February 2, 2026 at 7:38 AM
"But old Anna, the prophetess, came also in, full of years and joy, and found the reward of her long prayers and fasting in the temple: the looked-for redemption of Israel was now in the temple, and she saw with her eyes the Light of the World ..."
Jeremy Taylor
Jeremy Taylor
The Laudian Giles Widdowes, in his preface to a 1630 sermon:
"... Puritans, who desire to seeme to be iust, and holy; but in their doctrine, and discipline, they are the vnderminers of our True, Protestant, Reformed Church".
"... Puritans, who desire to seeme to be iust, and holy; but in their doctrine, and discipline, they are the vnderminers of our True, Protestant, Reformed Church".
February 1, 2026 at 4:08 PM
The Laudian Giles Widdowes, in his preface to a 1630 sermon:
"... Puritans, who desire to seeme to be iust, and holy; but in their doctrine, and discipline, they are the vnderminers of our True, Protestant, Reformed Church".
"... Puritans, who desire to seeme to be iust, and holy; but in their doctrine, and discipline, they are the vnderminers of our True, Protestant, Reformed Church".
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“When we see the hazel catkins turn yellow, we know that spring is not far off”
Writer: EL Grant Watson
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
Writer: EL Grant Watson
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
February 1, 2026 at 8:13 AM
“When we see the hazel catkins turn yellow, we know that spring is not far off”
Writer: EL Grant Watson
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
Writer: EL Grant Watson
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
The Laudian Giles Widdowes, in a 1630 sermon:
"Beware of them, that barke at the Articles of religion. Beware of them, that bite at the gouernment of the Church. Beware of fiery zeale set on fire by a factious spirit ... Beware of the disobedient. For they hate the doctrine,and discipline; 1/2
"Beware of them, that barke at the Articles of religion. Beware of them, that bite at the gouernment of the Church. Beware of fiery zeale set on fire by a factious spirit ... Beware of the disobedient. For they hate the doctrine,and discipline; 1/2
January 31, 2026 at 6:19 PM
The Laudian Giles Widdowes, in a 1630 sermon:
"Beware of them, that barke at the Articles of religion. Beware of them, that bite at the gouernment of the Church. Beware of fiery zeale set on fire by a factious spirit ... Beware of the disobedient. For they hate the doctrine,and discipline; 1/2
"Beware of them, that barke at the Articles of religion. Beware of them, that bite at the gouernment of the Church. Beware of fiery zeale set on fire by a factious spirit ... Beware of the disobedient. For they hate the doctrine,and discipline; 1/2
The reign of King Charles II commenced on this day in 1649
January 30, 2026 at 8:28 PM
The reign of King Charles II commenced on this day in 1649
"Eamon Duffy has described the 1662 settlement as 'the secure replanting of the Laudian ideal'. This replanting was the fruit of the blood of the Royal Martyr, our Josiah."
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"The British Josiah": the blood of the Royal Martyr and the restoration of the Laudian vision
On this 30th January, we turn to a 1660 sermon delivered on the anniversary of the day - as its title states - "on which that Sacred Martyr...
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January 30, 2026 at 8:47 AM
"Eamon Duffy has described the 1662 settlement as 'the secure replanting of the Laudian ideal'. This replanting was the fruit of the blood of the Royal Martyr, our Josiah."
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Jeremy Taylor in 'The Faith and Patience of the Saints; or, the Righteous Cause Oppressed', Part I, Sermon IX, second volume of the Golden Grove sermons - on the example to Christians of "the best of heathens":
January 30, 2026 at 8:47 AM
Jeremy Taylor in 'The Faith and Patience of the Saints; or, the Righteous Cause Oppressed', Part I, Sermon IX, second volume of the Golden Grove sermons - on the example to Christians of "the best of heathens":
Samuel Johnson and Jane Austen. Johnson defends and enjoys the ordinary things of the good life against cant; Austen offers us "good habits of virtue, self-examination and self-knowledge as well as the nature of true happiness, within a shared community" (Alison Milbank).
January 29, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Samuel Johnson and Jane Austen. Johnson defends and enjoys the ordinary things of the good life against cant; Austen offers us "good habits of virtue, self-examination and self-knowledge as well as the nature of true happiness, within a shared community" (Alison Milbank).
Jeremy Taylor in 'The Faith and Patience of the Saints; or, the Righteous Cause Oppressed', Part I, Sermon IX, second volume of the Golden Grove sermons - why Christendom came after persecution:
January 29, 2026 at 7:55 AM
Jeremy Taylor in 'The Faith and Patience of the Saints; or, the Righteous Cause Oppressed', Part I, Sermon IX, second volume of the Golden Grove sermons - why Christendom came after persecution:
Cranmer has a "rich sacramental vision of Baptism and Eucharist, in which 'every part' of the water of the font and the broken bread are the efficacious signs of our truly and fully partaking of Christ our Lord in, through, and with the Holy Spirit".
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'Every part of the water of baptism, every part of the bread broken': Cranmer's 'Answer to Gardiner' and our partaking of "whole Christ"
In the previous post in this series, we have seen how Gardiner enjoyed invoking the Holy Communion in BCP 1549 against Cranmer. We now c...
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January 28, 2026 at 9:02 AM
Cranmer has a "rich sacramental vision of Baptism and Eucharist, in which 'every part' of the water of the font and the broken bread are the efficacious signs of our truly and fully partaking of Christ our Lord in, through, and with the Holy Spirit".
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