Mr. Noel attached to his flock, that he refused the see of Calcutta, which was offered to him after the death of Bishop Middleton.
To doubt Mr. Noel's sincerity is as impossible as not to admire his unaffected charity and unwearied benevolence. He is free from anything like sectarian views, his dislike to which has, in our mind, hurried him too far. The converse of an error is not always the right, and in avoiding Scylla, we fear that Mr. Noel has not escaped Charybdis. It is with unaffected sorrow we remark, that in his intercourse with dissenting preachers, Mr. Noel has evinced considerable imprudence. All violence and intolerance towards those who differ with us in opinion is indeed most inconsistent with christian charity; but equally inconsistent with a clergyman's duty is it to make little of the distinction between a regularly ordained minister of the word of God (a priest of the holy Catholic Church), and a dissenting preacher, however sincere and pious. If there be anything in the idea of a church, and if ordination be more than an empty form, it is impossible that any brotherhood, further than what mere charity warrants, can subsist between them.
We may mention, in conclusion, that Mr. Noel, like many other eminent men, is largely indebted for his education to a pious and affectionate mother; and that he was not long ago appointed one of the chaplains in ordinary to Her Majesty.
Our task is now closed. It has been our endeavour to render still better known than they have heretofore been the great "lights of our church"-those whose learningwhose eloquence-whose high genius, and lofty devotedness of purpose have been made the agents in the diffusion of
religion-pure and undefiled-in the promotion of pietyfree from asceticism, and untinctured by enthusiasm
"Whose lives, more than preceptive wisdom taught;
The great in action, and the pure in thought.
In so doing, we would fain hope that we have "done the state some service." If history be philosophy teaching by example, far more is biography, seeing that it deals with individual man, and teaches those lessons which come home to the bosoms of us all-the great lessons that in integrity, perseverance, determination to overcome obstacles, and preparedness for all opportunities consist, with God's blessing, the great secret of human success.
The Church, whose history we have briefly portrayed, still exists-the record of her progress is before us-the mighty past we can comprehend, and the unseen future we can anticipate. That past gives cause for triumph-that future occasion for hope-hope that its bounds may be enlarged-that those by whom her blessings are now unfelt, will yet worship in her courts, and adore in her sanctuary. It should be our object to hasten the time of her final victory, when we may become in great essentials one people, when minor differences forgotten, and past sources of separation overlooked-the English church may be truly the church of England, and all christians, united in the bonds of brotherhood, may co-operate in forwarding the mighty work-the end of which will be, that "knowledge shall cover the earth, even as the waters cover the sea!"
For the Names of Prelates who have filled the vari us Sees since the Reformation, see page 159.
ABBOT, Archbishop, memoir of, 248; his fulsome panegyric of King James, 249; endeavours to destroy Laud's credit at court, 253; his religious opinions; and his so- licitude for the reformed faith, ib.; unfortunate accident, 250; sus- pended from his office; restored ib.; superseded in his authority by Laud; his death, 251. Ainslie, Gilbert, D.D., 114. Alcock, John, Bishop of Ely, 117. Alford, Henry, M.A., 109. Allen, the Right Rev. Joseph, Bishop of Ely, some account of, 401; his academical honours; tutor to Lord John Russell, ib.
All-Souls' College, Oxford, found- ation of, 84.
Andrews, Bishop, memoir of, 251; appointed chaplain to Queen Eli- zabeth; promoted to the deanery of Westminster; his skill as a lin- guist, 252; his death, ib.; his character by Wilson, 253. Anjou, Margaret of, 116. Archbishops since the Reformation, 149; manner in which they are ap- pointed, 156; privileges, preced- ence, and jurisdiction of, ib.
Archbishops and bishops, deprived, 9.
Archdall, George, D. D., 120.
Arnold, Dr., 49.
Asaph, St., present bishop of, see CAREY.
bishops of, 213. Ashton, Thomas, influences Eliza- beth to augment the foundation of Shrewsbury School, 51; first head master of that seminary, ib. Atterbury, Bishop, memoir of, 333, his Latin version of Dryden's "Absalom and Achitophel;" his "Answer to some Considerations on the Spirit of Martin Luther, and the Original of the Reforma- tion;" his application to study, his great talents for poetry; appointed one of the chaplains to William and Mary; his con- troversy with Dr. Wake ad- vanced to the see of Rochester; his disaffection to the established government; committed to the Tower; deprived of all his ecclesi- astical dignities, and sentenced to perpetual exile; his death; his general character; his abilities as a preacher; anecdotes of, ib.
Bagot, Richard, D.D., Bishop of Oxford, some account of, 397; his general character, ib. Baliol College, Oxford, account of, 80.
Balsham, Hugh de, Bishop of Ely, founder of Peter House, Cam- bridge, 99; asserts his right to entertain appeals from the Chan- cellor's decision, 113. Bangor, present bishop of, see BETHEL.
-, bishops of, 218. Barrow, Isaac, memoir of, 264; visits
France, Italy, and Smyrna, 265; returns to England, 266; his death; his character as a divine, ib.; his writings, 267.
Bateman, William, 115.
Bath and Wells, bishops of, 191. -, present bishop of,
see LAW. Bean, Rev. J. P., M.A., 37. Bellamy, the Rev. James, B. D., 40. Benson, the Rev. Christopher, M.A.,
memoir of, 413; character of his writings, 414.
Bentley, Richard, memoir of, 338;
the greatest critic of his age, ib. ; his politics, 339; his apostasy ; his controversy with Boyle; be- comes master of Trinity College, Cambridge, ib.; his despotism and vanity, ib.; deprived of the mastership, 341.; his death, ib.; his writings and character, 342. Bethel, Christopher, D. D., Bishop
of Bangor, some account of, 392. Bible, new translation of the, 7. Polyglot, the, 316.
Bishop, functions, privileges, and prerogatives of a, 153, 154. Bishopric, mode of election to, 157, 158.
Bishops, the, deprived of their seats in the House of Lords, 9.
-, living, and other eminent divines, 372.
account of since the Refor- mation; number of in England, 149; rank, precedence, privileges, and jurisdiction of, 150; claim all the privileges enjoyed by temporal lords; order of their sitting in par- liament, ib.
Blackstone, his remarks on excom- munication, 155.
Blanc, Thomas Le, LL.D., 115. Blomfield, Charles James, D. D.,
Bishop of London, memoir of, 384; first Grecian of his day in England, 385; his sermons exempt from controversial subjects; great acti- vity as a diocesan, ib.; anecdote of, 386.
Bodley, Sir Thomas, memoir of, 90.1 Boulter, Archbishop, memoir of, 337;
joins Swift in composing the dis- sensions in Ireland, 338; his "Letters to Ministers of State and others;" his death, character, and great learning, ib. Bowstead, James D. D. Bishop of Lichfield, some account of, 406. Brasen-nose College, Oxford, founda- tion of, 85.
Bray, Dr. Thomas, one of the found- ers of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 126. Bridges, Thomas Edward, D. D., 85. Bristol, bishops of, 226. Brom, Adam de, suggested the found- ing of Oriel College, 81. Burgo, Lady Elizabeth de, 114. Burnet, Bishop, memoir of, 326;
chosen a member of the Royal Society, 327; his "Vindication of the Scotish Church and State;" becomes a very popular preacher; distinguished for the discharge of his episcopal duties, 328; his death and character; one of the great- est ornaments of the English church ib.
Burton, Robert, some account of, 314; his character by Wood; his 64 Anatomy of Melancholy," ib.; pilfered by later writers, 315; his eccentricity and death, 315. Butler, Bishop Joseph, memoir of,
282; his education as a dissenting minister, ib.; becomes a convert to the doctrines of the established church, 283; appointed clerk of the closet to Queen Caroline; his death and writing, ib.; his cha- racter, 284; instance of his charity, 285.
Cambridge, University of, 94; an- cient tradition respecting the origin of, ib.; its incorporation, 95; out- rages among the students at, 97; repressed; suit instituted against the chancellor by a student, ib.; earliest charter of this univer- sity, 98; frequent altercations be- tween the townsmen and students, 100; daring tumults suppressed, ib.; law, forbidding scholars of either university from begging without a licence, 101; visited by a dreadful plague; Erasmus invited to; the University re- nounces the pope's supremacy; hostilities between the townspeople
and students renewed, ib; Queen Elizabeth's visit to, 102; James I.'s visit to; the comedy of "Igno- ramus" performed there, ib.; the plague breaks out at Cambridge, 103; literary history of, 104; Greek literature not cultivated at, till the sixteenth century, 105; doctrines of Wicliff taught at, 106; as dis- tinguished for the pursuit of ma- thematical as for classical studies, 107; principal officers of this uni- versity, ib; discipline of the scho- lars, 108; system of public exa- mination pursued at, 109; profes- sorships at, 110; encouragements to learning, 112; scholarships at, 113. Canterbury, Archbishop, the first peer of the realm, 150; privileges of, 151.
present archbishop of,
archbishops of, 159.
Cardwell, Edward, B.D., 76. Carey, William, D.D., Bishop of St. Asaph, some account of, 391; in- debted to the Duke of York for his promotion; his character, ib. Carlisle, present bishop of, see PERCY.
" bishops of, 203. Catherine Hall, Cambridge, founda- tion of, 117.
Catholicism, Roman, restoration of,4. Catholics, Elizabeth's severity against 6.
Ceremonies of the Church, the bi-
shops resist any alteration in the, 11. Chafy, William, D.D., 120. Challis, James, M.A., 111. Chapman, Benedict, D.D., 114. Charles II., restoration of, 10. Charter House School, the, 30; foun- dation of, ib.; period of admission
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