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"God, as the author of Nature and of Grace, does agree perfectly with Himself" - Benjamin Whichcote
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Jeremy Taylor country
"God, as the author of Nature and of Grace, does agree perfectly with Himself" - Benjamin Whichcote
laudablepractice.blogspot.com
"This holy feast which now we celebrate ..."
John Cosin describing Advent Sunday, in a 1626 sermon.
John Cosin describing Advent Sunday, in a 1626 sermon.
November 30, 2025 at 7:15 AM
"This holy feast which now we celebrate ..."
John Cosin describing Advent Sunday, in a 1626 sermon.
John Cosin describing Advent Sunday, in a 1626 sermon.
Year A in the three lectionary, the year of the Gospel according to Saint Matthew - the title for the year appropriately suggesting Matthaean priority.
November 29, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Year A in the three lectionary, the year of the Gospel according to Saint Matthew - the title for the year appropriately suggesting Matthaean priority.
The Holocaust Memorial at the Great Synagogue in Budapest. The two empty spaces reflect the Commandment tablets in synagogues. They are left empty here to represent the abject lawlessness of the Holocaust.
November 28, 2025 at 11:20 AM
The Holocaust Memorial at the Great Synagogue in Budapest. The two empty spaces reflect the Commandment tablets in synagogues. They are left empty here to represent the abject lawlessness of the Holocaust.
In a corner of Saint Stephen's Basilica, the spirit of 🇭🇺 in the face of the Communist dictatorship.
November 27, 2025 at 2:33 PM
In a corner of Saint Stephen's Basilica, the spirit of 🇭🇺 in the face of the Communist dictatorship.
Visiting Budapest 🇭🇺 for a few days, and preparing to visit the Great Synagogue today, it was very sobering to read Ps.120-125, from the Psalms of Ascent, at Matins: "My soul hath long dwelt among them : that are enemies unto peace".
November 27, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Visiting Budapest 🇭🇺 for a few days, and preparing to visit the Great Synagogue today, it was very sobering to read Ps.120-125, from the Psalms of Ascent, at Matins: "My soul hath long dwelt among them : that are enemies unto peace".
Jeremy Taylor in 'Of the Spirit of Grace', Part II, Sermon II, from the second volume of the Golden Grove sermons - on the Spirit "infused into us by God":
November 26, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Jeremy Taylor in 'Of the Spirit of Grace', Part II, Sermon II, from the second volume of the Golden Grove sermons - on the Spirit "infused into us by God":
Harriet Backer 'From the Trinity Church' (in Oslo), c.1898-1908. Den norske kirke 🇳🇴
November 25, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Harriet Backer 'From the Trinity Church' (in Oslo), c.1898-1908. Den norske kirke 🇳🇴
From Zwingli's 'Of Baptism' - affirming that the Baptism of John is the same as Christian Baptism (a common Reformed stance), Zwingli uses the Lord's Baptism by John to justify the Baptism of infants (p.167):
November 25, 2025 at 5:13 PM
From Zwingli's 'Of Baptism' - affirming that the Baptism of John is the same as Christian Baptism (a common Reformed stance), Zwingli uses the Lord's Baptism by John to justify the Baptism of infants (p.167):
Jeremy Taylor in 'Of the Spirit of Grace', Part II, Sermon II, from the second volume of the Golden Grove sermons - prayer as "that duty in which all graces are concentred":
November 25, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Jeremy Taylor in 'Of the Spirit of Grace', Part II, Sermon II, from the second volume of the Golden Grove sermons - prayer as "that duty in which all graces are concentred":
From Zwingli's 'Of Baptism' - the contrast with Article XXV is stark, "nothing but an external ceremony" v. "effectual signs of grace" (p.156):
November 24, 2025 at 6:11 PM
From Zwingli's 'Of Baptism' - the contrast with Article XXV is stark, "nothing but an external ceremony" v. "effectual signs of grace" (p.156):
Jeremy Taylor in 'Of the Spirit of Grace', Part II, Sermon II, from the second volume of the Golden Grove sermons - "those secret accents". This brings to mind the phrase in the prayer of St. Chrysostom, "the *desires* and petitions of thy servants".
November 24, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Jeremy Taylor in 'Of the Spirit of Grace', Part II, Sermon II, from the second volume of the Golden Grove sermons - "those secret accents". This brings to mind the phrase in the prayer of St. Chrysostom, "the *desires* and petitions of thy servants".
Surely the most appropriate reading for Stir-up Sunday, preparing us for 'Veni, veni, Emmanuel' amidst the Winter darkness of Advent.
November 23, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Surely the most appropriate reading for Stir-up Sunday, preparing us for 'Veni, veni, Emmanuel' amidst the Winter darkness of Advent.
The parish church in Jeremy Taylor country shrouded in fog, on this eve of Stir-up Sunday.
November 22, 2025 at 4:45 PM
The parish church in Jeremy Taylor country shrouded in fog, on this eve of Stir-up Sunday.
Jeremy Taylor in 'Of the Spirit of Grace', Part II, Sermon II, from the second volume of the Golden Grove sermons - "and whatsoever will bring us safely to heaven":
November 21, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Jeremy Taylor in 'Of the Spirit of Grace', Part II, Sermon II, from the second volume of the Golden Grove sermons - "and whatsoever will bring us safely to heaven":
"The interior of the church was venerable, but simple ..."
Washington Irving, in his Christmas stories, describing the English country church.
Washington Irving, in his Christmas stories, describing the English country church.
November 20, 2025 at 6:05 PM
"The interior of the church was venerable, but simple ..."
Washington Irving, in his Christmas stories, describing the English country church.
Washington Irving, in his Christmas stories, describing the English country church.
From Zwingli's 'Of Baptism' - where he denies that the reference to water in John 3 has application to Baptism (p.154). By contrast, this is the very passage that the BCP has for the Baptism of such as are of Riper Years:
November 20, 2025 at 6:01 PM
From Zwingli's 'Of Baptism' - where he denies that the reference to water in John 3 has application to Baptism (p.154). By contrast, this is the very passage that the BCP has for the Baptism of such as are of Riper Years:
With this weather, how can we doubt that the Almighty clearly wants us to ready ourselves for Advent by observing Stir-up Sunday rather than the artifical late 20th century innovation that has sought to replace it?
November 19, 2025 at 7:19 PM
With this weather, how can we doubt that the Almighty clearly wants us to ready ourselves for Advent by observing Stir-up Sunday rather than the artifical late 20th century innovation that has sought to replace it?
From Zwingli's 'Of Baptism' - the denial that Baptism washes away sin again contrasts with the BCP. That said, his reference to infants and sin reflects what an important group of 17thC Episcopalian divines would say (p.153):
November 19, 2025 at 6:05 PM
From Zwingli's 'Of Baptism' - the denial that Baptism washes away sin again contrasts with the BCP. That said, his reference to infants and sin reflects what an important group of 17thC Episcopalian divines would say (p.153):
At Matins on this 19th day of the month, Ps.96: "then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice before the Lord".
On a cold day in late November, with the trees bare, a reminder that the Lord's Advent approaches.
On a cold day in late November, with the trees bare, a reminder that the Lord's Advent approaches.
November 19, 2025 at 8:51 AM
At Matins on this 19th day of the month, Ps.96: "then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice before the Lord".
On a cold day in late November, with the trees bare, a reminder that the Lord's Advent approaches.
On a cold day in late November, with the trees bare, a reminder that the Lord's Advent approaches.
Stir-up Sunday weather.
November 19, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Stir-up Sunday weather.
Jeremy Taylor in 'Of the Spirit of Grace', Part I, Sermon I, from the second volume of the Golden Grove sermons - "deprived of his whole estate" is a reference to Parliamentarian confiscation of the estates of Royalists after defeat in the civil wars:
November 19, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Jeremy Taylor in 'Of the Spirit of Grace', Part I, Sermon I, from the second volume of the Golden Grove sermons - "deprived of his whole estate" is a reference to Parliamentarian confiscation of the estates of Royalists after defeat in the civil wars:
Harriet Backer, 'The Altar at Tanum Church in Bærum' (1891). Den norske kirke 🇳🇴
November 18, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Harriet Backer, 'The Altar at Tanum Church in Bærum' (1891). Den norske kirke 🇳🇴
From Zwingli's 'Of Baptism' - in which he compares Baptism to initiation into a monastic order, a comparison which reflects his thought on the dignity of the lay Christian and the ordinary Christian community (p.141):
November 18, 2025 at 5:09 PM
From Zwingli's 'Of Baptism' - in which he compares Baptism to initiation into a monastic order, a comparison which reflects his thought on the dignity of the lay Christian and the ordinary Christian community (p.141):
"Hooker felt no need either for omnicompetent prince or for infallible Pope. He was much more afraid of tyrannies and idolatries than of ambiguities and deadlocks."
CS Lewis in 'English Literature in the Sixteenth Century'.
CS Lewis in 'English Literature in the Sixteenth Century'.
November 18, 2025 at 3:27 PM
"Hooker felt no need either for omnicompetent prince or for infallible Pope. He was much more afraid of tyrannies and idolatries than of ambiguities and deadlocks."
CS Lewis in 'English Literature in the Sixteenth Century'.
CS Lewis in 'English Literature in the Sixteenth Century'.
Jeremy Taylor in 'Of the Spirit of Grace', Part I, Sermon I, from the second volume of the Golden Grove sermons - "the greatest mysteries of our religion ... the food of angels, the wine of elect souls":
November 18, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Jeremy Taylor in 'Of the Spirit of Grace', Part I, Sermon I, from the second volume of the Golden Grove sermons - "the greatest mysteries of our religion ... the food of angels, the wine of elect souls":