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Wake, William, 1657-1737We have 10 books for this author.
William Wake (January 26, 1657 – January 24, 1737), was an English clergyman, Archbishop of Canterbury from 1716 until his death. Wake was born in Blandford Forum, Dorset, and educated at Christ Church, Oxford. He took orders, and in 1682 went to Paris as chaplain to the ambassador Richard Graham, Viscount Preston (1648-1695). Here he became acquainted with many of the savants of the capital, and was much interested in French clerical affairs. He also collated some Paris manuscripts of the Greek Testament for John Fell, bishop of Oxford. He returned to England in 1685; in 1688 he became preacher at Gray's Inn, and in 1689 he received a canonry of Christ Church, Oxford. In 1693 he was appointed rector of St James's, Westminster. Ten years later he became dean of Exeter, and in 1705 he was consecrated bishop of Lincoln. He was translated to the see of Canterbury in 1716 on the death of Thomas Tenison. During 1718 he negotiated with leading French churchmen about a projected union of the Gallican and English churches to resist the claims of Rome.[1] In dealing with nonconformity he was tolerant, and even advocated a revision of the Prayer Book if that would allay the scruples of dissenters. His writings are numerous, the chief being his State of the Church and Clergy of England ... historically deduced (London, 1703). In these writings he produced a massive defense of Anglican Orders and again disproved the Nag's Head Fable by citing a number of documentary sources.[2] He died at Lambeth.
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This biographical information was gathered from the William_Wake page, courtesy of the Wikipedia project. BooksForbidden books of the original New TestamentThe suppressed Gospels and Epistles of the original New Testament of Jesus the Christ, Volume 1, Mary The suppressed Gospels and Epistles of the original New Testament of Jesus the Christ, Volume 2, the Protevanglion The suppressed Gospels and Epistles of the original New Testament of Jesus the Christ, Volume 3, Infancy of Jesus Christ The suppressed Gospels and Epistles of the original New Testament of Jesus the Christ, Volume 4, Nicodemus The suppressed Gospels and Epistles of the original New Testament of Jesus the Christ, Volume 5, St. Paul The suppressed Gospels and Epistles of the original New Testament of Jesus the Christ, Volume 6, Clement The suppressed Gospels and Epistles of the original New Testament of Jesus the Christ, Volume 7, Barnabas The suppressed Gospels and Epistles of the original New Testament of Jesus the Christ, Volume 8, Ignatius The suppressed Gospels and Epistles of the original New Testament of Jesus the Christ, Volume 9, Hermas |
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