See among ye Bp's Nine Cases printed stated in ye late Times: Then beginneth ye Office of ye Communion, Donavit Tho: Dawson Vic. de Nov: Windsor. On the second flyleaf, These Sermons are Bp. Sanderson's, and so are the several Offices following all written with His own Hand. See, among his Cases printed, * Works v, 42. A blank leaf before the Exhortation exhibits the title. (See page 1.) From the Exhortation to the Occasional Prayer for Sick Persons are thirty-nine pages. The Office of the Communion, &c., occupies thirty pages. The MS. having been designed for personal use, Readers must be prepared for the absence of all Rubrical Directions. Sanderson, of course, continued to follow his own previous habits. It is clear from "The case of the Liturgy,"* that his practice had always been to use a Prayer before Sermon. Among the noteworthy variations will be found the reading, "by His own oblation of Himself," in the opening of the Consecration Prayer, p. 26; and the non-appearance of the express and strong recognition of our Saviour's Divinity, in the second paragraph of the Gloria in Excelsis. Sanderson, it seems, understood the words, "Do this in remembrance of Me," in the popular sense, pp. 23, 24; not in that which Wren saw reason to prefer, pp. 81, 82. * Works v, 39, 41. Concerning Bishop Wren, who had not Walton for his Biographer, it may be convenient that a few points should be noted.' He was brought up, from early youth, under Bishop Andrewes, who made him his Chaplain. In 1621, acting in the same capacity to Prince Charles, he accompanied him to Spain; and, during his stay in that country, "could never be induced to go within the Jesuits' 66 gates, though all the English else did not stick to visit "them." 1625 he was elected Master of his College, Peterhouse, in Cambridge. 1628 he was appointed Dean of Windsor. 1635, March 8, he was consecrated Bishop of Hereford. And on December 5, of that year, he was confirmed as Bishop of Norwich. 1638, April 24, he was confirmed Bishop of Ely. He was charged 1640, December 19, the day after the impeachment of Archbishop Laud, he was accused by Hampden, of setting up idolatry and superstition in divers places, and acting some things of that nature in his own person. with having, after a Popish and idolatrous manner, stood and officiated at the West side of the Holy Table, with his back to the people. He had insisted on Chancel Steps, on the Holy Table being placed Altarwise, with a Rail in front of it, and on pews being altered, so that the people should look to the East. He had enjoined preaching in the Surplice, and forbidden Sermons in the afternoon, and the use of any Prayer before the Sermon, as on p. 75, from a desire to maintain and promote Catechising, and to repress extempore Prayer. December 23, he gave, under an Order of the House of Lords, £10,000 security that he would abide the judgement of Parliament. 1641, July, he was impeached in 25 Articles, which charged him with being Popishly affected, and introducing arbitrary power to the hazard of the estates and lives of many. See Nalson's Collections ii 398 The House of Commons voted It ought to have been stated on page viii, that Bishop Wren, when elected Master of Peterhouse, had been for twenty years a Fellow of Pembroke College, and, on page x, that it was in the Chapel of the latter that he was buried. during pleasure; and upon a Report from the Council of State, the House of Commons, March 14, 1648, voted that he should not be tried for his life, but kept in prison till some further Order of the House was made concerning him. His imprisonment was very severe. His Estates having been taken away, he could not allow his children bread, much less supply the expenses of their University Education. On August 14, 1647, he described himself as "a five years' Anchorite de"prived of all books and notes, and rusty for want of "conference and use." The Order for his discharge was not made till March 15, 1660. In the opening of his second Book, Clarendon characterized him as "a man of severe, sour nature, but very learned, and "particularly versed in the old Liturgies of the Greek and "Latin Churches." In the following 'Remarks' there are not a few indications of willingness to consider and make allowance for popular feeling and prejudice. And T. Scott, Rector of St. Clements', Ipswich, with whom Wren had much correspondence on Church Observances, having, April 17, 1637, thanked him for a gracious and favourable letter, added, 'Your Lordship's sweet hand upon me hath so mollified my mind, 'yea, melted my heart, that I have observed sundry of your 'Lordship's directions. Some others there are which it is my 'great grief of heart that I have not so much light as readily ' and cheerfully to obey in what your Lordship enjoins me.' Clarendon himself must have had reason afterwards for esteeming Wren very highly. For, from letters in Kennet's Register, it appears that in 1660 Clarendon thought the judgement and advice of the Bishop of Ely, on points connected with the continuing of the succession of Bishops, was much to be preferred before any man's; that Clarendon had little hope of the business of the Church but by his being at liberty; and that it rested with him to suggest a name for the See of Carlisle. pp. 21, 27, 55. His name does not appear in the Royal Warrant for the Conference at the Savoy. But he was one of eight appointed, November 21, 1661, as a Committee of the Upper House of Convocation, for the revision of the Book of Common Prayer. Bishop Wren died at Ely House, April 24, 1667, at the age of 81. And at his burial in the Chapel of his College, Bishop Pearson, at that time Master of Trinity, pronounced a |