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A War of ReligionJonathan Mayhew Fears a Bishop and Challenges the Purpose of the S.P.G.

A War of Religion: Jonathan Mayhew Fears a Bishop and Challenges the Purpose of the S.P.G. [In the late 1750s further official ecclesiastical response in England to colonial Episcopal critics had been muted. Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Herring, also the president of the S.P.G., suffered serious health problems, beginning in 1753, and never fully recovered his physical capacity. In the same year Bishop of London Thomas Sherlock, the prelate assigned with jurisdiction over the colonial church by the Board of Trade, had been incapacitated with a paralytic stroke severely limiting his official duties and he gave no further attention to American affairs.’ As the men were appointed to office by the Crown for life, no other prelate assumed their duties.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A War of ReligionJonathan Mayhew Fears a Bishop and Challenges the Purpose of the S.P.G.

Part of the Studies in Modern History Book Series
Bell, James B.
A War of Religion — Oct 30, 2015
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Palgrave Macmillan UK
Copyright
© Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2008
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978-1-349-36052-9
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67 –80
DOI
10.1057/9780230583214_6
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Abstract

[In the late 1750s further official ecclesiastical response in England to colonial Episcopal critics had been muted. Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Herring, also the president of the S.P.G., suffered serious health problems, beginning in 1753, and never fully recovered his physical capacity. In the same year Bishop of London Thomas Sherlock, the prelate assigned with jurisdiction over the colonial church by the Board of Trade, had been incapacitated with a paralytic stroke severely limiting his official duties and he gave no further attention to American affairs.’ As the men were appointed to office by the Crown for life, no other prelate assumed their duties.]

Published: Oct 30, 2015

Keywords: Religious Liberty; Official Duty; Foreign Part; Congregational Leader; American Affair

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