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the Courts of Heaven. In this he yet lives to us; by this he strengthens, comforts, fuftains, and guides us, if we will be followers, as he was, of Chrift. From his practical teaching of a long and eventful life we may learn the duties of our allotted sphere; to go forward in quietnefs and confidence; to love and to obey; to abound in alms-giving, and to be faithful to the Church of our Baptism.

We have, moreover, in his published works a lively imprefs of the spirit which animated him while

glorious epithets annexed to their names; and is to be found in the 41ft Volume of the Ballard MSS. in the Bodleian.

The following is, perhaps, the most complete Lift of the separate engraved Portraits of Bishop Ken:

Octagon, in a pen-flourish. By J. Dundas, Epfom, Surrey. Octavo. Et. 73. With arms. G. Vertue. Octavo.

A fimilar print, the portrait rather smaller. By the fame. Octavo. Oval. The fame on a tablet below. Octavo. The fame, proof, without letters.

Oval, in a frame.
From a shop bill.

Octavo.

Proof, without letters. Octavo.

From J. Dunbar, a vender of gowns and cassocks.

A book plate. G. Adcock, fcul. Published by Seeley. Octavo.
With arms. J. Bafire, fcul. Sold by Hazard. Duodecimo.
Oval. G. Vertue, fcul. Duodecimo.

Oval. Proof, before letters. Duodecimo.

Oval,-facing the reverse way.

Catalogue of the Sutherland Collection, royal 4to, 1837, vol. i. PP. 571, 2.

The Frontispiece of this volume is from the rare print, by Loggan, of the Seven Bishops, and is probably very accurate, having been taken at the time of their trial, and release from the Tower.

There are fome curious MSS., formerly belonging to the Rev. George Harbin, in the valuable and extenfive Collection of Sir Thomas Phillipps, Bart., at Middle Hill, near Broadway, in Worcestershire. See pp. 80 and 173 of his printed Catalogue. My grateful acknowledgements are due to Sir Thomas, for the free accefs which he afforded me to his literary treasures. He also poffeffes ancient deeds, relating to the property of the Kens in Somersetshire, as early as the 14th century: the arms on one of the feals are ermine, three crefcents.

on earth. They are comparatively little known; and the present unworthy attempt to throw light on his character is made in the hope of leading fome to a closer study of his writings. They are few and fhort-but they are golden all. Many writers have left behind them folios of divinity, history and ethics, rich stores of every kind, invaluable records of truth, depofitories of learning, expofitions of doctrine, commentaries on Scripture, irrefragable proofs of the fure foundations, on which our Chriftian Faith is builded up. Out of these we draw, as occafions serve,-now for one good purpose, then for another; and we cherish the names of the authors with deserved reverence. But we have already faid that, as a devotional writer, Bishop Ken ftands among the very first;—and because prayer is the key to unlock Heaven's gates, his works are fecond to few in importance and interest. Prayer," he says, Treasury where all bleffings are kept, our Armoury where all our strength and weapons are ftored, the only great preservative, and the very vital heat of Divine Love."

" is our

And lastly he has bequeathed to the CHURCH OF ENGLAND, for all time, a Pledge, Pledge, which in this wavering age especially is of ineftimable value,-his ever-memorable Teftimony to her truly Scriptural, Primitive, and Catholic doctrines. In and for the service of our loved Church he was early nurtured : he devoted all the energies and gifts of his maturer life to defend her integrity,-in his advancing years, he facrificed all that was moft dear to him on earth to be a Confeffor to the inalienable rights of her spiritual

kingdom;

and at his death he crowned a life of faithful adherence to her by this declaration of attachment, which ought to be infcribed in the hearts of all her true children :

"As for my Religion, I die in the Holy Catholick and Apoftolick Faith, profefs'd by the whole Church, before the difunion of East and West: more particularly I die in the cOMMUNION OF the CHURCH OF ENGLAND, as it ftands diftinguished from all Papall and Puritan Innovations, and as it adheres to the doctrine of the Crofs."

If, at any time, men of restless consciences, in their afpirations after fome ideal perfection, be tempted to swerve from their allegiance to the CHURCH OF ENGLAND, let them ftudy the writings of humble, fimplehearted, stedfast, Bishop Ken, (stedfast, because humble, and fimple-hearted):-there they will find folid arguments against "widening her deplorable divifions," and thus be animated by his fpirit of obedience, and united with him in a firm refolve to " continue ftedfaft in her bofom, and improve all thofe helps to true piety, all thofe means of grace, all those incentives to the love of God," which He has mercifully afforded to them " in her Communion."

Above all, let us follow him into his closet, and join with him in his prayers. They are fuited to all periods of life, to every varying circumftance of trial or of need. There are praises in joy, thanksgivings for mercies, penitential fighs for the contrite, breathings of faith for the wounded and dejected heart,-aspirations of heavenly love for devout fouls,

raifing them to the fpiritual vifion of the glories of the eternal Throne. They are fitted for every hour, and for every place; we may use them as we walk by the way, as we rife in the morning, or commit ourfelves to fleep, or lie wakeful;-as we travel, as we dwell at home;-from our firft Communion to our laft, we may cherish them as a Companion at the Altar, and a Manual of Devotions to keep alive the heavenly influences, imparted to us in the Holy Eucharift.

Let the conclufion be in his own words, often addreffed to those who differed from him,-" MAY GOD

KEEP US IN HIS HOLY FEAR, AND MAKE US ALL WISE FOR ETERNITY." AMEN.

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