J. Bafire Seatp The R. Rev. Father in God Thomas Ken DD. London Sold by C.Rivington, S. Birt and L. Hodges 1748. A MANUAL O F PRAYERS For the USE of the SCHOLARS O F Winchester College, And all Other Devout CHRISTIAN S. To which are added, Three HYMNS: For Morning, Evening, and Midnight. By Dr. THO. KEN, late Lord Bishop of Bath and Wells. The Twenty-eighth Edition. To which is perfixed, A faithful Account of his Lordship's LIFE. LONDON: Printed for S. BIRT, in Ave-Mary-Lone; J. HODGES, against St. Magnus's Church, London-Bridge; and J. and J. RIVINGTON, in St. Paul's Church-Yard, M DCC LV. 1402.f ΤΗΕ LIFE OF Dr. THOMAS KEN, Late LORD BISHOP of BATH and WELLS. T HIS excellent Prelate was the youngest Son of Thomas Ken, of Furnival's Inn, a Gentleman defcended of an antient and worthy Family; and was born July 1637, at Berkhamstead, in the County of Hertford. He was very young, when he was fent to Winchester School; where he made fo great an Improvement in Learning, that he was much fooner than usual elected to NewCollege, Oxon. At which Place, in the A 3 24th 24th Year of his Age, he took his Degree of Batchelor of Arts, viz. May 3. 1661. and Jan. 21. 1664. he commenced Master of Arts. 'Twas the Year 1678. before be took his Degree of Batchelor of Divinity and the Year following commenced Doflor. In the Year 1666. he was chofen Fellow of Winchester College; and as that Foundation was principally intended to promote a retired and ftudious Life, it was very fuitable to his Inclinations ; and he became fo famous for the Purity of bis Manners, and the Soundness of kis Doctrine, as well as for the indefatigable Pains, wherewith he pursued his private Studies, and publick Preaching, that by the latter be brought over many Setaries, particularly Anabaptifts, to the Church of England. His great Merit foon recommended him to Dr. Morley, Bishop of Winchester, who made him his Domestick Chaplain; and on the Vacancy of the Parfonage of Woodhay in Hampshire, prefented him to it: About which Time be published the following excellent Manual of Prayers for the Ufe of the Winchester Scholars, which has been most defervedly admired |