Exercises by way off [sic] catechising [sic] on the Ten Commandments, 1717.

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Exercises by way off [sic] catechising [sic] on the Ten Commandments, 1717.

This volume is an Anglican catechism consisting of a series of questions and answers concerning the Ten Commandments. It is similar in content to the section concerning the Ten Commandments of Ridgley's Body of Divinity. The text is handwritten in ink on paper and contains 625 pages. There is an errata section on the last page. The alternate title, "Catechiestical [sic] exercises on the Ten Commandments," appears on page one. A handwritten note is bound into the beginning of the volume. In addition to a brief biography of the author, Thomas Ridgley, it gives a short history of the volume, saying "This MS comes from the library of the Barnardiston family of the Ryes, Sudsbury, Suffolk."

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Ridgley, Thomas, 1667?-1734

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Epithet: MD British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001195.0x000031 Thomas Ridgley was born in London around 1667. He studied for the ministry in Wiltshire and was selected to assist the Pastor Thomas Gouge at the independent church at Three Cranes in London in 1695. On Gouge's death in 1700, Ridgley succeeded as Pastor and remained in his office until his own death in 1734. In 1712 he was elected to the office of Divi...

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According to the Canons of 1604, XLIX-LII, of the Church of England, only those persons whose faith and learning are known to their bishop are licensed to preach. Such is the case because the Anglican bishop has pastoral charge of his entire diocese, and the ministers of that diocese, and the ministers of that diocese are considered to be his assistants. From the description of Church of England licensing document, 1886. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122406060 The major mis...