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Bishop of Chichester

Lancelot Andrewes was an English bishop and scholar, serving as the Bishop of Chichester. Born on July 16, 1555, and passing away on September 25, 1626, he was a prominent figure in the Church of England during the Elizabethan and Jacobean periods. His contributions to theology, literature, and the English language have left a lasting impact.

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Famous Lancelot Andrewes Quotes

“FAITH Coming unto God, I believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him: I know that my Redeemer liveth; that He is the Christ the Son of the Living God; that He is indeed the Saviour of the world; that He came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief. Through the grace of Jesus Christ we believe that we shall be saved even as our fathers withal. I believe verily to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.”

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Book:The Preces Privatae of Lancelot Andrewes

Source: The Preces Privatae of Lancelot Andrewes

“Have mercy on me, Lord, for I am weak; remember, Lord, how short my time is; remember that I am but flesh, a wind that passeth away, and cometh not again. My days are as grass, as a flower of the field; for the wind goeth over me, and I am gone, and my place shall know me no more.”

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Book:The Devotions of Bishop Andrewes: Translated from the Greek and Arranged Anew

Source: The Devotions of Bishop Andrewes: Translated from the Greek and Arranged Anew

“Gratitude is the praise we offer God: for teachers kind, benefactors never to be forgotten, for all who have advantaged me, by writings, sermons, converse, prayers, examples, for all these and all others which I know, which I know not, open, hidden, remembered, and forgotten.”

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Author:Lancelot Andrewes

“We know that the body needs bread, therefore we seek for bread for it: so must we seek for the food of the soul.”

Knows Needs Soul Body Bread

Book:Apospasmatia Sacra, Or A Collection of Posthumous and Orphan Lectures

Source: Apospasmatia Sacra, Or A Collection of Posthumous and Orphan Lectures

About the Author

Born: July 16, 1555
Died: September 25, 1626
Known for: Bishop of Chichester
Quotes: 25

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Private PrayersRelated source material

Works: Ninety-six sermonsRelated source material

Ninety-Six Sermons by the Right Honourable and Reverend Father in God, Lancelot Andrewes, Sometime Lord Bishop of Winchester, Vol. VRelated source material

The Devotions of Bishop Andrewes: Translated from the Greek and Arranged AnewRelated source material

Apospasmatia Sacra, Or A Collection of Posthumous and Orphan LecturesRelated source material

DevotionsRelated source material

Lancelot Andrewes: Selected Sermons and LecturesRelated source material

Ninety-six SermonsRelated source material

Ninety-six Sermons: Sermons preached in Lent, on Good-Friday, and on Easter-dayRelated source material

SermonsRelated source material

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