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Thomas Traherne

1636–1674
Thomas Traherne. Anglican clergyman, poet, and mystic. Rector of Credenhill, Herefordshire; later chaplain to Sir Orlando Bridgeman. His Centuries of Meditations and Christian Ethicks wed Anglican devotional piety to a Neoplatonic vision of felicity and wonder. His manuscripts were lost for over two centuries, rediscovered in 1896.

Works in the Library 3

Roman Forgeries 1673 Traherne's polemical work exposing alleged forgeries in Roman Catholic tradition, defending Protestant scriptural authority and ecclesiastical integrity. → Christian Ethicks 1675 Traherne's comprehensive ethical treatise grounding Christian morality in divine nature and redemption, addressing virtue and spiritual transformation. → A Serious and Pathetical Contemplation of the Mercies of God 1699 Traherne's meditative work on God's mercies, offering spiritual contemplation and gratitude for divine providence and redemptive grace. →

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Psalm 40:52× Revelation 21:72× Romans 11:122×

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