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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.
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Christian Ethicks 1675
Traherne's comprehensive ethical treatise grounding Christian morality in divine nature and redemption, addressing virtue and spiritual transformation.
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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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