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 of literature—sacred especially—and no words can express what true piety, what uprightness of judgment I find in him." "I am attracted to the man by his profound learning, and am charmed by his graciousness of manner, not common in one so highly placed."

Here I must finish our consideration of the life of Lancelot Andrewes. It has been well to speak of him to show you that even in James' time, when the Church seemed to be going to destruction, there were men who stood up for its rights against the attacks of Puritans. There was at least one good Bishop, and that man Bishop Andrewes, who emphasized the teaching of the Church, and whose life was a model for his brethen to follow, who was as pious and gentle as he was undoubtedly learned.

WILLIAM LAUD.

William Laud, in very many respects, was a very different man from Bishop Andrewes. He held the same views as his predecessor on the teaching of the Church. We must come to the conclusion that he was a remarkable, a pious, though unfortunate man. He lived in the reign of Charles I., when England was torn asunder by many troubles. He lived to see the troubles brought to a head which began in the reign of James I. Laud was mixed up in the king's troubles to his own misfortune, because he believed in the doctrine of the king that kings were appointed by Divine right, and therefore it was the duty of the people to obey the rule and wish of the king. It was his misfortune that he held to this view of the king's office. The great question, you