Lewis Bayly
Lewis Bayly (* 1565 in Carmarthen , South Wales ; † October 26, 1631 in Bangor , North Wales ) was an English theologian and an important exponent of Puritan Pietism .
Life
Lewis studied theology at Oxford , then became an Anglican preacher in Evesham , pastor of St. Matthew in London , there court chaplain and from 1616 bishop of Bangor.
His reformatory views resulted in many disputes and in 1621 even an imprisonment. He could not counteract the growing influence of the Arminians at the time , who were able to enforce anti-Puritan legislation with the high church party of the Bishop of St. Davids, William Laud .
He achieved fame through his work Practice of Piety , a book about early piety, which has been reproduced countless times and even translated into some Indian and most European languages.
plant
- The Practice of Piety, directing a Christian, how to walk, that he may please God 1613 (German Basel 1628, Lüneburg 1631).
- Pietatis practice: That is: Exercise of godliness: understood in this / like a person who believes in Christ / in true knowledge of God / and his own self; To start one's life daily in the fear of God / to spend it with a clear conscience / and, after the run is complete, can happily decide: Sampt attached beautiful spiritual and comforting prayers; First / in English over thirty times; hernacher French went out to different times: anjetzo but ... also brought into the German language Basel: Wagner, 1630–1631
literature
- Bayly, Lewis. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 1, Bautz, Hamm 1975. 2nd, unchanged edition Hamm 1990, ISBN 3-88309-013-1 , Sp. 377-377.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Henry Rowlands |
Bishop of Bangor 1616–1631 |
David Dolben |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bayly, Lewis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Anglican theologian and bishop |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1565 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Carmarthen |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 26, 1631 |
| Place of death | Bangor |