J. C. Ryle

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| title = Bishop of Liverpool

| church = Church of England

| diocese = Liverpool

| enthroned = 19 April 1880

| term_end = 1 March 1900

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| successor = Francis Chavasse

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| birth_place = Macclesfield, England

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| death_place = Lowestoft, England

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John Charles Ryle (10 May 1816 – 10 June 1900) was an English evangelical Anglican bishop. He was the first Anglican bishop of Liverpool.

Life

He was the eldest son of John Ryle, private banker, of Park House, Macclesfield, M.P. for Macclesfield 1833–7, and Susanna, daughter of Charles Hurt of Wirksworth, Derbyshire. He was born at Macclesfield on 10 May 1816.{{sfn|Rigg|1901}}

He was educated at Eton and the University of Oxford, where his career was unusually distinguished. He was Fell exhibitioner at Christ Church, from which foundation he matriculated on 15 May 1834. He was Craven scholar in 1836, graduated B.A. in 1838, having been placed in the first-class in literæ humaniores in the preceding year, and proceeded M.A. in 1871. He was created D.D. by diploma on 4 May 1880.{{sfn|Rigg|1901}}

Ryle left the university with the intention of standing for parliament on the first opportunity, but was unable to do so because of his father's bankruptcy. He took holy orders (1841–42) and became curate at Exbury, Hampshire. In 1843, he was preferred to the rectory of St Thomas, Winchester, which he exchanged in the following year for that of Helmingham, Suffolk. The latter living he retained until 1861, when he resigned it for the vicarage of Stradbroke in the same county. The restoration of Stradbroke church was due to his initiative. In 1869, he was made rural dean of Hoxne, and in 1872 honorary canon of Norwich. He was select preacher at Cambridge in 1873 and the following year, and at Oxford from 1874 to 1876, and in 1879 and the following year. In 1880, he was designated dean of Salisbury, and at once, 19 April, advanced to the newly created see of Liverpool, which he ably administered until his death at Lowestoft on 10 June 1900. He is buried at All Saints Church, Childwall, Liverpool.{{sfn|Rigg|1901}}

Family

He married three times but his first two wives died young.Farley, William P. [https://web.archive.org/web/20180203014335/http://enrichmentjournal.ag.org/200604/200604_120_JCRyle.cfm J.C. Ryle: A 19th-century Evangelical] The first marriage was on 29 October 1845, to Matilda Charlotte Louisa, daughter of John Pemberton Plumptre, of Fredville, Kent. The second, in March 1850, was to Jessy, daughter of John Walker of Crawfordton, Dumfriesshire. The third, on 24 October 1861, was to Henrietta, daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel William Legh Clowes of Broughton Old Hall, Lancashire. He had a daughter by his first wife, and three sons and a daughter by his second wife Jessy. His second son, Herbert Edward Ryle also a clergyman, became successively Bishop of Exeter, Bishop of Winchester and Dean of Westminster.{{sfn|Rigg|1901}}

Legacy

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Ryle was a strong supporter of the evangelical school and a critic of ritualism. He was a writer, pastor and an evangelical preacher. Among his longer works are Christian Leaders of the Eighteenth Century (1869), Expository Thoughts on the Gospels (7 volumes, 1856–69), and Principles for Churchmen (1884). Ryle was described as having a commanding presence and vigorous in advocating his principles albeit with a warm disposition. He was also credited with having success in evangelizing the blue collar community.{{sfn|Rigg|1901}}

Published works

The Cross: A Call to the Fundamentals of Religion (1852)
[https://archive.org/details/expositorythoug00ryle/page/n5/mode/2up Expository Thoughts on Matthew] ([http://www.gracegems.org/Ryle/Matthew.htm HTM], [https://archive.org/details/expository_thoughts_matthew_ma_librivox LibriVox audio])
[https://archive.org/details/expositorythough00ryleuoft/page/n1/mode/2up Expository Thoughts on Mark] ([http://www.gracegems.org/Ryle/Mark.htm HTM], [https://archive.org/details/expositorythoughtsonthegospelsstmark_ms_librivox LibriVox audio])
Expository Thoughts on Luke ([http://www.gracegems.org/Ryle/Luke.htm HTM]), [https://archive.org/details/expositorythoug08rylegoog/page/n11/mode/2up Vol. 1], [https://archive.org/details/saintluke0002ryle/page/n5/mode/2up Vol. 2], LibriVox audio: [https://archive.org/details/expositorythoughtslukevol1_1311_librivox Vol. 1], [https://archive.org/details/expositorythoughtslukevol2_1409_librivox Vol. 2]
Expository Thoughts on John ([http://www.gracegems.org/Ryle/John.htm HTM]) [https://archive.org/details/saintjohn0000ryle/page/n5/mode/2up Vol. 1], [https://books.google.com/books?id=zIVUAAAAYAAJ Vol. 2], [https://archive.org/details/expositorythoug00rylegoog/page/n5/mode/2up Vol. 3], LibriVox audio: [https://archive.org/details/expositorythoughtsjohnvol1_1411_librivox Vol. 1], [https://archive.org/details/expositorythoughtsjohn2_1608_librivox Vol. 2], [https://archive.org/details/expositorythoughtsjohn3_2101_librivox Vol. 3]
[https://books.google.com/books?id=lfMEAAAAQAAJ Coming Events And Present Duties, and Prophecy] (1867) Now published as [http://christianfocus.com/item/show/49/- Are You Ready for the End of Time?]
[https://gracegems.org/Ryle/shall_we_know_one_another_in_hea.htm Shall We Know One Another] (1870)
[https://books.google.com/books?id=%20gC3RwwyfzwC&hl=en&gbpv=0 Knots Untied] (1877)
[https://archive.org/details/HolinessJ.C.Ryle1887/page/n1/mode/2up Holiness: Its Nature, Hindrances, Difficulties and Roots] (1877, enlarged 1879) ([http://www.ccel.org/ccel/ryle/holiness.toc.html HTM])
[https://archive.org/details/practicalreligio00ryleiala/page/n3/mode/2up Practical Religion: Being Plain Papers on the Daily Duties, Experience, Dangers, and Privileges of Professing Christians] (1878)
Higher Criticism: Some Thoughts on Modern Theories about the Old Testament (1880)
[https://books.google.com/books?id=MgkDAAAAQAAJ Simplicity in Preaching] (1882)
[https://ccel.org/ccel/ryle/upper_room/upper_room Upper Room: Being a Few Truths for the Times] (1887)
[https://www.chapellibrary.org/files/4313/9930/8165/dopa.pdf The Duties of Parents] (1888)
[https://books.google.com/books?id=DndJAAAAYAAJ From Old Times: or Protestant Facts And Men] (1890) (partially reprinted as [https://archive.org/details/fiveenglishrefor00ryle/page/n1/mode/2up Five English Reformers]'')
[https://ia800203.us.archive.org/25/items/bibleinspiratio00rylegoog/bibleinspiratio00rylegoog.pdf Bible Inspiration: Its Reality And Nature] (1877)
[https://archive.org/details/dli.granth.74826/page/n5/mode/2up Christian Leaders of the Last Century] (1873)
[https://books.googleusercontent.com/books/content?req=AKW5QaeH%20ct49qCtfNxpEyOjFvwi1K9HCY8IYYmRjAXUmZoCN1Xu%20uU11EY6%20rMwgnLqtZYfb6PyqnLN0botCLPYyEci6UfZwRa%20D%201TAoKaBj6jNcB0DQf5GxVBEvMaz8WXkfBCkHXhWVEBpexJkUek4zDpdI5YQ-nGhEqD%20apZ-ytncWqMP8zmALyYTuuEBT5QVq7ig Tracts and Other Works]

Independently published:

[https://www.monergism.com/thethreshold/sdg/ryle/Warnings%20to%20the%20Churches%20-%20J.%20C.%20Ryle.pdf Warnings to the Churches] (1967)

References

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External links

[http://www.churchsociety.org/issues_new/history/ryle/iss_history_ryle_intro.asp Biography, Tracts, and Articles on or by JC Ryle] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728152511/http://www.churchsociety.org/issues_new/history/ryle/iss_history_ryle_intro.asp |date=28 July 2011 }}.
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{{Citation|url=http://geocities.com/johncharlesryle/ |title=The Evangelical Bishop: The JC Ryle Book Shelf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091026234350/http://geocities.com/johncharlesryle/ |archive-date=26 October 2009 }}.
{{Citation | url = http://www.wretchedradio.com/pdf/JC_Ryle_advice.pdf | title = Advice to young Men: Thoughts For Young Men | publisher = Wretched radio | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110718122117/http://www.wretchedradio.com/pdf/JC_Ryle_advice.pdf | archive-date = 18 July 2011}}.
{{Citation | url = http://www.churchsociety.org/publications/tracts/CAT004_RyleRitualism.pdf | title = The Teaching of the Ritualists not the Teaching of the Church of England | publisher = Church Association | type = tract | number = 4 | access-date = 9 July 2005 | archive-date = 27 August 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100827095117/http://www.churchsociety.org/publications/tracts/CAT004_RyleRitualism.pdf | url-status = dead }}.
{{Citation | url = http://www.bible.org/page.asp?page_id=1686 | title = Faithfulness and Holiness: The Witness of J.C. Ryle: An Appreciation | publisher = Bible.org}}.
{{Citation | url = http://www.biblebb.com/ryle.htm | title = The J. C. Ryle Collection | publisher = Bible BB}}.
{{Citation | url = http://www.biblebb.com/files/ryle/what_think_ye_of_christ.htm | title = What Think Ye of Christ? | publisher = Bible BB}}. A famous Christmas sermon relating {{bibleverse|Matthew|22:42}} to the question of who is a Christian.
{{Citation | author1-link = Peter Toon | first1 = Peter | last1 = Toon | first2 = Michael | last2 = Smout | url = http://www.anglicanbooksrevitalized.us/Peter_Toons_Books_Online/History/rylebiog.htm | title = John Charles Ryle, Evangelical Bishop | publisher = Reiner Publications | year = 1976 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111010042805/http://www.anglicanbooksrevitalized.us/Peter_Toons_Books_Online/History/rylebiog.htm | archive-date = 10 October 2011}}.
{{Citation | url = http://www.churchsociety.org/issues_new/history/ryle/iss_history_ryle_guthrie-chap1.asp | type = Biography | title = JC Ryle | first = M Guthrie | last = Clark | publisher = Church Society | access-date = 15 September 2006 | archive-date = 31 May 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100531150402/http://www.churchsociety.org/issues_new/history/ryle/iss_history_ryle_guthrie-chap1.asp | url-status = dead }}.
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{{Citation | url = https://www.jcryle.info/ | title = The J.C. Ryle Archive}}