Francis Atterbury
Francis Atterbury
Francis Atterburywas an English man of letters, politician and bishop. A High Church Tory and Jacobite, he gained patronage under Queen Anne, but was mistrusted by the Hanoverian Whig ministries, and banished for communicating with the Old Pretender. He was a noted wit and a gifted preacher...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth6 March 1663
use charity life-is
What we employ in charitable uses during our lives is given away from ourselves; what we bequeath at our death is given from others only, as our nearest relations.
firsts steps sin
A sturdy, hardened sinner shall advance to the utmost pitch of impiety, with less reluctance than he took the first step while his conscience was yet vigilant and tender.
degenerates hospitality madness
Hospitality sometimes degenerates into profuseness, and ends in madness and folly.
future this-life enjoyment
Nothing can be reckoned good or bad to us in this life, any further than it indisposes us for the enjoyment of another.
future world importance
The things of another world being distant, operate but faintly upon us: to remedy this inconvenience, we must frequently revolve their certainty and importance.
humble people victory
A very prosperous people, flushed with great victories and successes, are seldom so pious, so humble, so just, or so provident as to perpetuate their happiness.