William Warburton
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William Warburton was an English writer, literary critic and churchman, Bishop of Gloucester from 1759 until his death. He edited editions of the works of his friend Alexander Pope, and of William Sha
Bishop Warburton
St Helen’s church at Brant Broughton, where Warburton was rector from 1727
Prior Park, Warburton's home from 1745
Richard Hurd (bishop)
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Richard Hurd was an English divine and writer, and bishop of Worcester.
William Warburton
…Hume's Natural History of Religion called forth some Remarks ... by a gentleman of Cambridge (1757) from Warburton, in which his friend and biographer, Richard Hurd, had a share. In 1762 he launched a vigorous attack on Methodism under the title of The Doctrine of Grace. He also engaged in a keen controversy with…
Bishop Hurd, as painted by Thomas Gainsborough.