Robert Grove (bishop)
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Robert Grove was an English Bishop of Chichester
.
. In 1645 he was sent to Winchester College
, and was admitted a pensioner of St. John's College, Cambridge, on 18 October 1652. He was elected a scholar in 1653, graduated B.A. in 1657, and became a fellow on 23 March 1658. For several years he lived in college as tutor, proceeding M.A. in 1660, B.D. in 1667, and D.D. in 1681.
Grove, on becoming chaplain to Humphrey Henchman
, Bishop of London
, was presented by him to the rectory of Wennington
, Essex
, on 21 February 1667, which he left before 27 January 1669. On 2 September 1669 he received from the crown the rectory of Langham
, Essex and on 5 October following the rectory of Aldham
, in the same county, from the bishop. These livings he resigned on obtaining from Henchman the wealthy rectory of St. Andrew Undershaft, London, on 18 February 1670. On 6 October 1679 he was made prebendary of Willesden in St. Paul's Cathedral.
He took part in drawing up the famous petition against James II
's declaration for liberty of conscience in May 1688. On 8 September 1690 he was appointed archdeacon of Middlesex, being also chaplain in ordinary to the king and queen. He was consecrated bishop of Chichester on 30 August 1691. He died from the effects of a carriage accident on 25 September 1696, aged 62. He was buried in Chichester Cathedral. He married Elizabeth Cole of Dover.
and other nonconformists.
His other writings, excluding sermons published separately, are:
Grove also translated into Latin Bishop Thomas Barlow
's Popery, London, 1682.
Bishop of Chichester
The Bishop of Chichester is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Chichester in the Province of Canterbury. The diocese covers the Counties of East and West Sussex. The see is in the City of Chichester where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity...
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Life
Born in London in 1634 or 1635, he was the son of William Grove of Morden, DorsetMorden, Dorset
Morden is a village and civil parish in south Dorset, England, forming part of the Purbeck district.Morden is north west of Poole. The village has a population of 325 ....
. In 1645 he was sent to Winchester College
Winchester College
Winchester College is an independent school for boys in the British public school tradition, situated in Winchester, Hampshire, the former capital of England. It has existed in its present location for over 600 years and claims the longest unbroken history of any school in England...
, and was admitted a pensioner of St. John's College, Cambridge, on 18 October 1652. He was elected a scholar in 1653, graduated B.A. in 1657, and became a fellow on 23 March 1658. For several years he lived in college as tutor, proceeding M.A. in 1660, B.D. in 1667, and D.D. in 1681.
Grove, on becoming chaplain to Humphrey Henchman
Humphrey Henchman
Humphrey Henchman was a Church of England clergyman and bishop of London from 1663 to 1675.-Early life:He was born in Burton Latimer , Northamptonshire, the son of Thomas Henchman, a skinner, and educated at Christ's College, Cambridge where he achieved BA in 1613 and MA in 1616...
, Bishop of London
Bishop of London
The Bishop of London is the ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of London in the Province of Canterbury.The diocese covers 458 km² of 17 boroughs of Greater London north of the River Thames and a small part of the County of Surrey...
, was presented by him to the rectory of Wennington
Wennington
Wennington can refer to:*Wennington School, England*Wennington, Cambridgeshire, England*Wennington, Lancashire, England*Wennington, London, England*Bill Wennington , Canadian former NBA basketball player...
, Essex
Essex
Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...
, on 21 February 1667, which he left before 27 January 1669. On 2 September 1669 he received from the crown the rectory of Langham
Langham
-Places:Canada*Langham, SaskatchewanEngland*Langham, Essex*Langham, Norfolk*Langham, Northumberland*Langham, Rutland*Langham, Suffolk-People:*Langham Baronets, a title in the baronetcy of England...
, Essex and on 5 October following the rectory of Aldham
Aldham, Essex
Aldham is a village and civil parish in Essex, England. It is located west of Colchester. The village is in the borough of Colchester and in the parliamentary constituency of North Essex...
, in the same county, from the bishop. These livings he resigned on obtaining from Henchman the wealthy rectory of St. Andrew Undershaft, London, on 18 February 1670. On 6 October 1679 he was made prebendary of Willesden in St. Paul's Cathedral.
He took part in drawing up the famous petition against James II
James II of England
James II & VII was King of England and King of Ireland as James II and King of Scotland as James VII, from 6 February 1685. He was the last Catholic monarch to reign over the Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland...
's declaration for liberty of conscience in May 1688. On 8 September 1690 he was appointed archdeacon of Middlesex, being also chaplain in ordinary to the king and queen. He was consecrated bishop of Chichester on 30 August 1691. He died from the effects of a carriage accident on 25 September 1696, aged 62. He was buried in Chichester Cathedral. He married Elizabeth Cole of Dover.
Works
He had verses in 'Academiae Cantabrigiensis σώστρα,' 1660, and his 'Carmen de Sanguinis Circuitu a Gulielmo Harvaeo primum invento' was published with some miscellaneous poems in 1685. From 1676 to 1689 he maintained a sharp controversy with William JenkynWilliam Jenkyn
William Jenkyn was an English clergyman, imprisoned during the Interregnum for his part in the ‘presbyterian plot’ of Christopher Love, ejected minister in 1662, and imprisoned at the end of his life for nonconformity.-Life:...
and other nonconformists.
His other writings, excluding sermons published separately, are:
- 'A Vindication of the Conforming Clergy from the Unjust Aspersions of Heresie, &c., in answer to some part of M. Jenkyn's Funeral Sermon upon Dr. Seaman. With Short Reflexions on some Passages in a Sermon preached by Mr. J. S. upon 2 Cor. v. 20. In a Letter to a Friend' (anon.), London, 1676 (2nd edit. 1680).
- 'Responsio ad nuperum libellum qui inscribitur Celeusma' [by W. Jenkyn], London, 1680.
- 'A Short Defence of the Church and Clergy of England, wherein some of the common objections against both are answered, and the means of union briefly considered' (anon.), London, 1681.
- 'Defensio suae Responsionis ad nuperum libellum' [i.e. W. Jenkyn's 'Celeusma'], London, 1682.
- 'A Perswasive to Communion with the Church of England' (anon.), London, 1683 (2nd edit, same year).
- 'An Answer to Mr. Lowth's Letter to Dr. Stillingfleet,' London, 1687, reply to Simon LowthSimon LowthSimon Lowth was an English nonjuring clergyman, nominated by James II as Dean of Rochester, and later a controversialist on the position of bishops.-Life:...
. - 'The Fifteenth Note of the Church Examined, viz. Temporal Felicity' (anon.), pages 365-99 of the confutation of Cardinal Bellarmine's 'Notes of the Church,' published anonymously by W. Sherlock, London, 1688.
- 'The Protestant and Popish Way of interpreting Scripture, impartially compared in answer to Pax Vobis [by E. G., preacher of the Word],' &c. (anon.), London, 1689.
Grove also translated into Latin Bishop Thomas Barlow
Thomas Barlow (bishop)
Thomas Barlow was an English academic and clergyman, who became Provost of The Queen's College, Oxford and Bishop of Lincoln. He was considered, in his own times and by Edmund Venables writing in the Dictionary of National Biography, to have been a trimmer, a reputation mixed in with his academic...
's Popery, London, 1682.