James Bate (1703–1775) was an English scholar and writer.

Life

Bate, the elder brother of Julius Bate, was the son of the Rev. Richard Bate, vicar of Chilham and rector of Wareham. He was born at

Boughton Malherbe Boughton Malherbe ( ) is a village and civil parish in the Maidstone district of Kent, England, equidistant between Maidstone and Ashford. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 428, including Sandway and Grafty Green, inc ...

in Kent in 1703. His education was received at the King's School, Canterbury, and at

Corpus Christi College, Cambridge Corpus Christi College (full name: "The College of Corpus Christi and the Blessed Virgin Mary", often shortened to "Corpus"), is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. From the late 14th century through to the early 19th century ...

, where he entered 4 July 1720, with Mr. Denne for his tutor. He passed B.A. 1723, and was elected fellow shortly after; but he accepted later from the Bishop of Ely a fellowship in St John's College. He commenced M.A. in 1727. In 1730 Bate became moderator of the university, and in 1731 one of the taxers. Bate accompanied

Horace Walpole Horatio Walpole (), 4th Earl of Orford (24 September 1717 – 2 March 1797), better known as Horace Walpole, was an English writer, art historian, man of letters, antiquarian, and Whigs (British political party), Whig politician. He had Strawb ...

as chaplain when the latter went to Paris as ambassador. Upon his return home he was presented to the good living of

St. Paul's, Deptford St Paul's, Deptford, is one of London's finest Baroque parish churches, cited as "one of the most moving C18 churches in London" in the ''Buildings of England'' series. It was designed by gentleman architect Thomas Archer and built between 17 ...

, on 23 June 1731, where he studied hard. He had a solid command of Hebrew, but his research and speculations bore little fruit. Bate died in 1775. The

funeral sermon A Christian funeral sermon is a formal religious oration or address given at a funeral ceremony, or sometimes a short time after, which may combine elements of eulogy with biographical comments and expository preaching. To qualify as a sermon, it sh ...

, preached by the Rev. Colin Milne at St. Paul's, Deptford, was published.

Works

Bate wrote: * ''An Address to his Parishioners on the Rebellion of 1745.'' * ''Infidelity scourged, or Christianity vindicated against Chubb, &c.'' (1746). * ''An Essay towards a Rationale of the literal Doctrine of Original Sin … occasioned by some of Dr. Middleton's Writings'' (1752; 2nd ed. 1766). There are also occasional sermons, with some scholarly notes introduced.

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