Julius Bate (1711–1771) was an English
divine
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, known as a
Hutchinsonian
John Hutchinson (1674 – 28 August 1737) was an English theologian and natural philosopher.
He was born at Spennithorne, Yorkshire, and served as steward in several families of position, latterly in that of the Duke of Somerset, who ultimately ...
and Hebraist.
Life
Bate was one of the ten children of the Rev. Richard Bate, by his wife, Elizabeth Stanhope. He entered
St John's College, Cambridge
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, became B.A. 1730, and M.A. 1740.
Bate became a disciple of
John Hutchinson, and was a prominent member of the Hutchinsonian school. Hutchinson was patronised by the
Duke of Somerset
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, who allowed him to appoint Bate to the rectory of
Sutton
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near the duke's seat of
Petworth
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. Bate attended Hutchinson in his last illness (1737), and was associated with
Robert Spearman
Robert Spearman (1703–1761) was an English theologian, known as a Hutchinsonian.
Life
He was the eldest son of Robert Spearman, attorney of Durham, by his wife Hannah, only daughter of William Webster, merchant, of Stockton-on-Tees. He studied ...
in the publication of Hutchinson's works.
Bate died at
Arundel
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The much-conserved town has a medieval castle and Roman Catholic cathedral. Arundel has a museum and comes second behind much large ...
, 20 January 1771.
Works
Bate, in 1745, wrote a pamphlet called ''Remarks upon Mr. Warburton's remarks, showing that the ancients knew there was a future state, and that the Jews were not under an equal providence''. It provoked
William Warburton
William Warburton (24 December 16987 June 1779) 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 Shakespeare.
Li ...
to calls him (''Works'', xii. 58) "Zany to a mountebank" (i.e., to Hutchinson), and to class him with
Richard Grey
Sir Richard Grey (1457 – 25 June 1483) was an English knight and the half-brother of King Edward V of England.
Early life
Richard Grey was the younger son of Sir John Grey of Groby and Elizabeth Woodville. Richard was a 3-year-old child whe ...
as an "impotent railer". Bate published other pamphlets in defence of Hutchinson's mysticism, and on the corresponding interpretation of the Hebrew text. His major work is ''Critica Hebræa, or a Hebrew-English Dictionary without points'', 1767; objection to the
pointing of Hebrew was one of the characteristic tenets of the school. Bate also wrote, ''The Integrity of the Hebrew Text, and Many Passages of Scripture, Vindicated from the Objections and Misconstructions of
Mr. Kennicott.''
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1711 births
1771 deaths
Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge
18th-century English Anglican priests
Christian Hebraists