Ravle is, in ecclesiastical language, the name of a cloak worn by women mourners. See Mourning.
Rawlett, John, an English theologian, was born about 1642, and was a lecturer in divinity at Newcastle- upon-Tyne at the time of his death, in 1686. He pub- lished, Explication of the Creed, the Ten Commandments. and the Lord's Prayer (Lond. 1672, 8vo ; 1709, 8vo) :— Dialogue between Two Protestants (1686, 8vo) -.—Chris- tian Monitor, in Welsh (Oxon. 1689, 8vo) -.—Treatise of Sacramental Covenanting (5th ed. Lond. 1692, 8vo).
Rawley, William, an Anglican divine of some note, was born about 1588, and was educated at Bene't College, Cambridge, of which he was made fellow in 1609. He finally took holy orders, and in 1612 became rector of Bowthorpe, Norfolk; in 1616, vicar of Land- beach, Cambridge. He was chaplain and amanuensis to lord Bacon, and subsequently chaplain to Charles I and Charles II. He wrote prefaces and dedications to some of Bacon's works, and translated several of them into Latin. In 1638, after Bacon's death, he published them in folio form ; and in 1C57 he published, under the title of Resuscitatio, several other of Bacon's tracts, with a memoir of the author prefixed. In 1661 he repub- lished the Resuscitatio, with additions. He died in 1667. See Chalmers, Biog. Diet. s. v.
Rawlin, Richard, an English Independent divine, was born in 1687, and flourished as pastor of an Inde- pendent congregation in Fetter Lane, London. He died in 1757. He published, Christ the Righteousness of his People, seven Discourses on Justification by Faith in Him (1741, 8vo; 1722, 1797, 12mo).
Rawlings, Charles, a Wesleyan preacher of some note, was born May 24, 1813, at Cheltenham. He was destined for mercantile life, but finally, brought under the influence of the Wesleyans, he was converted and taken into the Church. In 1836 he entered the minis- try, and for twenty-nine years filled some of the best circuits in the connection. He last held the appoint- ment of superintendent of the Swansea (English) Cir- cuit. He died July 14, 1865. See Cambria Daily Leader (of that. date).
Rawlinson, George, an English divine, noted also as a scientist, was born in 1828, and was educated at King's College and Emmanuel College, Cambridge. In 1854 he was made curate of St, Mary's, Vincent Square, London. In 1856 he was appointed professor of applied sciences at Elphinstone College, Bombay, where he re- mained until his death in September following. He published in 1857, at Bombay, a work on dynamics. His Elementary Statics, edited by Edw. Sturgis, was published at Cambridge and London (1861, 8vo). See Allibone, Diet, of Brit, and Amer. Authors, s. v.
Rawlinson, John, D.D., an English divine, noted also as an educator, flourished in the first half of the 17th century. He was at one time principal of St. Edmund's Hall. He published, Three Sermons (Lond. 1609-11 ;
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Rawson, Grindal, an early American preacher, was born in 1658, and was educated al Harvard College, where he graduated in 1678. He entered the mini-try. and w a- pastor of a Presbyterian congregation at Men- don, Ma -.. from 1680 until his death, in 1715. He pub- lished Election Sermons i Bost 1709, 16mo). See Ma- ther. Deaths oftfood Men.
Rawson, Joseph, D.D., an English divine, flour- ished near the opening of last century as canon of Lich- field. He published nine single St rmons (1703 16), and a Narrativi of his case (Lond. 1737, 8vo). See Wan. Bib. Brit. b. v.
Ray, Benjamin, an English clergyman, flourished in the first half of the lasl century. He was perpetual curate •■t' Surfleet and curate of Cowbitt, and died in 1760. lie contributed to the Trans, of the Spalding Society, to the Gentleman's Magazine, 1711 (on an an- cient coin, etc.), and to the Philosophical Tra \7'<\ (on a water-spout), and left some works in manu- script. See Allibone, Diet, of Brit, and Amer. Authors,
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Ray, John, a celebrated English naturalist, of hum- hie origin, bul indomitable perseverance, was the author of two works showing the relation of science to religion (77/. Wisdom of God in the Works of Creation [Lond. 1691, and often since]; and Three Physico-Theological Discourses [ibid. 1693, and later]). He was born in 1628 at Black Notley, in Essex; was educated at Braintree School, and at Catharine Hall and Trinity College, I Sam- bridge; lost his fellowship in the latter college by refus- ing to ci imply with the Act of Uniformity ; travelled on the Continent for three years with Mr. WHloughby and other friends; became a fellow of the 1 loyal Society, and died in 1705. His works are numerous and valua- ble, chiefly on scientific and literary subjects. See Al- libone, Diet, of Brit, and .1 nu r. . I uthors, s. v.
Ray, Thomas, a minister of the Methodist Epis- copal Church, was bora in Pennsylvania, Oct 18, 1794, became a Christian in early life, and, after preaching for several year-, in 1833 joined the Indiana Conference, within whose limits he travelled until his death, Jan. 31, 1871, al [nwood, lnd.- -Minutes ofAm.Conf. 1*7 1. p. is i.