author
M. F. (Michael Ferrebee) Sadler
1819–1895
A Victorian Anglican theologian and parish priest, he wrote clear, practical books on Christian doctrine that stayed in use for decades. He is especially remembered for accessible New Testament commentaries aimed at ordinary readers as well as clergy.
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The Lost Gospel and Its Contents Or, The Author of "Supernatural Religion" Refuted by Himself
by M. F. (Michael Ferrebee) Sadler
About the author
Born in Leeds in 1819, he was the eldest son of the social reformer Michael Thomas Sadler. After time in business, he studied at St John's College, Cambridge, won the Tyrwhitt Hebrew scholarship in 1846, and took his B.A. in 1847.
He served as vicar of Bridgwater, then of St Paul's, Bedford, and from 1869 until his death was rector of Honiton in Devon. That same year he was offered the bishopric of Montreal, with the metropolitan dignity of Canada, but declined it on medical advice.
As a writer, he became known for works on baptism, church teaching, and the sacraments, along with a substantial series of New Testament commentaries written in a practical, explanatory style. His books were widely circulated enough to remain visible in major digital library catalogs, and they still give a good sense of serious Victorian Anglican scholarship written for everyday use.