English evangelical Anglican clergyman and the first bishop of Liverpool (1880–1900), known for plain-spoken tracts, Expository Thoughts on the Gospels, and books such as Holiness and Knots Untied.
Ryle's papers on sin, sanctification, holiness, the Christian fight, the cost, growth and assurance, followed by expository chapters on biblical examples and on Christ, written to set out an evangelical Anglican account of holiness.
Ryle's evangelical Anglican treatment of baptism: what it is, who should receive it, its benefits and its limits, rejecting the view that regeneration invariably accompanies baptism while defending infant baptism and the Prayer Book service.
