Henry Patten

Henry Patten (1635–81) was an English cleric, writer, and controversialist. He wrote on liturgical and other religious subjects. His opposition to nonconformity and to the "enthusiasm" of some Puritans earned him the enmity of the Presbyterian divines and the later dislike of the more moderate Dissenters.
Born at Pershore, Worcestershire, on 19 December 1635, Henry Patten was educated at Oxford and ordained in 1660. He held several livings in the church of England, including the vicarage of Finmere, Oxfordshire (1674–79), and the rectory of Stratton Audley, Oxfordshire (1679–81). Patten was also a prebendary of Salisbury Cathedral (1667–81). Patten was a firm supporter of the established church, and he wrote several works in defence of it, including "The Christian Faith and Practice of the Church of England vindicated" (1666). He was also a strong critic of nonconformity, and he wrote several works against it, including "A Vindication of the Church of England from the Charge of Schism" (1673).
Patten was a prolific writer, and his works include:

The Duties of Communion (1666)
The Christian Faith and Practice of the Church of England vindicated (1666)
A Discourse of Scandal (1666)
A Vindication of the Church of England from the Charge of Schism (1673)
A Short Justification of the Church of England (1681)
Prayers, Meditations, and Soliloquies (1682)

Patten considered his Prayers, Meditations, and Soliloquies, which appeared posthumously, to be his best work. It is described on the title page as "a companion for the serious wanderer in this wicked world".
Patten died at Stratton Audley on 6 October 1681, and was buried in the chancel of the church. He left a widow and two daughters.