6 ). ▁He ▁was ▁vic ar ▁of ▁Ray le igh ▁in ▁Es sex ▁from ▁ 1 7 1 8 ▁till ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 7 5 6 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 3 9 ▁with ▁Thomas ▁Bir ch ▁he ▁helped ▁George ▁Turn b ull ▁become ▁ord ained ▁in ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁England . ▁ ▁Cont ro vers ial ist ▁ ▁Sy kes ▁took ▁part ▁success ively ▁in ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁Ang lic an ▁the ological ▁controvers ies ▁of ▁his ▁time . ▁ ▁Tr init arian ▁controvers y ▁Sy kes ▁wrote ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁Samuel ▁Clar ke ' s ▁line ▁on ▁the ▁Tr inity , ▁against ▁an ▁attack ▁of ▁ 1 7 1 8 ▁by ▁Thomas ▁Ben net , ▁in ▁A ▁Disc ourse ▁of ▁the ▁Ever - B less ed ▁Tr inity ▁in ▁Unity ▁( 1 7 1 8 ). ▁ ▁Bang or ian ▁controvers y ▁The ▁ser mon ▁of ▁Ho ad ly ▁that ▁set ▁off ▁the ▁Bang or ian ▁Cont ro vers y ▁had ▁been ▁anticip ated ▁by ▁Sy kes ▁pre aching ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 7 1 7 , ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁text ▁with ▁essentially ▁the ▁same ▁theme . ▁Sy kes ▁answered ▁the ▁Disc ourse ▁of ▁the ▁Vis ible ▁and ▁In visible ▁Church ▁of ▁Christ ▁in ▁the ▁controvers y , ▁by ▁John ▁Rog ers , ▁with ▁his ▁own ▁The ▁Author ity ▁of ▁the ▁C ler gy ▁and ▁the ▁Libert ies ▁of ▁the ▁La ity ▁St ated ; ▁to ▁which ▁Rog ers ▁replied . ▁ ▁Bent ley ▁controvers y ▁In ▁