 Because of these, Andrewes has been commemorated by literary greats such as T. S. Eliot.Andrewes was considered, next to Ussher, to be the most learned churchman of his day, and enjoyed a great reputation as an eloquent and impassioned preacher, but the stiffness and artificiality of his style render his sermons unsuited to modern taste.Nevertheless, there are passages of extraordinary beauty and profundity.