Fair copies of verses and sermons by James Cuninghame of Barns, 1710-11. Full contents detailed in v. 4 of print Catalogue. Each of the sermons that has a text begins with a brief preamble followed by “Here, with his eyes shutt, he open’d the Bible to [the text]” so these appear to have been extemporaneous sermons. Those without texts are in the form more of exhortations. They use scripture and are clearly intended for public oration but do not focus on a specific text.
Beautiful folio ms. In modern binding. Original pagination and modern foliation.
Anne James, NLS Archives
From National Library of Scotland: Catalogue of Manuscripts Acquired since 1925 v. 4, pp. 23-24: Cuninghame was a Quietest preacher and Jacobite. The materials in this collection were copied by another hand (occasional gaps indicate places where copyist could not decipher the copytext. None of this material was published by Cuninghame or Margaret Mackenzie (his disciple). Similar materials found in MS 2686 but focus is on poetry rather than sermons.
Sermon on 1 Kings 15:1-5 -- ff. 2v-4r
Sermon on Matthew 21:28, 31 -- ff. 4r-5r
Sermon on Jeremiah 30:10, 11 -- ff. 5r-6r
Sermon on not being conformed to the world -- ff. 6r-7r
Sermon on 2 Timothy 4:5 -- ff. 8r-10r
Sermon on the blessings of the righteous. -- ff. 12r-13r
Sermon on Luke 6:22-23 -- ff. 14v-16v
Sermon on the topic of whether it is possible to live in the present according to the scriptures. -- ff. 18r-20r
Sermon on Isaiah 15:5 -- ff. 21v-22v
Sermon on the topic of the need to obey God’s will. -- ff. 22v-24r
Sermon on the topic of returning to God. -- ff. 24r-25v
Sermon on the topic of not being discouraged under trials. -- ff. 25v-27v
Sermon on the topic of being Christ-like. -- ff. 28v-30r
Sermon on Lamentations 3:60-66 -- ff. 30r-31v
Sermon on the topic of bringing forth good fruit. -- ff. 31v-32v
Sermon on the duty to listen to God. -- ff. 32v-33v
Sermon on God's promise to the church. -- ff. 33v-34v
Sermon on committing yourself to God. -- ff. 34v-36r
Sermon on obeying God. -- ff. 36r-37r
Sermon on conforming your will to God's. -- ff. 38v-39r
Sermon on those who have endangered the elect. -- ff. 39r-40r
Sermon on being crucified for Christ. -- ff. 41r-42r
Sermon on trusting God. -- ff. 42r-43v
Sermon on the joy and peace found in God. -- ff. 43v-45v
Sermon on consecrating yourself to God. -- ff. 46r-46v
Sermon on entering in the spirit of God. -- ff. 46v-48r
Sermon on taking up Christ’s burden. -- ff. 50r-51r
Sermon on following God's call. -- ff. 51r-51v
Sermon on resigning yourself to God. -- ff. 51v-52r
Sermon on Ezekiel 6:8-10 -- ff. 52r-53r
Sermon on Jeremiah 38:20 -- ff. 53r-54v
Sermon on making peace with God. -- ff. 57r-59r
Sermon on obeying the spirit. -- ff. 59r-60r
Sermon on Romans 16:3-4 -- ff. 60v-61r
Sermon on the crucifixion. -- ff. 61r-62r
Sermon on choosing the things of God. -- ff. 62r-63v
Sermon on Acts 3:21-26 -- ff. 63v-64v
Sermon on God as judge. -- ff. 65v-67v
Sermon on the truth setting you free. -- ff. 67v-69v
Sermon on Colossians 2:3 -- ff. 69v-70v
Sermon on obeying God's commands. -- ff. 70v-71r
Sermon on giving yourself to God. -- ff. 71r-71v