A series of 89 sermons written by Isaac Walton, seemingly for use in preaching. These include 31 preached after 1715: i. Sermon on Phillipians 1:8-10, 8ff. Preached 7 August 1726 at Almondsbury, Marsden Chapel, ‘This sermon preached August 7 1726 Occasioned by my being 29 years in the Curacy of Marsden’ by Isaac Walton. ii. 2 Sermons on 1 Samuel 12:19, collected together in 10 ff. preached on 25 November 1722 and 6 November 1626. Division of the two sermons is unclear. iii. Sermon 1 on John 3:29, 7 ff., preached 20 August 1721, titled "Sermon 3". iv. Sermon 2 on John 3:9, 7 ff. v. A sermon given on July 29 1722, text unknown, 7 ff. bound with vi. A Sermon given on August 5 1722, text unknown, 7ff. vii. “A funeral Sermon preached at the funeral of Mary daughter of Jo: Haighsun of Lanesike who was Interred Sep: 14 1723 the Text ordained by her Father”, 12 ff. on Psalms 103:15-16. viii. "Sermon preached at the funeral of Jo. son of John Kenerly", 11 ff. on 2 Samuel 12:22-12:23, at Marsden Chapel, Almondbury 9 Aril 1724; at Marsden Chapel, Almondbury 7 June 1724 "Again at the request of Jo. Kenworthy & his wife"; at Sowerby Bridge at a baptism 13 October 1724, "Again at Sowersby at the birth of Br: Robert young of Son"; At Slaithwaite at a funeral "of son of Ma: Walker" 16 September 1726. viii. Sermon preached on 8 March, 1718/19, 6 f. on Matthew 21:22. ix. Sermon preached on 26 April 1719, Sundays after Easter, 3 ff. potentially on Isaiah 55:7. x. Sermon on 2 Samuel 18:9, preached on 9 September 1722, 5 ff. xi. Sermon 1 on Psalm 143:2, 10 ff., preached 6 June 1717. xii. Sermon on Luke 19:4, 1 ff. preached 8 March 1718. xiii. Sermon 2 on 2 Timothy 4:11, 4 ff., preached 12 October 1719. xiv. Sermon 1 on 2 Timothy 4:11, 4 ff., preached on St Luke's Day 18 October 1719, and St Luke's Day 1724. xv. Sermon on Phillippians 1:21, 8 ff., preached on 12 April 1725 "at the funeral of Martha wife of John Shaw of Dirkerbank", preached on 23 August 1726 "at the funeral of Sara wife of Sam Platt", preached on 8 September 1726 at the funeral of Mr Sclater. xvi. Sermon on Luke 1:69-70, 11 ff., on Christmas Day 1716. xvii. Sermon on Luke 1:71, 12 ff., preached on 30 December 1716, preached on Christmas Day 1718, preached on Christmas Day 1722. xviii. Sermon on Isaiah 5:66, 12 ff., preached on 7 February 1724 at Melthorne's, "Preached October the 11 1724 at the funeral of Ed Rayn who himself ordered this text", preached at Haigh on 27 June 1725, preached at Sowerby Bridge on 4 July 1725, preached at Saddleworth on 1 August 1725. xix. Sermon on 1 Corinthians 15:56, 1 ff., preached on 29 July 1716. xx. Sermon 1 on Psalms 89:48, 9 ff., preached on Trinity Sunday, 27 May 1716. xxi. Sermon 2 on Psalms 89:48, 6 ff., Preached on Trinity Sunday, 27 May 1716. xxii. Sermon 3 on Psalms 89:48, 6 ff., preached 2 Sundays after Trinity, 10 June 1716. xxiii. Sermon 4 on Psalms 89:48, 5 ff., preached 29 August 1716. xxiv. Sermon 3 on John 20:28-9, 4 ff., preached on 2nd Sunday after Epiphany 18 June 1719. xxv. Sermon 4 on John 20:28-9, 3 ff., preached on 2nd Sunday after Epiphany 18 June 1719. xxvi. Sermon on 1 Corinthians 11:23, 9 ff., on 15 March 1725. xxvii. Sermon 1 on 1 Corinthians 11:24, 9 ff., preached on 15 September 1725. xxviii. Sermon 2 on 1 Corinthians 11:24, 8 ff., preached on 3 October 1725. xxix. Sermon 3 on 1 Corinthians 11:24, 8 ff., preached on 27 March 1726. xxx. Sermon 4 on 1 Corinthians 11:24, 8 ff., preached on 23 October 1726. xxxi. Sermon 5 on 1 Corinthians 11:24, 9 ff., preached on 30 October 1726.
A series of individually bound pamphlets, without item numbers, containing 89 sermons. Many are paginated, but beginning from numbers other than 1, suggesting that they were once part of larger volumes. Written in a very small neat hand. Some pamphlets have extensive damp damage which makes them difficult to read. Within the pamphlets, different sections are highlighted and divided with drawn lines. The sermons seem to be in the preacher's hand, and either are fair copies or were used for preaching at a later date as a few have several dates of preaching.
Accompanied by a letter dated 13th September 1841 addressed to a priest at Marsfield: “Dear Sir, I have herewith sent you what manuscript sermons I have of the Revd. Walton’s formerly minister at Marsden Chapel, also a copy of Resolutions found in his study after his death, with some parchment connected with his office and also “A Treatise on the Souls travel from Bodage to Liberty” by a Rvd Mitchel preacher of the Gospel, but when, or where, I know not but very likely some acquaintance & contemporary of Mr Walton’s. / You will find the Sermons in a very confused and [~ed] state but perhaps you will be able to reduce them unto some kind of order. I have no doubt but you will feel pleased with the perusal, as finding you in possession …. It appears by the dates in the Resolutions that Mr Walton was contemporary with our Mr Meeke, a pious goodly man, and a considerable benefactor to our church and Free school… John Narley".
Catherine Evans
Sermon on 1 Samuel 3:13 -- 6 ff. (unfoliated)
Sermon on Leviticus 19:18 -- 6 ff. (unfoliated)
Sermon on John 12:26 -- 1 f. (unfoliated)
Sermon on Job 20:12 -- 6 ff. (unfoliated)
Sermon 1 on unidentified text -- ff. 1r-7r
Sermon on 1 Samuel 2:22 -- 1 f. (unfoliated)
A funeral sermon preached at the funeral of William Hoyle who dyed Ap[ril] 25 was buryd Ap[ril] 27 1708 -- ff. 1r-5v
Sacramental meditations in 2 sermons [1] -- pp. 1-11
Sacramental meditations in 2 sermons [2] -- pp. 11-19
A New Years gift from God to Us. 1 ser[mon] -- pp. 1-9
Sermon on James 4:17 -- p. 36
S[ermon] 3 James 4:17 -- pp. 37-45
S[ermon] 4 James 4:17 -- pp. 45-53
S[ermon] 5 James 4:17 -- pp. 53-55
Sermon on 1 Timothy 1:15 -- 4 ff. (unfoliated)
Sermon 1 on John 3:29 -- pp. 17-18
Sermon 2 on John 3:29 -- pp. 26-32
Sermon on Proverbs 18:14 -- 2 ff. (unfoliated)
Sermon 1 on 1 Timothy 2:1-3 -- pp. 29-37
Sermon 2 on 1 Timothy 2:1-3 -- pp. 38-45
Sermon 3 on 1 Timothy 2:1-3 -- pp. 53-62
Sermon on John 13:14 -- pp. 14-15
Sermon on Psalms 34:19 -- pp. 21-26
Sermon on Proverbs 27:1 -- pp. 27-36
Sermon on Job 7:5 -- 4 ff. (unfoliated)
Sermon 2 on unidentified text -- pp. 69-76
Sermon on Isaiah 40:6-8 -- pp. 1-21
Sermon on Job 24:25 -- 2 ff. (unfoliated)
Sermon on Isaiah 55:7 -- pp. 33-37
8 sermon Nov[ember] the 18 1711 -- pp. 38-42
Sermon on Deuteronomy 26:11 -- p. 47
Sermon 1 on John 20:28-29 -- pp. 1-7
Sermon 2 on John 20:28-29 -- pp. 7-11
Sermon on Hebrews 5:9 -- 6 ff. (unfoliated)
Sermon 3 on unidentified text -- pp. 93-108
Sermon on Romans 12:21 -- pp. 25-33
A sermon preached on Christmas day 1714 -- pp. 1-10
Sermon 1 on Acts 8:2 -- pp. 11-19
Sermon 2 on Acts 8:2 -- pp. 19-27
Sermon 1 on Acts 2:46 -- pp. 2-11
Sermon 2 on Acts 2:46 -- pp. 12-19
Sermon 3 on Acts 2:46 -- pp. 20-28
Sermon on 2 Samuel 18:9 -- pp. 77-84
Sermon on Lamentations -- pp. 20-21
3 Sermon 19 September 1714. 17 Sunday after Trinity -- pp. 21-28
Sermon 1 on Ephesians 6:1-2 -- pp. 1-9
Sermon 2 on Ephesians 6:1-2 -- pp. 9-16
Sermon 4 on unidentified text -- 3 ff. (unfoliated)