Part I has a title page in black and red reading, "Morning Exercises: or an exposition on the XII Last Chapters of the Revelation of Jesus Christ delivered in XXIX sermons". Has "A short Preface" that states that these sermons were delivered in or near London over the "space of seven months successively" but they have were "taken from his mouth in short-writing, (and not having the advantage of being perfected, neither of comparing them with the Author Notes, now otherways,) cannot be expected to be without fault". This note is signed AN, presumed to be the scribe. Part II begins at f. 154r, with a title page: "Life Eternal in the Knowledge of God & Christ. Set Forth I. in the Present State upon Earth. II. In the Separate State in Paradise. III In the Resurrection State in Glory. Out of John the XVII and III". This is followed by a "Word to the Reader" (f. 155r-v) which explains that this sequence of 10 sermons is "maimed by the loss of the first Part", containing Sermons 1 - 6. Part III begins at f. 181r, with a title page: "A Mirrour of Mercy or the Promise of Paradise made by Christ to the thief upon the Cross delivered in Seven Sermons on Luke the XXIII & 43."
Two slips of paper from auction catalogues are pasted into the front cover, giving information on the "Morning Exercises". The volume is designed to look like a printed volume, with catch-words at the end of each page, ruled margins, title pages, illustrated drop caps and numbered pages. Written in one very clear neat hand.
Bought by the John Rylands Library from the Manchester booksellers Sherratt & Hughes in February 1952.
Catherine Evans; John Rylands Library Catalogue
Sermon.II. -- ff. 5v-7v
Sermon. III. -- ff. 8r-9v
Sermon. IV. -- ff. 10r-12r
Sermon. V. -- ff. 12v-16r
Sermon. VI. -- ff. 16v-20r
Sermon. VII. -- ff. 20v-23v
Sermon. VIII. -- ff. 24r-27v
Sermon. IX. -- ff. 28r-32v
Sermon. X. -- ff. 33r-37r
Sermon. XI. -- ff. 37v-40r
Sermon. XII. -- ff. 40v-44r
Sermon. XIII. -- ff. 44v-48r
Sermon. XIV. -- ff. 48v-53r
Sermon. XV. -- ff. 53v-57v
Sermon. XVI. -- ff. 58r-62r
Sermon. XVII. -- ff. 62v-66v
Sermon. XVIII. -- ff. 67r-71r
Sermon. XIX. -- ff. 71r-80v
Sermon. XX. -- ff. 81r-85r
Sermon. XXI. -- ff. 85v-89v
Sermon. XXII. -- ff. 90r-98v
Sermon. XXIII. -- ff. 99r-107r
Sermon. XXIV. -- ff. 107v-116r
Sermon. XXV. -- ff. 116r-123r
Sermon. XXVI. -- ff. 123v-132r
Sermon. XXVII. -- ff. 132v-138r
Sermon. XXVIII. -- ff. 138v-144v
Sermon. XXIX. -- ff. 145r-154v
Life Eternal, in the Knowledge, of God & Christ: Sermon. VII. -- ff. 156r-162r
Sermon. VIII. -- ff. 162v-167v
Sermon. IX. -- ff. 168r-173r
Sermon. X. -- ff. 173v-180v
A Mirrour of Mercy or the Promise of Paradise made by Christ to the Thief upon the Cross delivered in Seven Sermons:Sermon. I. -- ff. 182r-187v
Sermon. II. -- ff. 188r-193r
Sermon. III. -- ff. 193v-197r
Sermon. IV. -- ff. 198r-203r
Sermon. V. -- ff. 203v-208r
Sermon. VI. -- ff. 208v-214r
Sermon. VII. -- ff. 214v-221v