(old series: GEMMS-SERMON-117)
This sermon is virtually identical, with differences in formatting and a few changes in wording, with a printed sermon, published anonymously and with a false imprint, attributed to South, Comprehension and toleration consider'd; in a sermon preach'd at the close of the last century (London : printed for A. Moore, near St. Paul's Church-Yard, MDCCXVI. [1716]), ESTC T103865. There are no earlier published versions of this sermon listed in the ESTC, either as a pamphlet sermon or in a collection. A year later, a revised version of this sermon was included in Twelve sermons and discourses on several subjects and occasions. By Robert South, D. D. late Prebendary of Westminster, and Canon of Christ-Church, Oxon, &c. Vol. V. Printed from his original manuscripts, prepared for the press by himself, and Published by his special Direction and Appointment (London : printed for Jonah Bowyer, at the Rose in Ludgate-Street, MDCCXVII. [1717]), ESTC T139554. Later editions of this volume were published in 1727 (ESTC N14243) and 1737, as Sermons preached upon several occasions. In six volumes. By Robert South... (ESTC T130058.)
A fine copy of a sermon, copied by an unknown person, included at the end of some miscellaneous works from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Entitled, "Dr Souths sermon agt Comprehension", f. 75r; dated: 4 Aug. 1710, f. 94v
Jennifer Farooq
The date is approximate, based on the title of the printed copy, which assigns it to the late 17th century.