Dr Souths sermon ag[ains]t Comprehension

GEMMS Sermon ID
GEMMS-SERMON- 53
(old series: GEMMS-SERMON-117)
Sermon Title
Dr Souths sermon ag[ains]t Comprehension
Extent
ff. 75r-94v
Autograph
No
Composition Date
ca. 1690 - 1699
Primary Language
English
Sermon Genre
Political occasion
Sermon Type
Sermon
Bible Text
Galatians 2:5 - 2:5
Preachings
Print Editions / Witnesses

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.)

Description

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

Source of Data (Contributor name)

Jennifer Farooq

Other Note

The date is approximate, based on the title of the printed copy, which assigns it to the late 17th century.

GEMMS record created
April 2, 2015
GEMMS record last edited
July 12, 2024