Sermon on Jonah 6:7

GEMMS Sermon ID
GEMMS-SERMON- 2213
(old series: GEMMS-SERMON-2396)
Sermon Title
Sermon on Jonah 6:7 (Descriptive)
Manuscript
MS 28.6 - Funeral Sermons by Joseph Caryl
Extent
ff. 37r, 38r-55r
Autograph
No
Composition Date
Primary Language
English
Sermon Genre
Funeral
Sermon Type
Sermon
Bible Text
Jonah 6:7 - 6:7
Associated People
Preachings
1661-03-23 (old) - England - Funeral This boy, the 15-year-old eldest son of Robert Burrowe(s) who died in 1656, died on March 23, 1661, but the date of the funeral is not given. His younger brother Daniel had died in August, only seven months earlier.
Additional Material

A funeral elegy for Robert occupies f. 68r-v. An acrostic on Robert Burrow [sic] occupies f. 69r-v. It is uncertain whether "I.H. fecit. E. H. scr[ipsit] refers to this last work or to the whole volume.

Description

Preached at the funeral of Robert Burrowe(s) the Younger. This is the third funeral sermon in the manuscript, for the eldest son of the family who had died at the young age of fifteen. Sermons for children were uncommon in this period.

Source of Data

Jeanne Shami

Other Note

Precise date and location unknown.

GEMMS record created
April 12, 2016
GEMMS record last edited
July 12, 2024