The Last Words of Mr. Francis Whiddon

GEMMS Sermon ID
GEMMS-SERMON- 2426
(old series: GEMMS-SERMON-2619)
Sermon Title
The Last Words of Mr. Francis Whiddon
Manuscript
Extent
ff. 1r-32v
Autograph
Uncertain
Composition Date
Primary Language
English
Sermon Genre
Farewell
Funeral
Sermon Type
Sermon
Bible Text
Zechariah 1:5 - 1:6
Preachings
1662-06-22 (old) - Totnes - Farewell
1662-06-22 (old) - Totnes - Funeral
Description

This sermon has a full, carefully structured title page: "The Last Words of Mr. Francis Whiddon To his Dearly Beloved & Longed for The Inhabitants of Totnes; Delivered at his owne House when shut out of God's House June 22th. 1662. Many thinges are forgotten: some added; a few altered; and other amended." In the introduction to the sermon he indicates that his text is suitable as his farewell to his Totnes congregation, but it is also seasonable as a funeral sermon for Mr. John Garret who died June 13 and was buried June 17 (just five days before this sermon). Greek marginalia in a darker ink on some folios. The Alphabetical Table on ff. 33r-34r is related to the page numbers of the text (these page numbers are contemporaneous). Foliation is modern.

Source of Data (Contributor name)

Jeanne Shami

GEMMS record created
April 20, 2016
GEMMS record last edited
July 12, 2024