GEMMS Sermon ID
GEMMS-SERMON-
4425
(old series: GEMMS-SERMON-4766)
Sermon Title
The Vanitie & Downefall of Superstitious Popish Ceremonies
Manuscript
Extent
ff. 63r-73v
Autograph
No
Composition Date
Primary Language
English
Sermon Type
Transcription of Printed Sermon
Bible Text
Psalms 31:6 - 31:6
Associated People
Preachings
1628-07-27 (old) - Durham Cathedral - Occasion not identified ’A Sermon preached in the Cathedrall Church of Durham by Mr Peter Smart, a Prebend there. Julie 27. 1628. in the 4th yeare of the reigne of or soueraigne Lord King Charles &c. 1628’.
Print Editions / Witnesses
The transcriber has noted, ‘Printed at Edenborough in Scotland. 1628’. The sermon was printed as Peter Smart, The Vanitie & Downe-fall of Superstitious Popish Ceremonies: Or, A Sermon Preached in the Cathedrall Church of Durham by one Mr. Peter Smart, a Præbend there, Iuly 27. 1628... (Edinburgh, 1628). The sermon is also the subject of another early modern publication, [Christopher Hunter], An Illustration of Mr. Daniel Neal's History of the Puritans, in the Article of Peter Smart, A.M. Prebendary of Durham, Prosecuted for Preaching a Vile Sermon, in the Cathedral There, July 27. 1628. From Original Papers, with Remarks (Durham, 1736).
Description
Written out fully in a very clear hand with marginal citations. Fair copy.
Source of Data (Contributor name)
Lucy Busfield
GEMMS record created
July 13, 2016
GEMMS record last edited
July 12, 2024