Sermon on Psalms 124:7

GEMMS Sermon ID
GEMMS-SERMON- 10512
(old series: GEMMS-SERMON-11044)
Sermon Title
Sermon on Psalms 124:7 (Descriptive)
Manuscript
TEWKESBURY VICARS/2 - Sermons by John Matthews and others, c. 1688-1763
Extent
6 leaves, unfoliated and unpaginated (rectos only)
Autograph
Yes
Composition Date
ca. 1688 - 1701
Primary Language
English
Sermon Genre
Political occasion
Thanksgiving
Anniversary
Sermon Type
Sermon
Bible Text
Psalms 124:7 - 124:7
Associated People
Preachings
Additional Material

A note regarding the circumstances of delivery precedes the sermon ('I hope that the ensuing discourse will not be thought altogether improper, especially in a time wherein Plots and Contrivances are forming against our King, and if possible to subvert and destroy our happy constitution both in Church & State').

Description

This sermon commemorates the deliverance from the Gunpowder Plot. It is written on the rectos of the leaves only; the versos are reserved for marginal Biblical references.

Source of Data (Contributor name)

Hannah Yip; UCL Library Catalogue

Other Note

Precise date and location unknown.

URLs
http://archives.ucl.ac.uk/DServe/dserve.exe?dsqServer=localhost&dsqIni=Dserve.i… UCL Library Catalogue entry for TEWKESBURY VICARS/2.
GEMMS record created
February 25, 2018
GEMMS record last edited
July 12, 2024