Sermon 1 on Psalms 144:5

GEMMS Sermon ID
GEMMS-SERMON- 11590
(old series: GEMMS-SERMON-12162)
Sermon Title
Sermon 1 on Psalms 144:5 (Descriptive)
Manuscript
Petyt MS. 530 D - Two sermons by Thomas Newcomen, c. 1660
Extent
pp. 1-23
Autograph
Yes
Composition Date
Primary Language
English
Sermon Genre
Political occasion
Anniversary
Fast
Sermon Type
Sermon
Bible Text
Psalms 144:5 - 144:5
Associated People
Preachings
1660-01-30 (old) - Standon - Anniversary of the execution of Charles I The sermon was preached c. 1660. No date or occasion is given in the manuscript. Arnold Hunt suggests that the occasion is a fast on the anniversary of the execution of Charles I. If this is so, the date would be 30 January.
Description

The preacher explains that this psalm 'is composed of prayses & of prayers' (cf. p. 2).

Source of Data

Hannah Yip

Other Note

Written in a rather hasty hand, self-described as 'very ragged' (cf. dedicatory epistle). Judging by the dedicatory epistle, this sermon may have been preached at Standon. The pages have red rulings. There are short summaries, 'uses', and Biblical citations in the margins. Arnold Hunt has conjectured that this sermon was preached at a private fast on the anniversary of the King's execution. See Arnold Hunt, 'The Books, Manuscripts and Literary Patronage of Mrs Anne Sadleir (1585-1670)' in Victoria E. Burke and Jonathan Gibson, eds., Early Modern Women's Manuscript Writing: Selected Papers from the Trinity/Trent Colloquium (Aldershot: Ashgate, 2004), pp. 205-236 (pp. 212-213 and 217-219).

GEMMS record created
June 7, 2018
GEMMS record last edited
July 12, 2024