GEMMS Sermon ID
GEMMS-SERMON-
13024
(old series: GEMMS-SERMON-13633)
Sermon Title
A Tribute of co[m]passio[n] for miserable Londo[n]
Manuscript
Extent
pp. 350-372 (really pp. 342-364)
Autograph
Uncertain
Composition Date
ca. 1666 - 1666
Primary Language
English
Sermon Genre
Occasional
Sermon Type
Sermon
Bible Text
Lamentations 1:12 - 1:12
Preachings
(old) - Canfield - Occasion not identified The sermon was preached at ‘Canf.’ which presumably stands for ‘Canfield’ in Essex. According to the flyleaf (recto) of this volume, this sermon was preached 'upo[n] firi[n]g of Londo[n]: intended as Londo[n]s Lame[n]tatio[n]; and is a small tribute of Compass[e] payd to it'.
Description
The sermon is preached upon 'a mournfull & sad text, […] a right place y haue it'. See p. 350 (really p. 342).
Source of Data (Contributor name)
Hannah Yip
Other Note
Written in a very small italic hand. There is some use of Hebrew and Latin. Marginalia includes Biblical citations and sections of the sermon. Pages 369-372 (really pp. 361-364) refers specifically to London 'lyi[n]g i[n] ashes' and 'sorly wounded'.
GEMMS record created
October 20, 2018
GEMMS record last edited
July 12, 2024