GEMMS Sermon ID
GEMMS-SERMON-
17768
(old series: GEMMS-SERMON-18488)
Sermon Title
Sermon on 1 Timothy 6:12 (Descriptive)
Manuscript
Extent
pp. 1-49
Autograph
Uncertain
Composition Date
ca. 1649 - 1660
Primary Language
English
Sermon Type
Sermon
Bible Text
1 Timothy 6:12 - 6:12
Preachings
(old) - England - Occasion not identified
Description
This is the third sermon in the manuscript, and the only one which is paginated. The sermon is written in a mixed secretary and italic hand. There are marginal annotations. Citations include Plutarch and Virgil. The sermon ends with a reflection on man's mortality.
Source of Data (Contributor name)
Hannah Yip
Other Note
Although John Egerton, Second Earl of Bridgewater indexed the sermons in this manuscript, it is difficult to state with certainty whether they are written in his hand.
GEMMS record created
November 5, 2019
GEMMS record last edited
July 12, 2024