Letter(s)

'We had a sermon yesterday at Whitehall w[hi]ch mightyly magnified implicit faith as ye wisest thing in ye world to preserve a Church; & gave instance in ye Church of Rome, w[hi]ch vile & corrupt as it is, is kept up by yt art, & will always continue improveable upon yt foundation as our preacher veryly beleves, & ther\e/fore he commended it to ye Church of England as a Convenient expedient to stay it self upon ag[ain]st ye stormes & waves of all Non Conformity'.

Discussion of a sermon preached by "Bishop Taylor" at Oxford 5 November 1672. BL Catalogue identifies Jeremy Taylor, Bishop of Down and Connor as the preacher, but given his death in 1667, this seems to be a misattribution. However, there does not appear to have been any bishop with the surname Taylor in 1672.

This is an undated letter from John Foxe to John Parkhurst, Bishop of Norwich. Foxe tells the Bishop that he had 'made the funerall sermon 24 January' for Margaret Audley, Duchess of Norfolk.

Bruce complains to Walsingham about the anti-presbyterian content of the sermon.

The manuscript includes a letter written by Edward Gee criticizing a sermon by Ma[tthew] Booth, pastor of Knaresborough, followed by Booth's "answere unto Mr. Edw. Gee his scruples as touching my sermon upon Joh. i. 17, wherein the difference betwixt law and gospell, their [sever]all effects and operations." Booth's answer is dated 18 August 1655.

The letter reports a funeral sermon preached by Mr. Rogers in the afternoon. This might be the funeral sermon for Mr. Mayor, reported in this letter. Shower reports that he preached at Salter's Hall in the morning to prepare for Mr. Rogers's sermon. The letter also discusses matters such as the appointment of a Tuesday lecturer to replace Mr. M. (Mayor?). Shower also reports that Chewning Blackmore and Mr. Rogers are to meet Dr. Bates and Mr. Howe to consult about a particular dispute. "I preach & pray, & talk for peace, & mutual Forbearance" he writes.

f. 19, Letter from William Payne to Tenison 27 January 1697 on a sermon preached by him on the Trinity. Payne suggested Tenison had approved the sermon, which angered the archbishop.
f. 29, Letter from William Payne to Tenison 26 December 1695 defending an earlier sermon preached at Westminster Abbey by Payne on the Trinity.
f. 51, Letter from John Wallis to Tenison 22 May 1699 discussing current and former styles of preaching.

Letter is addressed to 'Will' and describes the inflammatory parts of Sacheverell's university sermon preached on 23 December 1705. The author suggests that the sermon likely will not be printed and that it may result in a reprimand for Sacheverell. As the letter suggests, this sermon attracted a great deal of criticism for his attacks on 'False Brethren' and because he stated that the state was in danger and suggested that the Church might be as well.