GEMMS IDGEMMS-MANUSCRIPT-001438
TitleSermons by Robert Paxton
ShelfmarkMS Am 1561
Creation Dateca. 1710 - 1714
RepositoryHoughton Library
Contents NoteForty-nine autograph sermons by Robert Paxton of Virginia (d. 1714). The first leaf comprises a short biography of Paxton in a second, unidentified hand and a table of contents. The second sermon on Acts 2:32 appears to be placed after the sermon entitled 'The parable of the sower'. In the contents page, the sermon on Acts 2:32 is entitled 'Of the Sacrament', while it is named 'Of the Resurrect[io]n of Christ' at the top of the sermon proper.
Material Features193 leaves. Bound in half calf with marbled paper boards.
ProvenanceGift of Lloyd Vernon Briggs.
Acquisition
Source of DataHannah Yip
Other NoteSee Edward L. Bond, 'Anglican Theology and Devotion in James Blair's Virginia, 1685-1743', The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, 104.3 (1996), 313-340; Edward L. Bond, Spreading the Gospel in Colonial Virginia (Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2004), ch. 3.
Sermons ContainedThe Son of God -- 8 pages, unfoliated and unpaginatedOf Anger -- 8 pages, unfoliated and unpaginatedOf the Tares in the Church -- 8 pages, unfoliated and unpaginatedOf Humility -- 8 pages, unfoliated and unpaginatedOf Imitat[in]g God -- 8 pages, unfoliated and unpaginatedOf fortitude & resolut[io]n -- 8 pages, unfoliated and unpaginatedOf Repentance -- 8 pages, unfoliated and unpaginatedOf Loving one ano[ther] -- 8 pages, unfoliated and unpaginatedOf Christs Resurrect[io]n -- 8 pages, unfoliated and unpaginatedOf Salvation -- 8 pages, unfoliated and unpaginatedOf Living a good life -- 8 pages, unfoliated and unpaginatedOf the Sacrament -- 8 pages, unfoliated and unpaginatedOf Patience -- 8 pages, unfoliated and unpaginatedOf Angels -- 8 pages, unfoliated and unpaginatedOf Peace -- 8 pages, unfoliated and unpaginatedOf future happines -- 8 pages, unfoliated and unpaginatedOf the Christian race -- 8 pages, unfoliated and unpaginatedThe wisdom of fearing God -- 8 pages, unfoliated and unpaginatedOf Mans blessed End -- 8 pages, unfoliated and unpaginatedOf Walking Circumspectly -- 8 pages, unfoliated and unpaginatedOf Redeeming the Time -- 8 pages, unfoliated and unpaginatedOf Christs Crucifixion -- 8 pages, unfoliated and unpaginatedOf the holy Ghosts descent -- 8 pages, unfoliated and unpaginatedOf Our Lords Incarnat[io]n -- 8 pages, unfoliated and unpaginatedOf Blameles living -- 8 pages, unfoliated and unpaginatedOf Moderat[io]n -- 8 pages, unfoliated and unpaginatedOf Justice & Equity -- 8 pages, unfoliated and unpaginatedOf Christs propitiat[io]n -- 8 pages, unfoliated and unpaginatedOf the Sacrament -- 8 pages, unfoliated and unpaginatedOf Love -- 8 pages, unfoliated and unpaginatedA fast sermon -- 8 pages, unfoliated and unpaginatedOf Christs Passion -- 8 pages, unfoliated and unpaginatedGospel Light -- 8 pages, unfoliated and unpaginatedGodlines maketh Happy -- 8 pages, unfoliated and unpaginatedChrist our head -- 8 pages, unfoliated and unpaginatedAgainst evil speaking -- 8 pages, unfoliated and unpaginatedThe parable of the sower -- 8 pages, unfoliated and unpaginatedOf the Resurrect[io]n of Christ -- 8 pages, unfoliated and unpaginatedAgainst the fear of death -- 8 pages, unfoliated and unpaginatedOf the Lords Supper -- 8 pages, unfoliated and unpaginatedOf the burdene of sin -- 8 pages, unfoliated and unpaginatedAnent afflictions -- 8 pages, unfoliated and unpaginatedDeliverance from sea dangers -- 8 pages, unfoliated and unpaginatedThe easinesse of Christs yoke -- 8 pages, unfoliated and unpaginatedThe souls rest -- 8 pages, unfoliated and unpaginatedExamples to Christians -- 8 pages, unfoliated and unpaginatedChrist tempted -- 8 pages, unfoliated and unpaginatedLoss and gain of the soul -- 8 pages, unfoliated and unpaginated
Sermon Reports Contained
Attached URLs:
| URL | Notes |
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| digitalcollections.library.harvard.edu/catalog/990101638490203941 | Digitised copy of Houghton Library, MS Am 1561. |
GEMMS record createdFebruary 13, 2021
GEMMS record last editedFebruary 28, 2021