GEMMS IDGEMMS-PERSON-003278
NameRobert Paxton
TitleMr.
Gendermale
Denomination
Livedb. - d. 1714-03-25 (old)
Linked Manuscriptsmanuscript owner - Sermons by Robert Paxton: MS Am 1561
Linked SermonsA fast sermon -- preacher (autograph: yes)Against evil speaking -- preacher (autograph: yes)Against the fear of death -- preacher (autograph: yes)Anent afflictions -- preacher (autograph: yes)Christ our head -- preacher (autograph: yes)Christ tempted -- preacher (autograph: yes)Deliverance from sea dangers -- preacher (autograph: yes)Examples to Christians -- preacher (autograph: yes)Godlines maketh Happy -- preacher (autograph: yes)Gospel Light -- preacher (autograph: yes)Loss and gain of the soul -- preacher (autograph: yes)Of Angels -- preacher (autograph: yes)Of Anger -- preacher (autograph: yes)Of Blameles living -- preacher (autograph: yes)Of Christs Crucifixion -- preacher (autograph: yes)Of Christs Passion -- preacher (autograph: yes)Of Christs propitiat[io]n -- preacher (autograph: yes)Of Christs Resurrect[io]n -- preacher (autograph: yes)Of fortitude & resolut[io]n -- preacher (autograph: yes)Of future happines -- preacher (autograph: yes)Of Humility -- preacher (autograph: yes)Of Imitat[in]g God -- preacher (autograph: yes)Of Justice & Equity -- preacher (autograph: yes)Of Living a good life -- preacher (autograph: yes)Of Love -- preacher (autograph: yes)Of Loving one ano[ther] -- preacher (autograph: yes)Of Mans blessed End -- preacher (autograph: yes)Of Moderat[io]n -- preacher (autograph: yes)Of Our Lords Incarnat[io]n -- preacher (autograph: yes)Of Patience -- preacher (autograph: yes)Of Peace -- preacher (autograph: yes)Of Redeeming the Time -- preacher (autograph: yes)Of Repentance -- preacher (autograph: yes)Of Salvation -- preacher (autograph: yes)Of the burdene of sin -- preacher (autograph: yes)Of the Christian race -- preacher (autograph: yes)Of the holy Ghosts descent -- preacher (autograph: yes)Of the Lords Supper -- preacher (autograph: yes)Of the Resurrect[io]n of Christ -- preacher (autograph: yes)Of the Sacrament -- preacher (autograph: yes)Of the Sacrament -- preacher (autograph: yes)Of the Tares in the Church -- preacher (autograph: yes)Of Walking Circumspectly -- preacher (autograph: yes)The easinesse of Christs yoke -- preacher (autograph: yes)The parable of the sower -- preacher (autograph: yes)The Son of God -- preacher (autograph: yes)The souls rest -- preacher (autograph: yes)The wisdom of fearing God -- preacher (autograph: yes)
Linked Reports
Associated PlacesHampton -- Home
Source of DataEdward L. Bond, Spreading the Gospel in Colonial Virginia (Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2004), ch. 3; Hannah Yip.
Biographical Sources ConsultedEdward L. Bond, Spreading the Gospel in Colonial Virginia (Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2004), ch. 3
Other NoteRobert Paxton was licensed for the American colonies in 1709. His father John, parish schoolmaster and precentor, remained at Humbie, Scotland. Robert Paxton often used the printed sermons of John Tillotson and Jeremy Taylor as inspiration for his own sermons. He lived for four years at Kecoughtan, the settlement known today as Hampton, Virginia. Paxton died on 25 March 1714.
GEMMS record createdFebruary 13, 2021
GEMMS record last editedFebruary 14, 2021