GEMMS IDGEMMS-MANUSCRIPT-000608
TitleSermons and Meditations by Richard Sibbes
ShelfmarkAdd MS 25037
Creation Dateca. 1637 - 1637
RepositoryBritish Library
Contents NoteThe manuscript commences with a brief biography of Sibbes and a copy of his entry in the Register at Catherine Hall. On the first page in the top right corner appears "J. D. Denman, B.C.L. St John's College, Cambridge." Centred below are the words "Pickering Manuscript." The biographical information is followed by a title page reading "The Christians Armor Against the Feare off Death. Also The Christians' Preparation For Death With Divers Profitable Meditations" and dated to 1637. The 3 sermons are followed by a section of "Divine Meditations" that comprises the rest of the volume.
Material FeaturesDuodecimo volume in a later binding. Denman asserts that the scratched-over name on the final page of the volume is Sibbes'. The date 20 April 1686 appears on this page.
Associated Peoplemanuscript owner - Denman, J.
Provenance
Acquisition
Source of DataAnne James
Other Note
Sermons ContainedSermon on Luke 12:4-6 -- ff. 3r-31vSermon on Psalms 90:12 -- ff. 32r-38vSermon on Isaiah 38:1-3 -- ff. 39r-56r
Sermon Reports Contained
GEMMS record createdMay 06, 2017
GEMMS record last editedDecember 14, 2021