GEMMS IDGEMMS-MANUSCRIPT-001450
TitleSermon notes, 1686-1687
ShelfmarkMS Am 121.1
Creation Date1686 - 1687
RepositoryHoughton Library
Contents NoteNotes made by John Hancock (1671-1752) of sermons by Nathaniel Gookin (1656-1692). Other preachers include Mather and William Brattle.
Material Features149 leaves. Bound in limp vellum.
Associated Peoplemanuscript owner - Hancock, John manuscript owner - Huntoon, E.manuscript owner - Thomas, Daniel
ProvenanceThe printed book label of John Hancock, dated 1687, has been pasted on the inside front cover of the volume. In addition, a handwritten note underneath the book label indicates that the book belonged to Daniel Thomas.
AcquisitionThe gift of Mrs E. J. B. Huntoon.
Source of DataHannah Yip
Other NoteThis manuscript is explored briefly in Michael P. Winship, Seers of God: Puritan Providentialism in the Restoration and Early Enlightenment (Johns Hopkins University Press, 1996); Sarah Rivett, The Science of the Soul in Colonial New England (The University of North Carolina Press, 2011). It is cited in Winifred Herget, ‘Writing after the Ministers: The Significance of Sermon Notes’, in Studies in New England Puritanism, ed. by Winifred Herget (Frankfurt am Main: Verlag Peter Lang, 1983), pp. 113-138.
Sermons ContainedMr Elijah Corlets funeral sermon -- pp. 1-4Sermon [1] on Job 19:25 -- pp. 4-7Sermon [2] on Job 19:25 -- pp. 7-10Sermon on Romans 6:23 -- pp. 11-13Sermon on Hebrews 12:6 -- pp. 13-15Sermon on Romans 12:1 -- pp. 15-18Sermon on 2 Peter 3:18 -- pp. 18-24Sermon on Isaiah 48:17 -- pp. 24-25Sermon on Judges 2:10 -- pp. 25-29Sermon on Acts 17:30 -- pp. 29-31Sermon on Judges 2:10 -- pp. 31-38Sermon on Romans 6:23 -- pp. 38-45Sermon on Proverbs 8:17 -- p. 45Sermon on Ezekiel 16:20 -- pp. 46-48Sermon on Psalms 144:3 -- pp. 49-51Sermon on Hebrews 12:9 -- pp. 51-54Sermon on Ephesians 4:18 -- pp. 54-57Sermon on Romans 8:3 -- pp. 58-59Sermon on Colossians 1:13 -- pp. 59-63Sermon on Proverbs 8:36 -- pp. 63-72Sermon on Colossians 1:13 -- pp. 72-80Sermon on Micah 7:14 -- pp. 80-89Sermon on Hebrews 5:7 -- pp. 89-98Sermon on John 13:31 -- pp. 98-105Sermon on Proverbs 3:13 -- pp. 105-108Sermon on Romans 7:8 -- pp. 109-114Sermon on Hebrews 12:10 -- pp. 114-115Sermon on 1 Kings 8:46 -- pp. 115-125Sermon on Hebrews 12:12 -- pp. 126-135Sermon on Isaiah 26:10 -- pp. 135-149
Sermon Reports Contained
Attached URLs:
| URL | Notes |
|---|---|
| digitalcollections.library.harvard.edu/catalog/990098272490203941 | Digitised copy of Houghton Library, MS Am 121.1. |
GEMMS record createdMarch 04, 2021
GEMMS record last editedSeptember 21, 2021