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GEMMS IDGEMMS-MANUSCRIPT-000293
TitleThe Principles of the Oracles of God: The First Part (Sermons of John Howe)
ShelfmarkMS I.i.31
Creation Date1690 - 1691
Contents NoteContents include: 2 introductory sermons on Hebrews 5:12; 4 sermons on Romans 1:20; 5 sermons on 2 Timothy 3:16; 2 sermons on James 2:19; 4 sermons on 1 John 5:7; and 9 sermons on Matthew 5:48. All sermons preached by Mr. John Howe at his weekly lectures in London, 1690-91.
Material FeaturesLarge volume of sermons written in fair copy with some marginal annotations. The sermons are preceded by a title page listing the contents. The lectures are numbered sequentially through the volume.
Associated Peoplemanuscript owner - Sanders, M.
ProvenanceThe name "M. Sanders" appears at the top of the Contents page.
Acquisition
Source of DataAnne James
Other NoteAlthough several editions of Howe's writings were published in the 18th and 19th centuries, only the edition edited by John Hunt (1822) contains the items in these mss. (I.i.31-33), but they were apparently printed from different ms. sources (Congregational Library Catalogue).
Sermon Reports Contained
GEMMS record createdMay 18, 2016
GEMMS record last editedApril 30, 2021