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GEMMS IDGEMMS-SERMON-006704
Sermon TitleSermon on 2 Samuel 23:3-4 (descriptive title)
Extentff. 174-178
Autographyes
Composition Date -
Primary LanguageEnglish
Text TypeSermon
Sermon Type(s)Political occasion
Associated Peopleauditor - of Orange, William IIIauditor - Stuart, Mary IIpreacher - Burnet, Gilbert
Associated Sermons
Preachings1689-04-11 (old) - Westminster Abbey - Coronation; Preached at the Coronation of William III and Mary II.
Additional MaterialThe signature of Robert Cavell, Warden of the Stationers' Company, appears on f. 174r.
Print Editions / WitnessesPrinted as Gilbert Burnet, A Sermon Preached at the Coronation of William III and Mary II, King and Queen of England ... (London, 1689).
DescriptionBishop Burnet's copy of the sermon that he preached at the coronation of William III and Mary II at Westminster Abbey. This appears to be the copy that was sent to the printers. Burnet was "invited by their Majesty's special command." The sermon was licensed by James Fraser on 12 April 1689.
Source of DataJeanne Shami
Other Note
GEMMS record createdJanuary 18, 2017
GEMMS record last editedOctober 23, 2021