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GEMMS IDGEMMS-SERMON-001433
Sermon TitleSermon on 1 Corinthians 15:29 (descriptive title)
Extentff. 120r-123v
Autographyes
Composition Dateca. 1624 - 1651
Primary LanguageEnglish
Text TypeSermon
Sermon Type(s)Funeral
Associated Peoplepreacher - Steward, Richardsubject of sermon - Chigman, William
Associated Sermons
Preachings (new) - England - Funeral; Preached at the funeral of William Chigman.
Additional Material
Print Editions / WitnessesThis sermon was included in a published collection of sermons by Richard Steward: Steward, Richard, 1593?-1651. Three sermons preached by the reverend, and learned, Dr. Richard Stuart, Dean of St. Pauls, afterwards Dean of Westminster, and clerk of the closset to the late King Charles. To which is aded [sic], A fourth sermon, preached by the right reverend Father in God, Samuel Harsnett, Lord Arch-bishop of Yorke. (London : printed for Gabriel Bedel, and Tho: Heath, to be sold at their shops, at Middle-Temple Gate in Fleet-street, and in Russel-street in Covent-Garden, 1656.), pp. 91-119. (ESTC # R208973). There are two other editions of this collection extant. (ESTC # R184684 and R20152)
DescriptionPreached at the funeral of William Chigman. A note at the end reads 'Concio funebris D.Dris Steward in obitum Mr. Gulielm Chigman'. This manuscript sermon was also printed, but the encomium was excluded.
Source of DataRichard Snoddy and Lucy Busfield
Other NotePrecise date and location unknown. The date is presumably after Steward got his DCL degree in 1624, and it must be before his death in 1651.
GEMMS record createdDecember 14, 2015
GEMMS record last editedOctober 28, 2020