GEMMS IDGEMMS-SERMON-004766
Sermon TitleThe Vanitie & Downefall of Superstitious Popish Ceremonies
In ManuscriptTheological Manuscript: MS. Tanner 378
Extentff. 63r-73v
Autographno
Composition Date -
Primary LanguageEnglish
Text TypeTranscription of Printed Sermon
Sermon Type(s)
Bible TextsPsalms 31:6 - 31: 6
Associated Peoplepreacher - Smart, Peter
Associated Sermons
Preachings1628-07-27 (old) - Durham Cathedral - Occasion not identified; ’A Sermon preached in the Cathedrall Church of Durham by Mr Peter Smart, a Prebend there. Julie 27. 1628. in the 4th yeare of the reigne of or soueraigne Lord King Charles &c. 1628’.
Additional Material
Print Editions / WitnessesThe transcriber has noted, ‘Printed at Edenborough in Scotland. 1628’. The sermon was printed as Peter Smart, The Vanitie & Downe-fall of Superstitious Popish Ceremonies: Or, A Sermon Preached in the Cathedrall Church of Durham by one Mr. Peter Smart, a Præbend there, Iuly 27. 1628... (Edinburgh, 1628). The sermon is also the subject of another early modern publication, [Christopher Hunter], An Illustration of Mr. Daniel Neal's History of the Puritans, in the Article of Peter Smart, A.M. Prebendary of Durham, Prosecuted for Preaching a Vile Sermon, in the Cathedral There, July 27. 1628. From Original Papers, with Remarks (Durham, 1736).
DescriptionWritten out fully in a very clear hand with marginal citations. Fair copy.
Source of DataLucy Busfield
Other Note
GEMMS record createdJuly 13, 2016
GEMMS record last editedMay 10, 2021