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GEMMS IDGEMMS-SERMON-007052
Sermon TitleSermon on John 16:31 (descriptive title)
Extentff. 41r-48r
Autographuncertain
Composition Date -
Primary LanguageEnglish
Text TypeSermon
Sermon Type(s)
Bible TextsJohn 16:31 - 16: 31
Associated People
Associated Sermons
Preachings1704-07-22 (old) - Bloxholm - Occasion not identified; ca. 1704-07-22 (old) - Timberland - Occasion not identified; Date uncertain; the writer's abbreviation for "Timberland" is written beside the preaching information for Bloxholm on this date, and it is unclear whether it is supposed to apply to the Timberland preaching as well.1705-08-15 (old) - Lincolnshire - Occasion not identified; No place is clearly attached to this date in the text.ca. 1713-02-01 - 1713-02-28 (old) - Bloxholm - Occasion not identified; No date in February is given.ca. 1713-02-01 - 1713-02-28 (old) - Scopwick - Occasion not identified; No date in February is given. Place uncertain; the writer has indicated a place with a Greek abbreviation spelled Sigma-kai-omicron-pi, which could be Scopwick, Lincolnshire.ca. 1715-08-01 - 1715-08-31 (old) - Lincolnshire - Occasion not identified; No date in August is given. What looks like the name of a town is transliterated in Greek beside the date, but it is difficult to decipher.ca. 1717-08-01 - 1720-10-31 (old) - Digby - Occasion not identified; Date uncertain; this preaching is recorded between others in August 1717 and October 1720, and it is unclear which is indicated here. Place uncertain; the writer has indicated a place with a Greek abbreviation spelled Delta-iota-gamma-beta, which could be Digby, Lincolnshire.ca. 1717-08-01 - 1717-08-31 (old) - Lincolnshire - Occasion not identified; No date in August is given. What looks like the name of a town is transliterated in Greek beside the date, but it is difficult to decipher.ca. 1718-03-25 - 1718-03-24 (old) - Lincolnshire - Occasion not identified; No date in 1718 is given. What looks like the name of a town is transliterated in Greek beside the date, but it is difficult to decipher.ca. 1720-10-01 - 1720-10-31 (old) - Lincolnshire - Occasion not identified; The date is recorded as "8^r: 720" (October 1720). No date in October is given. What looks like the name of a town (or multiple towns) is transliterated in Greek beside the date, but it is difficult to decipher.ca. 1724-12-01 - 1724-12-31 (old) - Lincolnshire - Occasion not identified; The date is recorded as "724 10^r" (December 1724). No date in December is given. What looks like the name of a town is transliterated in Greek beside the date, but it is difficult to decipher.ca. 1726-12-01 - 1726-12-31 (old) - Bloxholm - Occasion not identified; No date in December is given. The place is uncertain; the writer has used his abbreviation for "Bloxholm" but another short word appears between that and the date. It is unclear whether this is adding more information or indicating another preaching occasion.ca. 1727-01-01 - 1727-01-31 (old) - Lincolnshire - Occasion not identified; The date is recorded as "Jan: 728/7" (January 1727/8). A character is written in superscript after the month (possibly the number 8?). What looks like the name of a town is transliterated in Greek beside the date, but it is difficult to decipher.
Additional MaterialThe preaching information is written in abbreviations using Greek letters, some of which are difficult to decipher, on ff. 48v-49v. Much of the writing on f. 49r in particular is illegible.
Print Editions / Witnesses
Description
Source of DataJeanne Shami
Other NotePreacher unknown. It is particularly unclear whether the preaching information on f. 49v goes with this sermon or the subsequent one, which begins on f. 50r.
GEMMS record createdFebruary 23, 2017
GEMMS record last editedFebruary 23, 2017