Funeral sermons, [ca. 1695].

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Funeral sermons, [ca. 1695].

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Manuscript on paper, in a single Italic hand, of a collection of twelve funeral sermons preached at various churches in the City of London, on topics including "Jesus weeping," resurrection, and atheists. He notes that the text of one funeral sermon "was of our deceased sisters own choosing, and thence we may inferre what her meditations were when she was alive." Names of the deceased include Samuel Poynter, Lancelott Johnson, Mrs. Cane, Mrs. Bringhurst, Thomas Reyner, Mrs. Thorne, and "the Waggoner Mar. Nich'las."

1 v. (228 p.) ; 19 x 14 cm.

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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