[Sermon notes from Boston], 1652-1656.

1 v. (297 p.) ; 19 x 15 cm

English

Bequest of Henry Martyn Dexter, 1890.

Manuscript, on paper, in a single hand, of detailed sermon notes on over 100 sermons preached in Boston in Massachusetts Bay between 1652 and 1656, most at Thursday Lectures. 12 were delivered by John Cotton; over 90 were delivered by John Norton, who succeeded Cotton as pastor of First Church. Included are notes on the funeral sermon for Major-General Edward Gibbons, one of the first settlers of Charlestown, who died in December of 1654.

June 29, 2007

Sermon Notes from Boston. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.

Sermon Notes from Boston. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.

Sermons.