SERMONS - University of Tennessee, Knoxville

SoutHeRn MAnuScRipt SeRMonS BefoRe 1800
Commentary: Notes on the cover read “Scr[ipsit] Nov. 26, [17]95,” and “Preached
in St Paul’s, B[altimore], P M. Feb. 14, 1796. Xt Ch & St Paul’s, [Baltimore] Apl.
22, 1804. [Christ Church, Baltimore] night, [April] 26, [18]12.” This sermon
is the promised sequel to the sermon written on Nov. 4, 1795 (see accession
numbers 2052). This is one of those sermons in which Bend made extensive use of
underlining for emphasis. This sermon is exceptionally rhetorical and exclamatory.
Keywords: religion, natural; Deism; ministers, duties of; humanity, redemption of;
Christ as redeemer; repentance, necessity of; amendment, necessary for salvation;
salvation, means of; Easter sermon; sermon, Easter; redemption;
328. BEND, JOSEPH GROVE JOHN. (MD; Epis.; 1762-1812; ord. 1787)
“On the Love of God.” [1788] 1 + 1 blank + 25 + 1 blank pp. [Acc. No. 1760]
Repository: F. Garner Ranney Archives of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland,
Baltimore, MD
Bib. Ref.: Deut. 6, Ch, Ver 5. Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart,
& with all thy soul, & with all thy might.
Commentary: Notes on the front cover read “Scr[ipsit Octr. 5, 1786,” and “Preached
in Xt Ch & St Peter’s, [Philadelphia] November 2d, 1788. at Fell’s-point [Baltimore],
Octr. 26, 1791. in St Paul’s B[altimore] A M June 30, 1793. [The same] Oct. 9,
1808.” Page 25 has a concluding paragraph, apparently added later, about taking
Communion.
Keywords: God, love of; Communion, fear of taking; lawsuits, sinfulness of;
329. BEND, JOSEPH GROVE JOHN. (MD; Epis.; 1762-1812; ord. 1787)
“On loving men more than Christ.” [1790] 1 + 1 blank + 25 + 1 blank pp. [Acc. No. 1789]
Repository: F. Garner Ranney Archives of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland,
Baltimore, MD
Bib. Ref.: St Luke, Ch 14, Ver 26. “If any man come to me, & hate not his father, &
mother, & wife, & children, & brethren, & sisters, yea, & his own life also, he cannot
be my disciple.”
Commentary: Notes on the cover read “Fin[ished] Septr. 19th, 1788,” and “Preached
in St Pet[er’s] & Xt Ch, [Philadelphia] May 30th, 1790. St Paul’s, Balto. P M, Nov.
18, 1792.” The front and back covers are detached and frayed at the edges. The
end of the sermon is on the inside of the back cover. Two letters are lost from the
beginning of two lines on the back cover, but the meaning is obvious: “[Go]d,
the righteous Judge, shall bestow upon all, [wh]o deserve it.” The last page of the
sermon contains a list of baptisms to be recorded in the parish register.
Keywords: Messiah, false ideas of; Jews, natural fierceness of; Christians,
persecution of; martyrdom, Christian; Christian martyrdom; persecution;
330. BEND, JOSEPH GROVE JOHN . (MD; Epis.; 1762-1812; ord. 1787)
“Loving of Enemies.” [1793] 1 + 1 blank + 29 + 1pp. [Acc. No. 1961]
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