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he cried & said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, send Lazarus, that he may dip
the tip of his finger in water, & cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.[”]
Commentary: Notes on the cover read “Fin[ished] May 14, [17]96,” and “Preached
in St Paul’s, B[altimore], A M, June 5, 1796. [The same] & Xt Ch [, Baltimore,
June] 23, 1805.” This is the first of four sermons on the same text. See accession
numbers 2077, 2079, and 2080. The order of some passages was rearranged by Bend
(indicated by notation in the manuscript). This sermon, which Bend preached to
a congregation which included many of Baltimore’s richest families, is somewhat
more rhetorical and exclamatory than those in his usual style. The sermon, in
which Bend made extensive use of underlining for emphasis, is dog-eared, but the
text is not damaged. The last page of the sermon contains a list of baptisms to be
recorded in the parish register.
Keywords: parable of the Rich man and Lazarus; Lazarus, parable of the rich man
and; extravagance, condemnation of; last judgment; riches, value of; Hell, meaning of;
423. BEND, JOSEPH GROVE JOHN. (MD; Epis.; 1762-1812; ord. 1787)
“No. 2. The rich man & Lazarus.” [1796] 1 + 1 blank + 29 + 1pp. [Acc. No. 2077]
Repository: F. Garner Ranney Archives of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland,
Baltimore, MD
Bib. Ref.: St. Luke, Ch 16, V 25, 26. “But Abraham [said] ‘Son, remember, that thou
in thy lifetime, receivedst thy good things, & likewise, Lazarus evil things; but
now he is comforted, & thou art tormented. And, besides all this, between us &
you there is a great gulph fixed; so that they, which would pass from hence to you
cannot; neither can they pass to us ty [that] would come from thence.’”
Commentary: Notes on the cover read “Fin[ished] May 21, 1796,” and “Preached
in St Paul’s, B[altimore], June 12, [17]96. Xt Ch & St Paul’s, [Baltimore] July 14,
1805.” The biblical text for the sermon was originally noted as “St. Luke, Ch 16, V
19, 20,” but Bend struck out “19, 20,” and also struck through those verses which
were copied on page 1. The biblical text he did use does not appear until page 4
of the sermon. The first paragraph of the original sermon, like the original choice
of text, was struck out by Bend. The sermon actually begins on page 2 and is the
second of four sermons on the same biblical text. See accession numbers 2076,
2079, and 2080. This and the other sermons on the same text are significant in
that they were preached to a congregation which included many of the leading
citizens of Baltimore. These sermons exemplify the moral teaching of the period
and demonstrate contemporary attitudes toward wealth and the need to use it well.
The last page of the sermon contains a list of baptisms to be recorded in the parish
register.
Keywords: Lazarus, parable of the rich man and; pride, evils of; parable of the Rich
man and Lazarus; wealth, obligations of; parable of the talents; riches, dangers
of; God’s justice; justice of God; wealthy, duties of; poor, duties of; repentance,
necessity of; reformation, necessity of;
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