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pagination is noted in brackets in the “Number Pages” field above. See accession
number 4049 for a fuller description of the second sermon. See also the cover entry
for the two sermons (accession number 4052).
Keywords: humility; obedience; God’s justice; God, anger of; God, judgments of;
man, sins of; God, mercy of; God, blessings of; American Revolution; Revolution,
American; liberty, enemies of; manufacture, need to support domestic; Bible, truth
of; Bible, neglect of; salvation; God, word of; Bible, divine origin of; Bible, authority
of; wickedness; infidelity; profanity; pride, adverse effect of; nations, wrongful
actions of; earthquake, Virginia; Lent; humiliation; jeremiad; God, vengeance of;
judgment, last; last judgment; sin, sorrow for; Continental Congress; repentance;
732. CLAY, CHARLES. (VA; Epis.; 1745-1820; lic. for VA June 7, 1769; ord.
London, 1769)
“[On the Justice of God.]” [1775;] 31 pp. [divided as 2 + 24 + 2 + 2 + 1 blank] [Acc.
No. 4049] [Entry added January 2010.]
Repository: Virginia Historical Society, Richmond, VA (Clay family papers, 1769-
1951. Mss1 C5795a, Sermons, folder)
Bib. Ref.: Matt. V. 25, 26. Agree with thine adversary quickly whiles[t] thou art in
the way with him, lest at any time the Adversary deliver thee to the Judge, & the
Judge deliver thee to the Officer, & thou be Cast into Prison. Verely [sic.] I say unto
thee, thou shalt by no means Come out thence till thou hast pd. [paid] the utmost
farthing.
Commentary: This sermon is the second part of a complicated manuscript booklet.
See accession number 4011 for details on the first part. See also the cover entry
for the two sermons (accession number 4052). In brief, the 31 pages of the present
text appear to be out of order. The likeliest proper repaginating of these pages for
reading order is: 29-30; 5-28 (with an undetermined number of pages possibly
missing after page 28); 3-4; 1-2; (and then the blank back cover). Pages 29-30 are
the conclusion to the sermon; 5-28 form the body of the sermon; 3-4 an exegesis
of the biblical text stated on 2; 1 a column of the dates/places preached; and then
the blank back cover. Renumbered page 1 (original page 29) has a column which
indicates the dates and perhaps locations where the sermon was preached as follows
(with a slash indicating a line break): “1775/E. 2/U. 5/A. 5/J. 5/—-7 [1777]/O. 5”.
The manuscript bears light editing by Clay and a use of abbreviations throughout.
Keywords: God, justice of; God, mercy of; God, obedience to; Hell, torments of;
Christ, salvation through; faith; justice of God; God, vengeance of; damnation;
Christ, crucifixion of; Christ, resurrection of; resurrection; Christ, belief in; Christ
as savior; death, inevitability of; death, uncertainty of; deathbed repentance;
judgment, last; last judgment; God, law of; sinners, Christ’s advocacy for; man,
unregenerate state of; man, natural state of; mankind, depravity of;
733. CLAY, CHARLES. (VA; Epis.; 1745-1820; lic. for VA June 7, 1769; ord.
London, 1769)
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