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Keywords: God, grace of; grace of God; God, duty to; duty to God; preaching,
efficacy of; conversion; Jews, beliefs of; public morality; instruction, religious;
religious instruction; salvation, gospel’s promotion of; God, word of; piety; faith;
Pharisees, scribes of; Felix; Corinthians; Titus; Ezekial; scripture, sufficiency of;
good works; works, good; happiness; mirth; sermons, hearing; zeal;
747. CLAY, CHARLES. (VA; Epis.; 1745-1820; lic. for VA June 7, 1769; ord.
London, 1769)
“[Remember Thy Creator.]” [1769-1820;] 32pp. [Acc. No. 4033] [Entry added
January 2010.]
Repository: Virginia Historical Society, Richmond, VA (Clay family papers, 1769-
1951. Mss1 C5795a, Sermons, folder 44-45)
Bib. Ref.: none
Commentary: This sermon is presently located in folder 44-45 and grouped with
accession number 4034. Their relationship is undetermined. No biblical text
is present, but Ec. 12, 1 is referred to several times and seems the theme of the
sermon. The first leaf of the manuscript has two dime-sized holes. The manuscript
is missing an undetermined number of pages at its front and back. Clay uses
brackets lightly and abbreviations heavily throughout the manuscript.
Keywords: obedience to God; reverence; duty to God; God, duty to; God, glory of;
God, mercy of; God, power of; God, worship of; faith; virtue; flesh, sins of; world,
sins of; man, duty to God; man, creation of; temptation; death; Devil; last judgment;
judgment, last; sin, punishment of; sins, young people’s; salvation; repentance;
youth, follies of; affliction; life, transitoriness of; passions, governing of; worldliness,
prevalence of; worldliness, folly of;
748. CLAY, CHARLES. (VA; Epis.; 1745-1820; lic. for VA June 7, 1769; ord.
London, 1769)
“[On Repentance and Faith.]” [1769-1820] 32pp. [Acc. No. 4013] [Entry added
October 2009.]
Repository: Virginia Historical Society, Richmond, VA (Clay family papers, 1769-
1951. Mss1 C5795a, Sermons, folder 24-25)
Bib. Ref.: Mark C.1. V.15. latter part. the time is fulfilled, & the kingdom of God is at
hand; Repent ye & believe ye Gos. [Gospel]
Commentary: This sermon is presently located in folder 24-25 and grouped
with accession number 4014. Their relationship is undetermined. The first part
of the biblical text (“the time . . . at hand;”) bears a light strike-through, which
concurs with Clay’s noting the “latter part” of the verse as his subject. Clay uses
abbreviations throughout the sermon.
Keywords: temptation of Christ; Christ, temptation of; Christ, salvation through;
Christ, life of; repentance, importance of; serving the Lord; man, nature of; parents,
responsibilities of; Apostles’ Creed; sanctification; Baptism; Baptismal covenant;
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