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SoutHeRn MAnuScRipt SeRMonS BefoRe 1800
Bib. Ref.: “[Jer] 9. 23, 24. Thus saith the Lord,—Let not the wise man glory in his
Wisdom....”
Commentary: Donated by Dr. J. L. M. Curry. This is one of two sermons filed
together. See accession numbers 912 and 913. The condition of this sermon is
not as good as that of the sermon with which it is filed, but it is still readable. The
sermon has many abbreviations which make accurate transcription difficult. The
content of the sermon casts doubt upon its inclusion in this bibliography as a
Southern sermon. Its tone is closer to that of many New England sermons.
Keywords: wisdom, no cause for pride;
19. ANONYMOUS. (VA?; Denom. Unknown;)
“[On Pride.]” [1795] 24pp. [Acc. No. 474]
Repository: Henry H. Huntington Library, San Marino, CA
Bib. Ref.: “Prov[er]bs. 27.1. Boast not thyself of To-morrow, for thou knowest not
what a Day may bring forth.”
Commentary: The sermon is located in the Brock Collection of Virginiana, Box 120.
Text is lost on pages 7 and 8 because of a hole from a burn slightly larger than a
quarter. A few letters are also lost throughout from chipping along a vertical center
fold.
Keywords: pride, adverse effect of;
20. ANONYMOUS. (VA?; Denom. Unknown;)
“[Regeneration and the Law of God.]” [1788] 42pp. [Acc. No. 475]
Repository: Henry H. Huntington Library, San Marino, CA
Bib. Ref.: “Rom.7.9. I was alive without the Law once, but when the Commandment
came Sin revived and I died.”
Commentary: The sermon is located in the Brock Collection of Virginiana, Box 120.
Pages 25, 35, and 36 are blank. Although all enumerated points are discussed in the
sermon, the author offers no concluding statement(s). A note on the sermon reads
“July, 1788”.
Keywords: conversion; God, law of;
21. ANONYMOUS. (MD?; EPIS.?;)
“‘Serious Advice not to—-’ writ by ye author of ye warning—-to ye Atheisticall free
Thinkers of ye northern neck in Virginia & Maryland.” [1738] 37pp. [Acc. No. 719]
Repository: F. Garner Ranney Archives of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland,
Baltimore, MD
Commentary: The sermon is located in the MdDA vertical file. The spelling in the
sermon suggests that the author was uneducated. There are probably 37 pages of
sermon text, but some are fragmentary.
Keywords: free thinkers; atheism;
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