Metadata
Title
Gilbert Tennent sermons 26, "De Sabatto"(On the Sabbath), 1744
Date
1744/1760
Digital Identifier
PHS.TennentSermons026
Description
Gilbert Tennent (1703-1764) was an Irish-American Presbyterian clergyman, and one of the leaders of the Great Awakening.
Tennent begins this sermon about the Sabbath by citing the following Bible verses:
Isaiah 58:13-14, "If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, the holy of the Lord, honourable; and shalt honour him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words: Then shalt thou delight thyself in the Lord; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it."
Ezekiel 23:38, "Moreover this they have done unto me: they have defiled my sanctuary in the same day, and have profaned my sabbaths."
From dates noted in the manuscript, it appears Tennent wrote this sermon in 1744, and delivered it again in 1745, 1747, 1751, 1755, and 1760.
Tennent begins this sermon about the Sabbath by citing the following Bible verses:
Isaiah 58:13-14, "If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, the holy of the Lord, honourable; and shalt honour him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words: Then shalt thou delight thyself in the Lord; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it."
Ezekiel 23:38, "Moreover this they have done unto me: they have defiled my sanctuary in the same day, and have profaned my sabbaths."
From dates noted in the manuscript, it appears Tennent wrote this sermon in 1744, and delivered it again in 1745, 1747, 1751, 1755, and 1760.
Subject
Place
Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
Congregation
Second Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, PA
Holding Institution
Presbyterian Historical Society
Extent
18 pages
Format (Digital)
tiff
Rights
http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Language
eng
Type
Text
Abstract
De Sabbato (On the Sabbath) presents Biblical evidence and history of the seventh day/first day, when God rested from creation, and Christ was found to have risen, and rested from redemption.
Includes arguments from the apostles and the church fathers, and, in the 18th century, under threat by sins of commission and omission, how best to spend Sunday and celebrate the Sabbath in Rev. Tennent's own time.
He considers non-religious activities, recreation, even walking for pleasure, sinful, as he does sports, plays (uncertain whether he means games or stage-plays), and "pastimes." Sundays should be spent in religion: in public worship, with zealous prayer and psalm-singing, preceded by preparation of heart and mind through quiet prayer, meditation and reading of the Scriptures. while at home. After the end of public worship should follow more prayer, meditation, and examination of self. Neglect of these behaviors and of family prayer is also sinful. Staying away from church unnecessarily offends the Lord. Staying away to attend to worldly affairs is sinful, as is attending church in body but with mind and heart elsewhere. Allowing family members or others we're responsible for to sin is itself a sin, as it breaks the 4th Commandment and sets a bad example. Performance of religious obligations keeps religion in mind and helps people lead honorable lives in honor of God and Christ.
Includes arguments from the apostles and the church fathers, and, in the 18th century, under threat by sins of commission and omission, how best to spend Sunday and celebrate the Sabbath in Rev. Tennent's own time.
He considers non-religious activities, recreation, even walking for pleasure, sinful, as he does sports, plays (uncertain whether he means games or stage-plays), and "pastimes." Sundays should be spent in religion: in public worship, with zealous prayer and psalm-singing, preceded by preparation of heart and mind through quiet prayer, meditation and reading of the Scriptures. while at home. After the end of public worship should follow more prayer, meditation, and examination of self. Neglect of these behaviors and of family prayer is also sinful. Staying away from church unnecessarily offends the Lord. Staying away to attend to worldly affairs is sinful, as is attending church in body but with mind and heart elsewhere. Allowing family members or others we're responsible for to sin is itself a sin, as it breaks the 4th Commandment and sets a bad example. Performance of religious obligations keeps religion in mind and helps people lead honorable lives in honor of God and Christ.
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