Metadata
Title
Gilbert Tennent sermons 36, "De cena Dominica" (On the sacrament) and "De pulchritudine Christi" (On the beauty of Christ), 1744 or 1745
Date
1744/1756
Digital Identifier
PHS.TennentSermons036
Description
Gilbert Tennent (1703-1764) was an Irish-American Presbyterian clergyman, and one of the leaders of the Great Awakening.
Two of Tennent's sermons are included in this manuscript. The first sermon, dated 1744 or 1745, is about the sacrament, and begins with a reference to 1 Corinthians 11:24, "And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me."
The second sermon, on the beauty of Christ, begins with a reference to Galatians 2:16, "Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified." This sermon is not dated, but the years 1751 and 1756 are noted on the back of the manuscript.
Two of Tennent's sermons are included in this manuscript. The first sermon, dated 1744 or 1745, is about the sacrament, and begins with a reference to 1 Corinthians 11:24, "And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me."
The second sermon, on the beauty of Christ, begins with a reference to Galatians 2:16, "Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified." This sermon is not dated, but the years 1751 and 1756 are noted on the back of the manuscript.
Subject
Place
Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
Congregation
Second Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, PA
Holding Institution
Presbyterian Historical Society
Extent
26 pages
Format (Digital)
tiff
Rights
http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Language
eng
Type
Text
Abstract
De cena Dominica (On Sunday dinner (Communion) and De pulchritudine Christi (on the beauty of Christ) in two short sermons. Rev. Tennent first preaches on Communion, the Lord's Supper, which he here calls Cena Dominica, Sunday Dinner; the Latin word "cena" indicates the most important meal of the day. He reviews the circumstances of the first such meal as a Sacrament, the visible symbol of an inward grace, the "standing ordinance" that Christ commanded all believers to continue to take down through time beyond only the remembrance of him now absent. Those who neglect taking Communion lose the renewing and strengthening powers it conveys. Some objections and excuses presented, with Reverend Tennent's responses.
In the second sermon, the Reverend discusses justification and salvation, illustrating the fate of sinners as if before a court of law. Contrasted against the sinner's uncertainty or want of faith, portrays the free grace and pardon of God, and the elegance of the redeeming and mediating powers of Christ. See also Sermon 38.
In the second sermon, the Reverend discusses justification and salvation, illustrating the fate of sinners as if before a court of law. Contrasted against the sinner's uncertainty or want of faith, portrays the free grace and pardon of God, and the elegance of the redeeming and mediating powers of Christ. See also Sermon 38.
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