Gilbert Tennent sermons 42, "De Stando" (On taking a stand) and "De lumbis veritats circumsinctis" (On loins girt about with truth), 1744

Gilbert Tennent sermons 42, "De Stando" (On taking a stand) and "De lumbis veritats circumsinctis" (On loins girt about with truth), 1744

1744/1759

PHS.TennentSermons042

Gilbert Tennent (1703-1764) was an Irish-American Presbyterian clergyman, and one of the leaders of the Great Awakening.

This manuscript includes two of Tennent's sermons, both of which ruminate on Ephesians 6:14, "Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness."

From dates noted in the manuscript, it looks like Tennent wrote these sermons in 1744, then delivered one or both again in 1749 and 1759.

Pennsylvania--Philadelphia

Second Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, PA

Presbyterian Historical Society

24 pages

tiff

http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

eng

Text

De stando (On taking a stand) and De lumbis veritate circumcinctis (On girding one's loins with the truth) present two short pieces of practical theology inspired by the extended metaphor of the Christian soldier (Ephesians 6:14). The first explores attitude: being steadfast, neither fleeing nor being distracted by temptations, and staying in one's station or in the place, church, commonwealth, or family as decided for one by authorities and the ultimate commander, God, in order to maintain an ordered society, and to practice the Golden Rule.

The second sermon details and explicates the metaphorical armor needed for going out and meeting the varied challenges of earthly life.

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