Gilbert Tennent sermons 43, "De profession verite et sinceritate" (On true and sincere profession) and "De Thorace rectitudinis" (On the breastplate of righteousness), 1744

Gilbert Tennent sermons 43, "De profession verite et sinceritate" (On true and sincere profession) and "De Thorace rectitudinis" (On the breastplate of righteousness), 1744

1744/1759

PHS.TennentSermons043

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, like the two sermons that precede them (De stando and De lumbis veritats circumsinctis), are ruminations on Ephesians 6:14. The first sermon also references Hebrews 10:23, "Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised)."

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

18 pages

tiff

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

eng

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De profession[is?] verit[ate] et sinceritate (On the truth and sincerity of your profession of faith) and De thorace How to make your profession of faith sure and strong, no matter the circumstance, inspired by the extended metaphor of spiritual armor in Ephesians Chapter 6.14. Also invokes Hebrews 10:23, the strength of having made a promise. Things that imperil the profession of faith-- sporadic attendance, listening to and clutching at distractions of mistaken arguments and fads, especially in times of uncertainty, and thereby risking the loss of God's protection. Faith strengthened by repeated, open acknowledgement in worship. Defines and explores truth and sincerity in daily life using practical theology and examples from the Bible.

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