Gilbert Tennent sermons 59, Sextus precept (Sixth commandment), 1745

Metadata

Title

Gilbert Tennent sermons 59, Sextus precept (Sixth commandment), 1745

Date

1745/1756

Digital Identifier

PHS.TennentSermons059

Description

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

Tennent wrote this sermon on the subject of the sixth commandment, "Thou shalt not kill." He begins his discussion with references to Exodus 20:13 and Mark 10:19.

From dates noted in the manuscript, it appears Tennent wrote this sermon in 1745, then delivered it again in 1748, 1751, and 1756.

Place

Pennsylvania--Philadelphia

Congregation

Second Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, PA

Holding Institution

Presbyterian Historical Society

Extent

20 pages

Format (Original)

Format (Digital)

tiff

Rights

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

Language

eng

Type

Text

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