Metadata
Title
Gilbert Tennent sermons 66, "Sermo ante sacrem cenum, De malo pecati" (Prayer before the holy meal, On the evil of sin), 1745
Date
1745/1748
Digital Identifier
PHS.TennentSermons066
Description
Gilbert Tennent (1703-1764) was an Irish-American Presbyterian clergyman, and one of the leaders of the Great Awakening.
Tennent wrote this sermon to be delivered before the holy meal, in warning against sin. He begins by citing Romans 7:13, "Was then that which is good made death unto me? God forbid. But sin, that it might appear sin, working death in me by that which is good; that sin by the commandment might become exceeding sinful." He also cites Jeremiah 44:4, "Howbeit I sent unto you all my servants the prophets, rising early and sending them, saying, Oh, do not this abominable thing that I hate."
From dates noted in the manuscript, it looks like Tennent wrote this sermon in 1745, then delivered it again in 1748.
Tennent wrote this sermon to be delivered before the holy meal, in warning against sin. He begins by citing Romans 7:13, "Was then that which is good made death unto me? God forbid. But sin, that it might appear sin, working death in me by that which is good; that sin by the commandment might become exceeding sinful." He also cites Jeremiah 44:4, "Howbeit I sent unto you all my servants the prophets, rising early and sending them, saying, Oh, do not this abominable thing that I hate."
From dates noted in the manuscript, it looks like Tennent wrote this sermon in 1745, then delivered it again in 1748.
Subject
Place
Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
Congregation
Second Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, PA
Holding Institution
Presbyterian Historical Society
Extent
14 pages
Format (Digital)
tiff
Rights
http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Language
eng
Type
Text
Abstract
Sermo ante sacrem cenam De malo peccati (Sermon before the Holy Meal: On the evil of Sin) help the congregation enter a prepared state of mind for Communion by reminding them of the original covenant between God and the innocent Adam, that agreed on fear, faith and obedience which would encourage the virtues of love, justice and charity to neighbors, followed after the Fall when these behaviors could no longer be carried in the heart, by the Ten Commandments.
Contrasts the evils that mankind must endure, outward ones often of short duration and limited damage, with that of Sin which is inward, encourages serious misbehaviours, persistent, and destroys one's good relationship with God and the chance for eternal life. Describes suffering and martyrdom of the holiest people and the sacrifice of Christ himself as evidence of how strenuously the "greatest evil", Sin, must be striven against.
Contrasts the evils that mankind must endure, outward ones often of short duration and limited damage, with that of Sin which is inward, encourages serious misbehaviours, persistent, and destroys one's good relationship with God and the chance for eternal life. Describes suffering and martyrdom of the holiest people and the sacrifice of Christ himself as evidence of how strenuously the "greatest evil", Sin, must be striven against.
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