Day Book, 1811-1817
subject: Gloria Dei Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Church finance
subject: Lutherans
subject: Lutheran Church
description: A day book is used to record each day's financial transactions, for later transfer into a formal ledger. This day book records payments made both by and to Gloria Dei Church from 1811 to 1817. Transactions include ground rents and taxes, salaries for reverends, clerks, and sextons, and payments for supplies such as lumber and stationery and services such as painting and window repair.
creator: Gloria Dei Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1811/1817
contributor: Gloria Dei Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
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format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

William White, "Sermons and Charges"
subject: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Sermons
subject: United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: White, William, 1748-1836
subject: Society of the Protestant Episcopal Church for the Advancement of Christianity in Pennsylvania
subject: Christianity
subject: Confirmation
subject: Charity
subject: Episcopal Church
description: William White (1748-1836) was born and educated in Philadelphia, and served as Rector of Christ Church and St. Peter's Church for 57 years. He also served as Chaplain of the Continental Congress, Chaplain of the Senate, the first presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States, and a long-time trustee for the University of Pennsylvania. In this bound manuscript, Reverend White shares his thoughts on the spread of Christianity, the necessity to fund the Society for the Advancement of Christianity in Pennsylvania, and his thoughts on the Ordinance of Confirmation, the last of which, it is noted, "stood in connection with the last sermon ever preached by Bishop White."
creator: White, William, 1748-1836
date: 1779/1836~
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format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

William White, Additions to Sermons for the Advancement Society, Theological Seminary, Orphan School and House of Refuge.
subject: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Sermons
subject: United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: White, William, 1748-1836
subject: Society of the Protestant Episcopal Church for the Advancement of Christianity in Pennsylvania
subject: General Theological Seminary (New York, N.Y.)
subject: House of Refuge (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Charity
subject: Missionaries
subject: Orphan Society of Philadelphia (Pa.)
subject: Episcopal Church
description: William White (1748-1836) was born and educated in Philadelphia, and served as Rector of Christ Church and St. Peter's Church for 57 years. He also served as Chaplain of the Continental Congress, Chaplain of the Senate, the first presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States, and a long-time trustee for the University of Pennsylvania. This text is a collection of additions Reverend White wrote for sermons delivered to "the Advancement Society & the Theological Seminary & Orphan School & H [House] of Refuge." The Advancement Society was a missionary organization, and the House of Refuge was an alternative to prison, meant to reform "juvenille delinquents."
creator: White, William, 1748-1836
date: 1779/1836~
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

William White, "On Duelling"
subject: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Sermons
subject: United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: White, William, 1748-1836
subject: Dueling
subject: Episcopalians
subject: Episcopal Church
description: William White (1748-1836) was born and educated in Philadelphia, and served as Rector of Christ Church and St. Peter's Church for 57 years. He also served as Chaplain of the Continental Congress, Chaplain of the Senate, the first presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States, and a long-time trustee for the University of Pennsylvania. In this text, written as an addition to an existing sermon, Reverend White lays out a warning against the "unchristian Practice" of dueling.
creator: White, William, 1748-1836
date: 1779/1836~
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format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

William White, Additions to Sermons for the Assylum, for Visitation, and for the Mariner's Church
subject: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Sermons
subject: United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: White, William, 1748-1836
subject: Episcopalians
subject: Mariner's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Visitations (Church work)
subject: Orphan Society of Philadelphia (Pa.)
subject: Charity
subject: Episcopal Church
description: William White (1748-1836) was born and educated in Philadelphia, and served as Rector of Christ Church and St. Peter's Church for 57 years. He also served as Chaplain of the Continental Congress, Chaplain of the Senate, the first presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States, and a long-time trustee for the University of Pennsylvania. In this bound volume, Reverend White noted additions to sermons he wrote "for the Assylum, for Visitation, and for the Mariner's Church." The "Assylum" was likely the Orphan Assylum, also known as the Orphan Society, and the Mariner's Church was, as its name implies, a church for the seamen who regularly visited the port of Philadelphia.
creator: White, William, 1748-1836
date: 1779/1836~
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format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

William White sermon, "Of the Character of Christ"
subject: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Sermons
subject: United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: White, William, 1748-1836
subject: Bible. New Testament
subject: Bible. Gospels
subject: Bible. Matthew
subject: Episcopal Church
description: William White (1748-1836) was born and educated in Philadelphia, and served as Rector of Christ Church and St. Peter's Church for 57 years. He also served as Chaplain of the Continental Congress, Chaplain of the Senate, the first presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States, and a long-time trustee for the University of Pennsylvania. In this sermon, written for Trinity Sunday, Reverend White discusses his thoughts on Matthew 22:41-45, "While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them, saying, What think ye of Christ? Whose Son is he? They say unto him, The son of David. He saith unto them, why then doth David in Spirit call him Lord? Saying, the Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right Hand, until I make thine Enemies thy footstool? If David then call him Lord, how is he his son?"
creator: White, William, 1748-1836
date: 1779/1836~
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format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

William White sermon 232, Explanation and Application of John 3:16
subject: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Sermons
subject: United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: White, William, 1748-1836
subject: Bible. New Testament
subject: Bible. Gospels
subject: Bible. John
subject: Episcopal Church
description: William White (1748-1836) was born and educated in Philadelphia, and served as Rector of Christ Church and St. Peter's Church for 57 years. He also served as Chaplain of the Continental Congress, Chaplain of the Senate, the first presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States, and a long-time trustee for the University of Pennsylvania. In this sermon, Reverend White discusses his thoughts on John 3:16, "God so loved the World, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting Life."
creator: White, William, 1748-1836
date: 1779/1836~
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

William White sermon 228, "Of the Love of Pleasure"
subject: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Sermons
subject: United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: White, William, 1748-1836
subject: Bible. New Testament
subject: Bible. Timothy, 2nd
subject: Episcopal Church
description: William White (1748-1836) was born and educated in Philadelphia, and served as Rector of Christ Church and St. Peter's Church for 57 years. He also served as Chaplain of the Continental Congress, Chaplain of the Senate, the first presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States, and a long-time trustee for the University of Pennsylvania. In this sermon, Reverend White discusses his thoughts on 2 Timothy 3:4, "Lovers of Pleasure, more than Lovers of God."
creator: White, William, 1748-1836
date: 1779/1836~
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format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

William White sermon 226, "Of the Gain of the World, in Account with Loss of ye Soul"
subject: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Sermons
subject: United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: White, William, 1748-1836
subject: Bible. New Testament
subject: Bible. Gospels
subject: Bible. Matthew
subject: Episcopal Church
description: William White (1748-1836) was born and educated in Philadelphia, and served as Rector of Christ Church and St. Peter's Church for 57 years. He also served as Chaplain of the Continental Congress, Chaplain of the Senate, the first presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States, and a long-time trustee for the University of Pennsylvania. In this sermon, Reverend White discusses his thoughts on Matthew 16:26, "What is a Man profited, if he shall gain the whole World, and lose his own Soul?"
creator: White, William, 1748-1836
date: 1779/1836~
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

William White sermon 224, "Of Gospel Righteousness," 1792, 1800
subject: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Sermons
subject: United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: White, William, 1748-1836
subject: Bible. New Testament
subject: Bible. Gospels
subject: Bible. Matthew
subject: Episcopal Church
description: William White (1748-1836) was born and educated in Philadelphia, and served as Rector of Christ Church and St. Peter's Church for 57 years. He also served as Chaplain of the Continental Congress, Chaplain of the Senate, the first presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States, and a long-time trustee for the University of Pennsylvania. In this sermon, which Reverend White delivered in 1792 and again in 1800, he discusses his thoughts on Matthew 5:20, "Except your Righteousness shall exceed the Righteousness of the Scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the Kingdom of Heaven."
creator: White, William, 1748-1836
date: {1792,1800}
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format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

William White sermon 207, "Of the Great Gain of Godliness and Contentment"
subject: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Sermons
subject: United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: White, William, 1748-1836
subject: Bible. New Testament
subject: Bible. Timothy, 1st
subject: Episcopal Church
description: William White (1748-1836) was born and educated in Philadelphia, and served as Rector of Christ Church and St. Peter's Church for 57 years. He also served as Chaplain of the Continental Congress, Chaplain of the Senate, the first presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States, and a long-time trustee for the University of Pennsylvania. In this sermon, Reverend White discusses his thoughts on 1 Timothy 6:6, "But Godliness with Contentment is great Gain."
creator: White, William, 1748-1836
date: 1779/1836~
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

William White sermon 198, "A Sermon of the Epiphany," 1835
subject: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Sermons
subject: United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: White, William, 1748-1836
subject: Bible. Old Testament
subject: Bible. Isaiah
subject: Episcopal Church
description: William White (1748-1836) was born and educated in Philadelphia, and served as Rector of Christ Church and St. Peter's Church for 57 years. He also served as Chaplain of the Continental Congress, Chaplain of the Senate, the first presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States, and a long-time trustee for the University of Pennsylvania. In this sermon, Reverend White discusses his thoughts on Isaiah 60:1, "Arise, shine, for thy Light is come, and of Glory of the Lord is risen upon thee."
creator: White, William, 1748-1836
date: 1835
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

William White sermon 196, "Of the use and abuse of the world"
subject: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Sermons
subject: United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: White, William, 1748-1836
subject: Bible. New Testament
subject: Bible. Corinthians, 1st
subject: Episcopal Church
description: William White (1748-1836) was born and educated in Philadelphia, and served as Rector of Christ Church and St. Peter's Church for 57 years. He also served as Chaplain of the Continental Congress, Chaplain of the Senate, the first presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States, and a long-time trustee for the University of Pennsylvania. In this sermon, Reverend White discusses his thoughts on 1 Corinthians 7:31, "And they that use this world, as not abusing it: for the fashion of this world passeth away."
creator: White, William, 1748-1836
date: 1779/1836~
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

William White sermon 195, "Of a Pearl of Great Price"
subject: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Sermons
subject: United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: White, William, 1748-1836
subject: Bible. New Testament
subject: Bible. Gospels
subject: Bible. Matthew
subject: Episcopal Church
description: William White (1748-1836) was born and educated in Philadelphia, and served as Rector of Christ Church and St. Peter's Church for 57 years. He also served as Chaplain of the Continental Congress, Chaplain of the Senate, the first presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States, and a long-time trustee for the University of Pennsylvania. In this sermon, Reverend White discusses his thoughts on Matthew 18:45-46. "The kingdom of Heaven is like unto a Merchant Man, seeking goodly pearls; who, when he had found one Pearl of great Price, he went and sold all that he had, and bought it."
creator: White, William, 1748-1836
date: 1779/1836~
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

William White sermon 191, "Of a sure foundation"
subject: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Sermons
subject: United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: White, William, 1748-1836
subject: Bible. New Testament
subject: Bible. Gospels
subject: Bible. Matthew
subject: Episcopal Church
description: William White (1748-1836) was born and educated in Philadelphia, and served as Rector of Christ Church and St. Peter's Church for 57 years. He also served as Chaplain of the Continental Congress, Chaplain of the Senate, the first presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States, and a long-time trustee for the University of Pennsylvania. In this sermon, Reverend White discusses his thoughts on Matthew 7:24-27, "Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock. And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it."
creator: White, William, 1748-1836
date: 1779/1836~
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format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

William White sermon 178, "Of the Rich Man & Lazarus"
subject: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Sermons
subject: United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: White, William, 1748-1836
subject: Bible. New Testament
subject: Bible. Gospels
subject: Bible. Luke
subject: Episcopal Church
description: William White (1748-1836) was born and educated in Philadelphia, and served as Rector of Christ Church and St. Peter's Church for 57 years. He also served as Chaplain of the Continental Congress, Chaplain of the Senate, the first presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States, and a long-time trustee for the University of Pennsylvania. In this sermon, Reverend White discusses his thoughts on Luke 16:19-20, "There was a certain rich Man, who was clothed in Purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every Day, and there was a certain Beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his Gate full of Sores."
creator: White, William, 1748-1836
date: 1779/1836~
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

William White sermon 168, "Commentary on Daniel"
subject: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Sermons
subject: United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: White, William, 1748-1836
subject: Bible. Old Testament
subject: Bible. Daniel
subject: Episcopal Church
description: William White (1748-1836) was born and educated in Philadelphia, and served as Rector of Christ Church and St. Peter's Church for 57 years. He also served as Chaplain of the Continental Congress, Chaplain of the Senate, the first presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States, and a long-time trustee for the University of Pennsylvania. In this sermon, Reverend White shares his thoughts on Daniel 9:26, "And after threescore and two weeks, shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself."
creator: White, William, 1748-1836
date: 1779/1836~
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

William White sermon 166, "Of a Faithful Discharge of the Duties of the Ministry, and of the sure Reward," circa 1834
subject: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Sermons
subject: United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: White, William, 1748-1836
subject: Bible. New Testament
subject: Bible. Gospels
subject: Bible. Matthew
subject: Ducachet, Henry William, 1796-1865
subject: St. Stephen's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Episcopal Church
description: William White (1748-1836) was born and educated in Philadelphia, and served as Rector of Christ Church and St. Peter's Church for 57 years. He also served as Chaplain of the Continental Congress, Chaplain of the Senate, the first presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States, and a long-time trustee for the University of Pennsylvania. In this sermon, Reverend White discusses his thoughts on Matthew 24:46, "Blessed is that Servant, whom his Lord, when he cometh, shall find so doing." From notes in the text, it seems that Reverend White wrote this sermon for an ordination earlier in his career, and revised it for the installation of Rev. Dr. William Ducachet as rector at St. Stephen's, also in Philadelphia, in 1834.
creator: White, William, 1748-1836
date: 1834~
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language: eng
type: Text

William White sermon 149, "A Discourse on Hebrews," 1826
subject: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Sermons
subject: United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: White, William, 1748-1836
subject: Bible. New Testament
subject: Bible. Hebrews
subject: Episcopal Church
description: William White (1748-1836) was born and educated in Philadelphia, and served as Rector of Christ Church and St. Peter's Church for 57 years. He also served as Chaplain of the Continental Congress, Chaplain of the Senate, the first presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States, and a long-time trustee for the University of Pennsylvania. In this sermon, Reverend White discusses his thoughts on Hebrews 12:18-24, "For ye are not come unto the mount that might be touched, and that burned with fire, nor unto blackness, and darkness, and tempest, and the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words; which voice they that heard intreated that the word should not be spoken to them any more (For they could not endure that which was commanded, and if so much as a beast touch the mountain, it shall be stoned, or thrust through with a dart: and so terrible was the sight, that Moses said, I exceedingly fear and quake:) But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels, to the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect, and to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel."
creator: White, William, 1748-1836
date: 1826
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format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

William White sermon 137, "Of Spiritual Peace"
subject: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Sermons
subject: United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: White, William, 1748-1836
subject: Bible. New Testament
subject: Bible. Gospels
subject: Bible. John
subject: Episcopal Church
description: William White (1748-1836) was born and educated in Philadelphia, and served as Rector of Christ Church and St. Peter's Church for 57 years. He also served as Chaplain of the Continental Congress, Chaplain of the Senate, the first presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States, and a long-time trustee for the University of Pennsylvania. In this sermon, written for Lent, Reverend White discusses his thoughts on John 14:27, "Peace I leave with you, my Peace I give unto you: not as the World giveth, give I unto you."
creator: White, William, 1748-1836
date: 1779/1836~
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

William White sermon 135, "Of a Wounded Spirit"
subject: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Sermons
subject: United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: White, William, 1748-1836
subject: Bible. Old Testament
subject: Bible. Proverbs
subject: Episcopal Church
description: William White (1748-1836) was born and educated in Philadelphia, and served as Rector of Christ Church and St. Peter's Church for 57 years. He also served as Chaplain of the Continental Congress, Chaplain of the Senate, the first presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States, and a long-time trustee for the University of Pennsylvania. In this sermon, Reverend White discusses his thoughts on Proverbs 18:14, "The Spirit of a Man will sustain his Infirmity; but a wounded Spirit who can bear?"
creator: White, William, 1748-1836
date: 1779/1836~
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

William White sermon 115, "Of Religious patriotism"
subject: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Sermons
subject: United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: White, William, 1748-1836
subject: Bible. Old Testament
subject: Bible. Psalms
subject: Episcopal Church
description: William White (1748-1836) was born and educated in Philadelphia, and served as Rector of Christ Church and St. Peter's Church for 57 years. He also served as Chaplain of the Continental Congress, Chaplain of the Senate, the first presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States, and a long-time trustee for the University of Pennsylvania. In this sermon, Reverend White discusses his thoughts on Psalms 122:6, "Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem."
creator: White, William, 1748-1836
date: 1779/1836~
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

William White sermon 106, "Of grateful praise and Thanksgiving"
subject: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Sermons
subject: United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: White, William, 1748-1836
subject: Bible. Old Testament
subject: Bible. Psalms
subject: Episcopal Church
description: William White (1748-1836) was born and educated in Philadelphia, and served as Rector of Christ Church and St. Peter's Church for 57 years. He also served as Chaplain of the Continental Congress, Chaplain of the Senate, the first presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States, and a long-time trustee for the University of Pennsylvania. In this sermon, Reverend White discusses his thoughts on Psalms 103:1-5, "Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases; Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with loving kindness and tender mercies; Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's."
creator: White, William, 1748-1836
date: 1779/1836~
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format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

William White sermon 77, "The Newness of the Spirit, contrasted with the Oldness of the Letter"
subject: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Sermons
subject: United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: White, William, 1748-1836
subject: Bible. New Testament
subject: Bible. Romans
subject: Episcopal Church
description: William White (1748-1836) was born and educated in Philadelphia, and served as Rector of Christ Church and St. Peter's Church for 57 years. He also served as Chaplain of the Continental Congress, Chaplain of the Senate, the first presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States, and a long-time trustee for the University of Pennsylvania. In this sermon, Reverend White discusses his thoughts on Romans 7:6, "That we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter."
creator: White, William, 1748-1836
date: 1779/1836~
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format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

William White sermon 76, "Of Being Not Hearers Only, But doers"
subject: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Sermons
subject: United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: White, William, 1748-1836
subject: Bible. New Testament
subject: Bible. James
subject: Episcopal Church
description: William White (1748-1836) was born and educated in Philadelphia, and served as Rector of Christ Church and St. Peter's Church for 57 years. He also served as Chaplain of the Continental Congress, Chaplain of the Senate, the first presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States, and a long-time trustee for the University of Pennsylvania. In this sermon, Reverend White discusses his thoughts on James 1:22-25, "But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass: For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed."
creator: White, William, 1748-1836
date: 1779/1836~
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format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

William White sermon 72, "Corruption, the Cause of the Rejection of the Gospel"
subject: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Sermons
subject: United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: White, William, 1748-1836
subject: Bible. New Testament
subject: Bible. Gospels
subject: Bible. John
subject: Advent
subject: Episcopal Church
description: William White (1748-1836) was born and educated in Philadelphia, and served as Rector of Christ Church and St. Peter's Church for 57 years. He also served as Chaplain of the Continental Congress, Chaplain of the Senate, the first presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States, and a long-time trustee for the University of Pennsylvania. In this sermon, written for Advent, Reverend White discusses his thoughts on John 3:19, "This is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and Men loved Darkness rather than Light, because their Deeds are evil."
creator: White, William, 1748-1836
date: 1779/1836~
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

William White sermon 59, "Of Frailty"
subject: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Sermons
subject: United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: White, William, 1748-1836
subject: Bible. Old Testament
subject: Bible. Psalms
subject: Episcopal Church
description: William White (1748-1836) was born and educated in Philadelphia, and served as Rector of Christ Church and St. Peter's Church for 57 years. He also served as Chaplain of the Continental Congress, Chaplain of the Senate, the first presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States, and a long-time trustee for the University of Pennsylvania. In this sermon, Reverend White discusses his thoughts on Psalms 103:14, "For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust."
creator: White, William, 1748-1836
date: 1779/1836~
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language: eng
type: Text

William White sermon 49, "Of Working Out Salvation"
subject: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Sermons
subject: United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: White, William, 1748-1836
subject: Bible. New Testament
subject: Bible. Philippians
subject: Episcopal Church
description: William White (1748-1836) was born and educated in Philadelphia, and served as Rector of Christ Church and St. Peter's Church for 57 years. He also served as Chaplain of the Continental Congress, Chaplain of the Senate, the first presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States, and a long-time trustee for the University of Pennsylvania. In this sermon, Reverend White discusses his thoughts on Philippians 2:12-13, "Work out your own salvation with Fear and Trembling: for it is God which worketh in you, both to will and to do, of his good Pleasure."
creator: White, William, 1748-1836
date: 1779/1836~
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format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

William White sermon 47, "Of Regeneration"
subject: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Sermons
subject: United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: White, William, 1748-1836
subject: Bible. New Testament
subject: Bible. Gospels
subject: Bible. John
subject: Episcopal Church
description: William White (1748-1836) was born and educated in Philadelphia, and served as Rector of Christ Church and St. Peter's Church for 57 years. He also served as Chaplain of the Continental Congress, Chaplain of the Senate, the first presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States, and a long-time trustee for the University of Pennsylvania. In this sermon, written for Trinity Sunday, Reverend White discusses his thoughts on John 3:7, "Marvel not that I said unto thee, ye must be born again."
creator: White, William, 1748-1836
date: 1779/1836~
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format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

William White sermon 44, "Of being led by ye spirit"
subject: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Sermons
subject: United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: White, William, 1748-1836
subject: Bible. New Testament
subject: Bible. Romans
subject: Episcopal Church
description: William White (1748-1836) was born and educated in Philadelphia, and served as Rector of Christ Church and St. Peter's Church for 57 years. He also served as Chaplain of the Continental Congress, Chaplain of the Senate, the first presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States, and a long-time trustee for the University of Pennsylvania. In this sermon, written for Whitsunday, Reverend White discusses his thoughts on Romans 8:14, "As many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God."
creator: White, William, 1748-1836
date: 1779/1836~
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language: eng
type: Text

William White sermon 43, "Of the abiding of the holy ghost forever"
subject: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Sermons
subject: United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: White, William, 1748-1836
subject: Bible. New Testament
subject: Bible. Gospels
subject: Bible. John
subject: Episcopal Church
description: William White (1748-1836) was born and educated in Philadelphia, and served as Rector of Christ Church and St. Peter's Church for 57 years. He also served as Chaplain of the Continental Congress, Chaplain of the Senate, the first presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States, and a long-time trustee for the University of Pennsylvania. In this sermon, written for Trinity Sunday, Reverend White discusses his thoughts on John 14:16, "I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you forever."
creator: White, William, 1748-1836
date: 1779/1836~
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format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

William White sermon 42, "Of Pentecost"
subject: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Sermons
subject: United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: White, William, 1748-1836
subject: Bible. Acts
subject: Bible. New Testament
subject: Episcopal Church
description: William White (1748-1836) was born and educated in Philadelphia, and served as Rector of Christ Church and St. Peter's Church for 57 years. He also served as Chaplain of the Continental Congress, Chaplain of the Senate, the first presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States, and a long-time trustee for the University of Pennsylvania. In this sermon for Whitsunday, Reverend White discusses his thoughts on Acts 2:1-4, "And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance."
creator: White, William, 1748-1836
date: 1779/1836~
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language: eng
type: Text

William White sermon 39, "Of the credibility of the Resurrection"
subject: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Sermons
subject: United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: White, William, 1748-1836
subject: Bible. New Testament
subject: Bible. Acts
subject: Easter
subject: Episcopal Church
description: William White (1748-1836) was born and educated in Philadelphia, and served as Rector of Christ Church and St. Peter's Church for 57 years. He also served as Chaplain of the Continental Congress, Chaplain of the Senate, the first presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States, and a long-time trustee for the University of Pennsylvania. In this Easter sermon, Reverend White discusses his thoughts on Acts 26:8, "Why should it be thought a thing incredible with you, that God should raise the dead?"
creator: White, William, 1748-1836
date: 1779/1836~
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format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

William White sermon 12, "Of God's descriptive Character of Love"
subject: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Sermons
subject: United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: White, William, 1748-1836
subject: Bible. New Testament
subject: Bible. Epistle of John, 1st
subject: Episcopal Church
description: William White (1748-1836) was born and educated in Philadelphia, and served as Rector of Christ Church and St. Peter's Church for 57 years. He also served as Chaplain of the Continental Congress, Chaplain of the Senate, the first presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States, and a long-time trustee for the University of Pennsylvania. In this sermon, which he edited over time, Reverend White discusses his thoughts on 1 John 4:8, "God is love."
creator: White, William, 1748-1836
date: 1779/1836~
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format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

William White sermon 11, "Of the Truth of God," 1791, 1800
subject: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Sermons
subject: United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: White, William, 1748-1836
subject: Bible. New Testament
subject: Bible. Psalms
subject: Episcopal Church
description: William White (1748-1836) was born and educated in Philadelphia, and served as Rector of Christ Church and St. Peter's Church for 57 years. He also served as Chaplain of the Continental Congress, Chaplain of the Senate, the first presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States, and a long-time trustee for the University of Pennsylvania. Reverend White read this sermon in 1791 and again, in altered form, in 1800. In it, he discusses his thoughts on Psalms 100:5, "And his Truth endureth from Generation to Generation."
creator: White, William, 1748-1836
date: {1791,1800}
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language: eng
type: Text

William White, "Reasons of ye Refusal of Dismissorial Letters," 1828-1830
subject: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: White, William, 1748-1836
subject: Episcopalians
subject: Episcopal Church. Diocese of Pennsylvania
subject: Religious leaders
subject: Clergy
subject: Bishops
subject: Episcopal Church
description: William White (1748-1836) was born and educated in Philadelphia, and served as Rector of Christ Church and St. Peter's Church for 57 years. He also served as Chaplain of the Continental Congress, Chaplain of the Senate, the first presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States, and a long-time trustee for the University of Pennsylvania. Dismissorial letters are testimonials written by a bishop or other qualified religious superior in support of individuals requesting to be ordained by another bishop. In this text, White provides his reasons for refusing to supply dismissorial letters to two deacons in his diocese. The bound manuscript also contains an 1829 draft letter to Bishop Hobart and an 1830 draft letter to the Standing Committee of Maryland regarding the issue
creator: White, William, 1748-1836
date: 1828/1830
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format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

A Booke of records: of bierthes and burials in Philadelphia in the Province of Penezlvania in Amerrica
subject: Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia
subject: Genealogy
subject: Society of Friends
subject: Quakers
description: In the 17th and 18th centuries, Friends generally kept records of the births and deaths of only those who were members. If a child was born to two Quakers in good standing at the time of the birth they were considered "birthright." This volume is unusual because it includes not only members of the Society of Friends, but also, entered separately after 1692, "An Account of the burialls of Such as are not Friends within the town of Philadelphia." Also includes births, 1677-1808, removals received, 1681-1758; acknowledgments, 1695-1698; births, 1783-1827; Deaths, 1806-1826. Indexed.
creator: Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia
date: 1677/1827
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language: eng
type: Text

Gilbert Tennent sermons 130, Fragmented sermon on the covenant of grace, with additional sermon on the necessity of sanctification for salvation, 1748
subject: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Sermons
subject: Tennent, Gilbert, 1703-1764
subject: Great Awakening
subject: Presbyterians
subject: Presbyterian Church
description: Gilbert Tennent (1703-1764) was an Irish-American Presbyterian clergyman, and one of the leaders of the Great Awakening. This manuscript contains part of a sermon by Tennent on the covenant of grace, and another intact sermon on the necessity of sanctification for salvation. From dates noted on the manuscript, it looks like Tennent wrote these sermons in 1748, then delivered one or both of them again in 1750, 1752, and 1756.
creator: Tennent, Gilbert, 1703-1764
creator: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1748/1756
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language: eng
type: Text

Gilbert Tennent sermons 129, "De Christo ut capite" (On Christ as the head), 1750
subject: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Sermons
subject: Tennent, Gilbert, 1703-1764
subject: Great Awakening
subject: Presbyterians
subject: Bible. Ephesians
subject: Presbyterian Church
description: Gilbert Tennent (1703-1764) was an Irish-American Presbyterian clergyman, and one of the leaders of the Great Awakening. "On Christ as the head" shares a title with an earlier sermon by Tennent, and may simply be a newer version. Tennent begins this sermon with reference to Ephesians 1:22 and 5:23. From dates noted in the manuscript, it looks like Tennent wrote this sermon in 1750, then delivered it again in 1758 and 1760.
creator: Tennent, Gilbert, 1703-1764
creator: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1750/1760
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language: eng
type: Text

Gilbert Tennent sermons 128, "De personali Dedicatione Deo acto" (On giving our selves to God), 1750
subject: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Sermons
subject: Tennent, Gilbert, 1703-1764
subject: Great Awakening
subject: Presbyterians
subject: Bible. Corinthians, 2nd
subject: Bible. Romans
subject: Presbyterian Church
description: Gilbert Tennent (1703-1764) was an Irish-American Presbyterian clergyman, and one of the leaders of the Great Awakening. Tennent begins this sermon, "On giving ouselves to God," with references to 2 Corinthians 8:5, Romans 6:13, and Romans 12:1. From dates noted in the manuscript, it looks like Tennent wrote this sermon in 1750, then delivered it again in 1752, 1755, 1757, 1758, and 1763.
creator: Tennent, Gilbert, 1703-1764
creator: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1750/1763
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language: eng
type: Text

Gilbert Tennent sermons 127, "De Perseverantia Sanctorum" (The perseverance of the saints), 1750
subject: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Sermons
subject: Tennent, Gilbert, 1703-1764
subject: Great Awakening
subject: Presbyterians
subject: Bible. John
subject: Bible. Romans
subject: Presbyterian Church
description: Gilbert Tennent (1703-1764) was an Irish-American Presbyterian clergyman, and one of the leaders of the Great Awakening. "The perseverance of the saints" shares a title with an earlier sermon by Tennent, and may be a newer version of that one. Tennent begins this sermon with reference to John 11:26, John 10:27-28, and Romans 8:33 to the end of the chapter. From dates noted in the manuscript, it looks like Tennent wrote this sermon in 1750, then delivered it again in 1756, 1759, and 1763.
creator: Tennent, Gilbert, 1703-1764
creator: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1750/1763
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language: eng
type: Text

Gilbert Tennent sermons 126, "De corde [?] posesso a demone" (On the heart possessed by a demon), 1750
subject: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Sermons
subject: Tennent, Gilbert, 1703-1764
subject: Great Awakening
subject: Presbyterians
subject: Bible. Luke
subject: Presbyterian Church
description: Gilbert Tennent (1703-1764) was an Irish-American Presbyterian clergyman, and one of the leaders of the Great Awakening. The front page of this sermon, which contains the title, is torn and obscures Tennent's wording. From the first lines of Tennent's text, however, it seems the title probably loosely translates to "The heart of a sinner is the palace of the devil." Tennent begins the sermon with reference to Luke 11:21-22. From dates noted in the manuscript, it looks like Tennent wrote this sermon in 1750, then delivered it again in 1760.
creator: Tennent, Gilbert, 1703-1764
creator: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1750/1760
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language: eng
type: Text

Gilbert Tennent sermons 125, "Sexta Petitio, Septima Petitio" (Sixth and seventh petitions of the Lord's Prayer), 1750
subject: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Sermons
subject: Tennent, Gilbert, 1703-1764
subject: Great Awakening
subject: Presbyterians
subject: Bible. Matthew
subject: Presbyterian Church
description: Gilbert Tennent (1703-1764) was an Irish-American Presbyterian clergyman, and one of the leaders of the Great Awakening. The title page appears to list two sermons, however, this manuscript contains just one sermon by Tennent, which discusses both the sixth and seventh petitions of the Lord's Prayer (also known as the Our Father): "Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil." From dates noted in the manuscript, it looks like Tennent wrote this sermon in 1750, and delivered it again in 1760.
creator: Tennent, Gilbert, 1703-1764
creator: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1750/1760
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language: eng
type: Text

Gilbert Tennent sermons 124, "invitatio a penitentia" (Invitation to repentance), 1750
subject: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Sermons
subject: Tennent, Gilbert, 1703-1764
subject: Great Awakening
subject: Presbyterians
subject: Bible. Hosea
subject: Presbyterian Church
description: Gilbert Tennent (1703-1764) was an Irish-American Presbyterian clergyman, and one of the leaders of the Great Awakening. This manuscript contains two related sermons on the subject of repentance. The first sermon is a rumination on Hosea 14:1-3, "O israel, return unto the Lord thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity. Take with you words, and turn to the Lord: say unto him, Take away all iniquity, and receive us graciously: so will we render the calves of our lips. Asshur shall not save us; we will not ride upon horses: neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, Ye are our gods: for in thee the fatherless findeth mercy." The second sermon is a rumination on the following verse, Hosea 14:4, " I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him." From dates noted in the manuscript, it looks like Tennent wrote these sermons in 1750, then redelivered one or both of them in 1752, 1755, and 1757.
creator: Tennent, Gilbert, 1703-1764
creator: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1750/1757
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format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Gilbert Tennent sermons 123, "De periculis Divitiarum" (On the dangers of riches), 1750
subject: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Sermons
subject: Tennent, Gilbert, 1703-1764
subject: Great Awakening
subject: Presbyterians
subject: Bible. Proverbs
subject: Bible. Timothy, 1st
subject: Presbyterian Church
description: Gilbert Tennent (1703-1764) was an Irish-American Presbyterian clergyman, and one of the leaders of the Great Awakening. Tennent begins this sermon, "On the dangers of riches," with reference to Proverbs 30:7-9, "Two things have I required of thee; deny me them not before I die: Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me: Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the Lord? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain." He also references 1 Timothy 6:9, "But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition." From dates noted in the manuscript, it looks like Tennent wrote this sermon in 1750, then delivered it again in 1752, 1755, and 1760.
creator: Tennent, Gilbert, 1703-1764
creator: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1750/1760
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language: eng
type: Text

Gilbert Tennent sermons 122, "De acomodatione mentis afflictionibus" (On acceptance of afflictions), 1750
subject: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Sermons
subject: Tennent, Gilbert, 1703-1764
subject: Great Awakening
subject: Presbyterians
subject: Bible. Proverbs
subject: Presbyterian Church
description: Gilbert Tennent (1703-1764) was an Irish-American Presbyterian clergyman, and one of the leaders of the Great Awakening. Tennent begins this sermon, on the subject of sympathy with the afflicted, by citing Proverbs 16:19, "Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud." From dates noted in the manuscript, it looks like Tennent wrote this sermon in 1750, then delivered it again in 1752 and 1757.
creator: Tennent, Gilbert, 1703-1764
creator: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1750/1757
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format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Gilbert Tennent sermons 121, "De afflictionibus" (On afflictions), 1750
subject: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Sermons
subject: Tennent, Gilbert, 1703-1764
subject: Great Awakening
subject: Presbyterians
subject: Bible. Psalms
subject: Presbyterian Church
description: Gilbert Tennent (1703-1764) was an Irish-American Presbyterian clergyman, and one of the leaders of the Great Awakening. Tennent begins this sermon, "On afflictions," with reference to Psalms 119:92, "Unless thy law had been my delights, I should then have perished in mine affliction." From dates noted in the manuscript, it looks like Tennent wrote this sermon in 1750, then delivered it again in 1762.
creator: Tennent, Gilbert, 1703-1764
creator: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1750/1762
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language: eng
type: Text

Gilbert Tennent sermons 120, "De volente populo" (On the willing people), 1750
subject: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Sermons
subject: Tennent, Gilbert, 1703-1764
subject: Great Awakening
subject: Presbyterians
subject: Bible. Psalms
subject: Presbyterian Church
description: Gilbert Tennent (1703-1764) was an Irish-American Presbyterian clergyman, and one of the leaders of the Great Awakening. Tennent begins this sermon, "On the willing people" with reference to Psalms 110:3, "Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth." From dates noted in the manuscript, it looks like Tennent wrote this sermon in 1750, then delivered it again in 1755, 1758, and 1763.
creator: Tennent, Gilbert, 1703-1764
creator: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1750/1763
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format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

Gilbert Tennent sermons 119, "De Lectione Scripture" (On reading scripture), 1750
subject: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Sermons
subject: Tennent, Gilbert, 1703-1764
subject: Great Awakening
subject: Presbyterians
subject: Bible. Deuteronomy
subject: Bible. Luke
subject: Bible. Revelation
subject: Presbyterian Church
description: Gilbert Tennent (1703-1764) was an Irish-American Presbyterian clergyman, and one of the leaders of the Great Awakening. Tennent begins this sermon, on the subject of reading scripture, by citing Deuteronomy 17:19, Luke 4:16, and Revelation 1:3. From dates noted in the manuscript, it looks like Tennent wrote this sermon in 1750, then delivered it again in 1752, 1756, 1760, and 1763.
creator: Tennent, Gilbert, 1703-1764
creator: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1750/1763
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language: eng
type: Text

Gilbert Tennent sermons 118, "De Lecuritate" (On tranquility), 1749, and De conversatione in Celis (On conversion in heaven) 1760
subject: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Sermons
subject: Tennent, Gilbert, 1703-1764
subject: Great Awakening
subject: Presbyterians
subject: Bible. Proverbs
subject: Bible. Colossians
subject: Presbyterian Church
description: Gilbert Tennent (1703-1764) was an Irish-American Presbyterian clergyman, and one of the leaders of the Great Awakening. This manuscript contains two sermons, although only one is listed on the title page. The first sermon, on the subject of sleep, or perhaps laziness, begins by citing Proverbs 6:9, "How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?" The second sermon, "On conversion in heaven," begins by citing Colossians 3:1-4, "If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory." From dates noted in the manuscript, it looks like Tennent wrote these sermons in 1749, then delivered one or both of them again in 1760.
creator: Tennent, Gilbert, 1703-1764
creator: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1749/1760
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language: eng
type: Text