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XV. choice sermons preached upon several occasions ... / by John Stoughton ... ; according to the originall copie, which was left perfected by the authour before his death.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Stoughton, John, -1639.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Church of England.
- Sermons, English--Early works to 1800.
- Sermons, English.
- Church of England--Sermons.
- Genre:
- Sermons.
- Penn Provenance:
- Burr, Charles W. (Charles Walts), 1861- (donor)
- Physical Description:
- 10 unnumbered pages, 156 pages, 2 unnumbered pages, 32, 64 pages, 16 unnumbered pages, 104 pages, 8 unnumbered pages, 131 pages, 1 unnumbered page ; 20 cm (4to)
- Other Title:
- Fifteen choice sermons preached upon several occasions
- Place of Publication:
- London : Printed [by Richard Hodgkinson, Thomas Cotes, and Richard Badger] for I. Bellamie, H. Overton, I. Rothwell, R. Royston, D. Frere, and R. Smith, 1640.
- Contents:
- (from t.p.) 1. The happinesse of peace : before K. James at Trinity College in Cambridge
- 2. The love-sicke spouse : at S. Paul's Crosse
- 3. The burning light : at a visitation in Christ's Church, London
- 4. The magistrates commission, or, Wisdome justified : before the judges
- 5. The preacher's dignity and duty : in five sermons on 2 Cor. 5.20 preached in Cambridge
- 6. Christ crucified, the tree of life : in sixe sermons on 1 Cor. 2.2 preached in Cambridge.
- Notes:
- The first four sermons have collective title: Choice sermons preached upon selected occasions. The last two groups of sermons have collective title: XI. choice sermons, preached upon selected occasions, in Cambridge.
- "The happinesse of peace" and "The love-sicke spouse" each has special dated title page with imprint: "Printed by Richard Hodgkinsonne for Daniel Frere." "The burning light" has special t.p. with imprint: "Printed by Thomas Cotes for Daniel Frere." "The magistrate's commission, or Wisedom justified" has special t.p. with imprint: "Printed by T. Cotes for Daniel Frere."
- "XI. choice sermons" has special t.p. with imprint "Printed by R.B. for Iohn Bellamie, Henry Overton, Iohn Rothwell, and Ralph Smith." "Five sermons on II Cor. V.XX" has special t.p. with imprint: "Printed by R.B. for Iohn Bellamie and Ralph Smith ... " "Sixe sermons on I Cor. II. II" has special t.p. with imprint: "Printed by R.B. for Iohn Bellamie, Henry Overton, Iohn Rothwell, and Ralph Smith." (R.B. is Richard Badger. Cf. ESTC)
- "Editor's dedication signed: A.B., i.e. Anthony Burgess."--ESTC.
- Signatures: [A]⁴ (-[A]1,[A]2, ±[A]1.[A2]) B-X⁴ a-d⁴ 2A-2H⁴ chi⁴ ²A-O⁴ ³A-R⁴ ³S².
- A reissue, with added general title page and conjugate blank, of "Choice sermons preached upon selected occasions" (printed by Richard Hodgkinson and Thomas Cotes) and "XI. choice sermons" (printed by Richard Badger). Cf. ESTC.
- Most titles within double-ruled borders (except for "Five sermons" and "Sixe sermons", each within woodcut border).
- Text and printed marginalia within ruled borders.
- Woodcuts: title vignettes, initials, head-pieces and tail-piece.
- Identified as Early English books, 1475-1640: 1189:2 on UMI microfilm.
- Local Notes:
- Penn Libraries copy imperfect: first gathering (including title leaf) wanting; leaves C2, C3, chi1 (blank) and ³A1 (blank) wanting; leaf B1 (special t.p.) torn at top and fore-edge margins and repaired with minor damage to title; leaves B2, B3 and B4 torn at top margins and repaired with loss of running-title and page numbers and minor damage to text; leaves C1, C4, D1, D2 and D4 repaired at corners; leaves ³R4 and ³S1 repaired at fore-edge margin; leaf ³S2 repaired at bottom margin.
- Penn Libraries copy has a few marginal marks and notes in ink or pencil.
- Cited in:
- STC (2nd ed.) 23306
- ESTC S117835
- Contains:
- Choice sermons preached upon selected occasions.
- Eleven choice sermons preached upon selected occasions.
- OCLC:
- 17515255
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