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Sermon on penances : autograph manuscript, [ca. 1750 Apr. 8].

BIB_ID
118315
Accession number
MA 418
Creator
Sterne, Laurence.
Display Date
[ca. 1750 Apr. 8].
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1901.
Description
1 item (30 p.), unbound ; 22.7 cm.
Notes
Written on the rectos and some versos of 30 leaves.
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan from the London dealer J. Pearson & Co. in 1901.
Summary
A sermon based on 1 John 5:3: "And his commandments are not grievous." With a note at the end (probably added later) that the sermon was preached April 8, 1750, and that Dr. Herring, Dr. Wanly, and Mr. Bendmore were present. With some corrections and revisions throughout.
Housed in
Red quarter leather drop-spine box (23.9 cm)