Seventy-two sermons on the 53rd chapter of Isaiah
Seventy-two sermons on the 53rd chapter of Isaiah, written in a Scotch hand, preceded by a short index. These were printed as by James Durham (d. 1658) with the title 'Christ crucify'd or the Marrow of the Gospel', in 1683 or earlier.
There is no clue to the author in the MS., but the first sermon is dated 'March 6, 1656.'
Dates
- Creation: written in and soon after A.D. 1656 in Scotland by J. Durham
Extent
442 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Add. A. 90, fols. 1-2]
Shelfmark:
MS. Add. A. 90
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 18691
Abstract
Seventy-two sermons on the 53rd chapter of Isaiah, written in and soon after A.D. 1656 in Scotland by J. Durham.
Biographical / Historical
James Durham (1622–1658) was a Church of Scotland minister.
Other Finding Aids
Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. V, no. 28923.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought at messrs. Puttick and Simpson's, Aug. 7, 1867 (lot 450), for £1 1s.: the sale catalogue attributes the sermons to dr. John Owen, dean of Christ Church, Oxford, who died in 1683.
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
7 3/4 × 6 1/2 in.
Topical
Subject
- Title
- Seventy-two sermons on the 53rd chapter of Isaiah
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2020 by Pauline Soum-Paris
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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