Description of Presbyterian Historical Society, PHS.TennentSermons014: Gilbert Tennent sermons 14, "De Hexameron" (On the six days of creation), 1744 contributor Carly Sewell cataloger Michelle Belden Council on Library and Information Resources Presbyterian Historical Society These images and the content of Presbyterian Historical Society PHS.TennentSermons014: Gilbert Tennent sermons 14, "De Hexameron" (On the six days of creation), 1744 are free of known copyright restrictions and in the public domain. See the Creative Commons Public Domain Mark page for usage details, http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/. To the extent possible under law, Presbyterian Historical Society has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this metadata about Presbyterian Historical Society PHS.TennentSermons014: Gilbert Tennent sermons 14, "De Hexameron" (On the six days of creation), 1744. This work is published from: United States. For a summary of CC0, see https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/. Legal code: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode. Philadelphia Congregations Early Records Project ATLA Digital Library United States Philadelphia Presbyterian Historical Society PHS.TennentSermons014 https://philadelphiacongregations.org/records/item/PHS.TennentSermons014 Gilbert Tennent (1703-1764) was an Irish-American Presbyterian clergyman, and one of the leaders of the Great Awakening. In this sermon, Tennant talks about the six days of creation. In the beginning of the sermon, he cites Genesis 1:1 and Psalms 89:11. Although Tennent mentions aspects of scientific theory, the sermon is Bible-based, geocentric, with the Earth as the center of the universe and man as the being for whom the world was made. The Fall ruined the previous harmony among the animals, plants, and man, and brought about suffering. Tennent exhorts man to live up to the beauty of creation, while at the same time not placing too much value on his Earthly life and gain. From the dates noted in the manuscript, it looks like Tennent wrote this sermon in 1744, and delivered it again in 1747, 1751, and 1756. English Gilbert Tennent sermons 14, "De Hexameron" (On the six days of creation), 1744 Tennent, Gilbert, 1703-1764 Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)

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United States 18th century Sermons Great Awakening Presbyterians Bible. Genesis Bible. Psalms Presbyterian Church Pennsylvania--Philadelphia Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Tennent, Gilbert, 1703-1764 Sermons Manuscripts