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Title

Authors

• Tennent, Gilbert, 1703-1764 (https://viaf.org/viaf/77112771)
• Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) (https://viaf.org/viaf/129086513)

Funders

• Council on Library and Information Resources

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Alternate identifiers

• https://philadelphiacongregations.org/records/item/PHS.TennentSermons112

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Place

United States

Summary

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 manifold wisdom of God in the business of salvation," by citing Ephesians 3:10, Psalms 85:10, 1 Corinthians 1:24, Matthew 11:19, and 1 Corinthians 2:7. From dates noted in the manuscript, it looks like Tennent wrote this sermon in 1748 or 1749, then delivered it again in 1749 or 1750, 1751, 1752, 1755, 1757, and 1760.

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Related resources

• Philadelphia Congregations Early Records Project (https://philadelphiacongregations.org)
• ATLA Digital Library (https://dl.atla.com/collections/philadelphia-congregations-early-records-project)

Subjects topical

• Sermons
• Great Awakening
• Presbyterians
• Bible. Ephesians
• Bible. Psalms
• Bible. Corinthians, 1st
• Bible. Matthew
• Presbyterian Church
• Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
• Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
• Tennent, Gilbert, 1703-1764

Genres

• Sermons
• Manuscripts

Keywords

• 18th century

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