Sermons

Various formats and bindings (a few contemporary but mostly nineteenth century), of works by English clergymen and theologians, including Richard Bancroft, Archbishop of Canterbury and chief overseer of the production of the King James Bible; John Penry, who ran the press that produced many of the Marprelate tracts and is Wales's most famous martyr; and Jeremy Taylor, who is known as the "Shakespeare of Divines" for his poetic style and who is often cited as one of the greatest prose writers in the English language.

Thomas Adams. The Barren Tree. A Sermon Preached at Pauls Crosse October 26. 1623. London: Printed by Aug. Mathewes for John Grisman, 1623. 4to. Some dampstaining at the end. Nineteenth-century marbled boards. Second edition (STC 106.5; ESTC S121018). provenance: Gift of Geoffrey Keynes. — Richard Bancroft. A Sermon Preached at Paules Crosse the 9. of Februarie ... 1588. London: Imprinted by J. J[ackson]. for Gregorie Seton, 1588. 8vo. Title within ornamental border. Contemporary paneled calf; rebacked, joints cracked but intact. Second edition with the errata corrected (STC 1346; ESTC S100663).  —  T[homas]. C[haffinge]. The Just Mans Memoriall ... To the Pretious and Immortall Memory of ... William Earle of Pembroke. London: Printed by Elizabeth Allde, for Nathaniel Butter, 1630. 4to.  Title-page age-darkened, a few headlines shaved close. Modern marbled boards. First edition (STC 4931; ESTC S107940). provenance: Bent Juel-Jensen. — [Thomas Morton]. A Sermon Preached ... Sunday, being the Fifth Day of May. 1639. Newcastle-upon-Tyne [i.e., London]: By Robert Barker ... and by the Assignes of John Bill, 1639. 4to. Title-page with the woodcut lion-mask ornament. Modern marbled boards. First edition, another issue, with A1–2 partially reset (STC 18196a; ESTC S120725). — Simon Patrick. A Sermon Preached Before the King on St. Stephens-Day. London: Printed by A. Maxwell for R. Royston, 1676. 4to. Contemporary crimson morocco paneled gilt; lower joint cracked at head of spine. First edition, large-paper copy (Wing P839; ESTC R23416). — [John Penry]. A Briefe Discovery of the Untruthes and Slanders (Against the True Governement of the Church of Christ) Contained in a Sermon, Preached the 8. of Februarie 1588. by D. Bancroft. [Edinburgh: Printed by Robert Waldegrave, 1590]. 4to. Modern full red morocco. First edition (STC 19603; ESTC S114383). — Robert Sanderson. Fourteen Sermons Heretofore Preached. IIII. Ad Clerum. III. Ad Magistratum. VII. Ad Populum. The Fourth Impression. Folio. Title printed in red and black, text within ruled border. Contemporary calf. (Wing S605; ESTC R13890). provenance: Benedict (?Thell); Robert Spencer, 1st Viscount of Teviot; Earls of Spencer, Althorp; S. Gordon Duff. — Lazarus Seaman. Solomons Choice: Or, a President for Kings and Princes, and All That Are in Authority. London: Printed by E. G. for J. Rothwell, 1644. 4to. Modern marbled boards. First edition (Wing S2177; ESTC R189). provenance: Union Theological Seminary, New York; Bent Juel-Jensen. — John Shower. Winter Meditations: Or a Sermon Concerning Frost and Snow, and Winds, &c. and the Wonders of God Therein. London: Printed for John Lawerence, 1695. 4to. Nineteenth-century calf-backed marbled boards. First edition (Wing S3695; ESTC R24537). — Jeremy Taylor. A Sermon Preached ... Upon the Anniversary of the Gunpowder-Treason. Oxford: Printed by Leonard Lichfield, 1638. 4to. Minor repairs to stained and dog-eared upper right corners of first two leaves. Modern calf-backed marbled boards. First edition (STC 23724; ESTC S118171). provenance: Bent Juel-Jensen. — Robert Wilkinson. A Paire of Sermons Successively Preacht to a Paire of Peereless and Succeeding Princes. London: Imprinted by Felix Kyngston, for William Aspley, 1614. 4to. Title-page and text within ruled borders; title-page age-darkened and border shaved at top, top border of a few headlines shaved. Nineteenth-century half calf over marbled boards. First edition (STC 25661; ESTC S120035). provenance: Bent Juel-Jenson.

Various formats and bindings (a few contemporary but mostly nineteenth-century), of works by English clergymen and theologians including: Richard Bancroft, Archbishop of Canterbury and chief overseer of the production of the King James Bible; John Penry, who ran the press that produced many of the Marprelate tracts and is Wales's most famous martyr; and Jeremy Taylor, who is known as the "Shakespeare of Divines" for his poetic style and who is often cited as one of the greatest prose writers in the English language. Thomas Adams. The Barren Tree. A Sermon Preached at Pauls Crosse October 26. 1623. London: Printed by Aug. Mathewes for John Grisman, 1623. 4to. Some dampstaining at the end. 19th-century marbled boards. Second edition (STC 106.5; ESTC S121018). provenance: Gift of Geoffrey Keynes. — Richard Bancroft. A Sermon Preached at Paules Crosse the 9. of Februarie ... 1588. London: Imprinted by J. J[ackson]. for Gregorie Seton, 1588. 8vo. Title within ornamental border. Contemporary paneled calf; rebacked, joints cracked but intact. Second edition with the errata corrected (STc 1346; ESTC S100663). — T[homas]. C[haffinge]. The Just Mans Memoriall ... To the Pretious and Immortall Memory of ... William Earle of Pembroke. London: Printed by Elizabeth Allde, for Nathaniel Butter, 1630. 4to. Title-page age-darkened, a few headlines shaved close. Modern marbled boards. First edition (STC 4931; ESTC S107940). provenance: Bent Juel-Jensen. — [Thomas Morton]. A Sermon Preached ... Sunday, being the Fifth Day of May. 1639. Newcastle-upon-Tyne [i.e., London]: By Robert Barker ... and by the Assignes of John Bill, 1639. 4to. Title-page with the woodcut lion mask ornament. Modern marbled boards. First edition, another issue, with A1–2 partially reset (STC 18196a; ESTC S120725). — Simon Patrick. A Sermon Preached Before the King on St. Stephens-Day. London: Printed by A. Maxwell for R. Royston, 1676. 4to. Contemporary crimson morocco paneled gilt; lower joint cracked at head of spine. First edition, large paper copy (Wing P839; ESTC R23416). — [John Penry]. A Briefe Discovery of the Untruthes and Slanders (Against the True Governement of the Church of Christ) Contained in a Sermon, Preached the 8. of Februarie 1588. by D. Bancroft. [Edinburgh: Printed by Robert Waldegrave, 1590]. 4to. Modern full red morocco. First edition (STC 19603; ESTC S114383). — Robert Sanderson. Fourteen Sermons Heretofore Preached. IIII. Ad Clerum. III. Ad Magistratum. VII. Ad Populum. The Fourth Impression. Folio. Title printed in red and black, text within ruled border. Contemporary calf. (Wing S605; ESTC R13890). provenance: Benedict (?Thell); Robert Spencer, 1st Viscount of Teviot; Earls of Spencer, Althorp; S. Gordon Duff. — Lazarus Seaman. Solomons Choice: Or, a President for Kings and Princes, and All That Are in Authority. London: Printed by E. G. for J. Rothwell, 1644. 4to. Modern marbled boards. First edition (Wing S2177; ESTC R189). provenance: Union Theological Seminary, New York; Bent Juel-Jensen. — John Shower. Winter Meditations: Or a Sermon Concerning Frost and Snow, and Winds, &c. and the Wonders of God Therein. London: Printed for John Lawerence, 1695. 4to. 19th-century calf-backed marbled boards. First edition (Wing S3695; ESTC R24537). — Jeremy Taylor. A Sermon Preached ... Upon the Anniversary of the Gunpowder-Treason. Oxford: Printed by Leonard Lichfield, 1638. 4to. Minor repairs to stained and dog-eared upper right corners of first two leaves. Modern calf-backed marbled boards. First edition (STC 23724; ESTC S118171). provenance: Bent Juel-Jensen. — Robert Wilkinson. A Paire of Sermons Successively Preacht to a Paire of Peereless and Succeeding Princes. London: Imprinted by Felix Kyngston, for William Aspley, 1614. 4to. Title-page and text within ruled borders; title-page age-darkened and border shaved at top, top border of a few headlines shaved. 19th-century half calf over marbled boards. First edition (STC 25661; ESTC S120035). provenance: Bent Juel-Jenson.
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