Sylvanus Conant sermons, 1770-1776
File — Box: 1, Folder: 34
Scope and Contents
This folder represents the latest dated sermons preached by Rev. Conant, during the course of the 1770s, until his death from smallpox in 1777.
Index of Sermons
- Isaiah 40:15-17
- "Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance: behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing…All nations before him are as nothing; and they are counted to him less than nothing, and vanity…"
- Matthew 18:20
- "For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them…"
- Ephesians 6:4
- "And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord…"
- 1 Peter 1:5
- "Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time…"
- Isaiah 45:22
- "Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else…"
- Genesis 24:63
- "And Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the eventide: and he lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, behold, the camels were coming…"
- Jeremiah 5:9
- "Shall I not visit for these things? saith the Lord: and shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?"
- 1 Timothy 1:15
- "This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief…"
- 2 Timothy 2:3
- "Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ…"
- John 10:11
- "I am the good shepherd…"
- Ephesians 1:11
- "In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will…"
- 1 Corinthians 13
- "If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal..."
Dates
- 1770-1776
Restrictions on Access
Access to this collection is unrestricted and open to the public.
Extent
From the Series: 6 Folders
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Digital Copies
These manuscript sermons were digitized as part of the New England's Hidden Histories project. Digital reproductions are available to view online.
Creator
- From the Collection: Conant, Sylvanus, 1720-1777 (Person)
- From the Collection: First Congregational Church (Middleboro, Mass.) (Organization)
- From the Collection: Thatcher, Peter, Jr., 1688-1744 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Congregational Library & Archives Repository