Samson Occom, sermon, Matthew 22:42; marriage ceremony

Author Occom, Samson

DateUnknown

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abstractOccom's partial notes for a sermon on the theme "What think ye of Christ?" are written in the same booklet as the text of a marriage ceremony.

handwritingHandwriting is largely clear and legible. There are several deletions and additions. As is common with Occom, there are uncrossed t's, crossed l's, undotted i's, and dotted e's, which the transcriber has corrected.

paperSeveral small sheets are folded into a booklet and are in good-to-fair condition, with moderate wear and staining. A hole in the top left corner of one recto runs through the next three pages resulting in a minor loss of text.

inkBrown ink varies in intensity.

noteworthyThe sermon notes end abruptly and, after a blank page, Occom has written the text for a marriage ceremony. The sermon is undated; however, given the references to its audience, as well as language that is identical to that used in a later letter that refers to Occom's travels in England (manuscript 771424), it is likely that these are notes for a sermon that Occom delivered on his fundraising trip to Great Britain. In instances where Occom's intention regarding a word is uncertain, the word has been left unmodified in the modernized transcription. An editor, likely 19th-century, has made notes on one recto; these notes have not been transcribed.

EventsFundraising Tour of Great Britain

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Matthew. 22:42 Saying what think ye of Chriſt It Looks to me Some like a Dareing Preſumtion, that I Shou'd Stand before you this Day as a Teacher, what Can I Say to you, you that are highly Priviledg'd of the Lord of Hoſts, to whom heGod has done great and Marvelouſs things , You thar are Lifted within Sight of Heaven, as it were, in Point of Goſpel Bleſsings, and you that are refin'd with Literature and kinds of Sciences who am I Shoud that I Stand
Stand before this Great Con‐greget[illegible][guess: t]ion this Day, I [gap: hole][guess: that] am but ^a^ Babe in Religion that begun to think of it, as it were but Yeſterday, and imperfect every way, I Shall b[illegible][guess: e]ut ButBetray my Profound Ignoran^ce^ in speaking to before you — And what Shall do, for I have not the Wiſdom of the Wiſe nor Knowledge of the Learned nor Eloquence of the ^an^ oratour — but I wiſh Coud with Propriety say to any one Poor Impotent Soul in this great Congregation, as Peter Said to a Poor Criple, Silver and Gold have I none but Such as I have give thee In the Name of Jeſus Chriſt of Nazareth, Riſe [illegible]up and walk In[illegible]deed Sirs, when I thuſ Conſider with my Self I am ready to wiſh
my ſelf in the Meaneſt Corner of the Houſe of god, if there is a[illegible]ny ſuch Place, to attend with Silence and Prouud humiliation, and Sh^o^u'd Esteeme it an Ineſtimable Privilege to Joi^n^ with the People of God in his Divine Worſhip Yet Since, God in ^his^ Miſterious, you almosſt Meraculous Pro‐vidence, has taken me from the Dung Hill, and from Hea‐theniſth Darkneſs and Groſs Ido‐latry, — to this Sacred Deſk, in this very ꞈ before you, and be‐fore the Eternal Jehovah, — if it may be for gods Glory and Honor, I think I am to ready to Stand before you all, if it is only as a Spec‐tic[illegible]al and a Gazing Stock, But by the Importunity of Some Friends an I am willg
willing to gratify you all, and Preſuming the Candor [gap: hole][guess: of] the whole this Assembly, I will ^now^ freely begin with the Text, with out any further Apology, — And here I have Choſen an inexhauſtable Text ^no doubt you have hea^rd^^ which repreſents the ^very^ Life and Marro^w^ of the Chriſtian Religion, the very Centre of the whole Bible John V.39 our Text Contains the ^greateſt^ Queſtion in the Chriſtian Religion — Life Everlaſting is the reward to them that Anſweres it righ^t^ [illegible]but Eternal Death to them that won't Anſwere it right
But to make a way for the Text let us Conſider the ocation of this Important Queſtion —
you may Remember, that S[gap: hole][guess: e]veral Crafty Queſtions were Propoſed to our Bleſsed by Differ‐ent Sorts of People, to Intangle him, but they were taken in their own Traps and were Confounded, & while the Pharaſees were gathered together, Jeſus took an oppertunity to Propoſe unto them this one great and moſt Important Queſtion, which was Contain'd in their Religion, Saying what think ye of Chriſt whoſe son is he, they Said the Son of David, &c Hear we may Plainly see, how what a Reſtleſs thing Man's mind is, (how Buſy were theſe thoughts of theſe Men about Chriſt,) — Man's thoughts are always upon ago, [illegible]on some object or other, it is Like a Living Spring that runs Continually; and Indeed it is this that Diſtinguiſhes him from the Beaſts of the Field; — But all the objects of thought Chriſt Shou[gap: worn_edge][guess: d] be the only object of Meditation
But man is far Degenerated
that his thoughts are Continually runing other objects, upon Creat[illegible]ure, more than upon the Creator, — how apt isare maen ^in^ to [illegible][guess: this]our Day, to Inq^i^ure after News and if any ^remarkable^ thing is done by our Fellow Men, how ready are we to Aplaud and Admire such a one, As in our Day, Chriſt has greatly Honord, the King of Pruſſia in Riſing him, to Humble his Enemees, how is he admir'd every w[illegible]here, but it is ^to^ be feard Chriſt is forgot by ma[illegible]ny, he Shoud be our admiration and give him the Praiſe for it is he yt has done this all theſe theſe things by his Servant, indeed Sirs Ceeſar ought to have his Due
All that I shall have to do with this Text is, to See what Different opinions there has been about Chriſt in all Ages, Both under the old and New Teſtament, and in doing of which I shall give you Short Acount of X According to Scripture [illegible]
  • 1.as he was the Promiſed Miſſiah,
  • 2.as he was Actually Con‐ceived and Borne unto the wor^ld^
  • 3.his Puplick Appearance and Miniſtration.
    • 1.his Miracles
    • 2.his Doctrine
  • 4.his Death [illegible] Burial and re‐ſurrection, and Appearance to his Diſciples
  • 5.his Asſention and Exalta‐tion at the Right Hand of god the Father
  • 6.his Interceſſion,
  • 7.his Second Coming to Judge the world at the laſt Day
1 firſt then let us see how was Chriſt repreſented to the world under the old Covenant, and what Treatment he met with in the world, we find Acording to Scriptures that was Repreſented by various Names Titles and Shadows and Figures he was Calld the ſeed of the woman the ſeed of Abraham Isa[illegible][guess: e]a and Jacob, his Name was Shilo, Miſſias Emanuel a Servant the B[illegible]ranch a tryed Stone the Chief Corner Stone the Lord our Righteouſnes the Root and the Rod of Jeſſe the Morning Star, the Prophet Prieſt and King the wonderful Counſeller the mighty god the Ever laſting Father the Prin^c^ of Peace, beſides theſe he was Repreſented by various
Figures Sacrifices and Cere‐monies, and his Servants the Pro[illegible]phets Did many Signs and wonders by his opperati yet moſt all the world were againſt them Except a few, as the Jews were the Peculiar People of god all the world was against them, and [illegible] there there were but few true godly People ever among the Jews, the and they were hated by there own ^unbe^ Brethren, and, were Slain Chiefly by their own Brethren 2ly when Chriſt was Born they Roſe up againſt him and woud have Slew him as Soon as he was born — B And there were but few yt Rejoicd at his Birth, Such as the Shepherds, and the [illegible]^[illegible]^ and Anna the Prophetes
and wiſe men from the Eaſt &c /3[illegible][guess: l] his Publick appearance and Mſiniſtration, 1 his mira and ſecondly his Doctrine we find his firſt appearance in the Temple of God, Sitting in midſt of the Doctors, Both hearing and Asking them Queſtions and often this we have an Account of his Miracles &c and now was the Time for man to think of him, but what did they think of him? and his Preaching was now alſo Publick to every mans Conſideration, but what did they ſay of him, there was Indeed Defferent Judgments about him Some &c
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you do take this woman to be your Married Wife, and do in the Preſence of god and before theſe witneſses, Promiſe to band Covenant to be a loving and faithful Huſband unto her, untill God shall Separat you by Death —
you do in like manner take this Man, to be your Married Huſband, and do in Preſence of god, and before theſe Witneſes Promiſe to be loving faithfl and obedient wife unto him, till god Shall sep[illegible] you by Death
I do then before god, and theſe witneſes, Declare you to be Huſband and wif — Therefore what God has Joind together Let [gap: hole][guess: no] man but aſund
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