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Identifier	Thesis 1953
Author	Mallory, Andrew Phillips
Title	The Hartford Sermon Notebook Transcribed
Publisher	Central Connecticut State University
Date	2008
Resource Type	Master's Thesis
Notes	This thesis has two main objectives. The first is to complete an accurate transcription of over two hundred pages of colonial handwriting contained in a compact sermon notebook that I have entitled The Hartford Sermon Notebook. The second objective of the thesis is to conduct an analysis of the notebook's sermons relying on the guidance of several key Puritan scholars, in order to investigate how these sermons fit into our current understanding of Puritan history and theology. A multicausal approach guides the analysis, citing several different historical and theological disciplines in order to complete a broad analysis of certain themes contained in the notebook. A multicausal approach works well because I believe that applying a wide range of methodologies is the best way to develop an accurate picture of the past. The paleography and transcription involved took nearly two years to complete. Each sermon has been examined at least three times, with each successive analysis improving the accuracy and completeness of the final transcription, and some of the more interesting paleographic challenges are included in a photo-static reproduction of Isaac Foster's November 14, 1680 Sacrament Day sermon. In the analysis, I explore the nature and occurrence of several important Puritan religious themes. The sermons that Hartford's ministers and teachers delivered in 1679 and 1680 contained a variety of subjects ranging from covenant doctrines, the natural man and the saint, the processes of regeneration, conversion, sanctification, justification, the power of sin and the glory of grace among others. The sermons transcribed in this project deal not only with the broader subjects of reformed theology, but also contain exhortations on intemperance and its impact on Indians, and the pervasiveness of the Devil in the lives of the congregation. The principal research question is general; are certain specific conclusions of New England Puritan scholars supported by the Hartford sermon notebook? The notebook contains a remarkably complete two-year record of preaching in Hartford Connecticut during the years 1679 and 1680. This thesis does not tackle every theme found in the notebook, but it does deal with several important subjects from the historiography of New England Puritanism. More specifically, does the sermon notebook support the claims of Puritan scholars regarding covenant theology, and does the language of Hartford's ministers regarding covenants support our current understanding of New England Puritan covenant theology in the seventeenth century? How have the themes of conversion/regeneration, justification, redemption, and election or visible sainthood been examined by other scholars, and do their conclusions appear to be supported by the sermons of Hartford's ministers? Finally, the sermons preached in Hartford were diverse, including several "occasional" sermons such as Thanksgiving Day sermons, ordination sermons, and sacrament day sermons. Combined with the notebook's more numerous regular sermons (those generally preached on Sunday), The Hartford Sermon Notebook adds to our current understanding of Colonial Connecticut religious history, and is an important new primary source for New England Puritan scholars and Colonialists alike.
Subject	Hartford sermon notebook Puritans -- Connecticut -- Hartford -- 17th century -- Sermons Sermons, American -- Connecticut -- Hartford -- 17th century Hartford (Conn.) -- Church history -- 17th century
Department	Department of History
Advisor	Hermes, Katherine A.
Type	Text
Digital Format	application/pdf
Language	eng
OCLC number	713734402
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