'In the even T Davy brought a p[ai]r Shoes for my nephew and stayed and Supp'd w[i]th us and I read him the 4th of Tillotson's Sermons.'
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: Thomas Turner Print: Unknown
'On Christmas day of 1756 he read seven of Tillotson's Sermons during the day and evening.'
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Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: Thomas Turner
'Mr Elles and I read 3 of Tillotson's sermons.'
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Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: Thomas Turner
'Joseph Fuller Jun. And Tho. Durrant drank some Coffee with me... to whom I read One of Tillotson's Sermons.'
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Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: Thomas Turner
'Tho. Davy Spent the Even and Supp'd at our house and read 2 of Tillotsons sermons to us.'
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Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: Tho Davy
'In the evening read 3 of Tillotson's sermons.'
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: Thomas Turner Print: Book
'In the even read one of Tillotson's sermons and which I think a very good one.'
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: Thomas Turner Print: Book
'In the even read 4 of Tillotson's sermons.'
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: Thomas Turner Print: Book
'In the even Tho. Davy sat with us about 3 hours and to whom and in the day I read 7 of Tillotson's sermons.'
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: Thomas Turner Print: Book
'In the evening read one of Tillotson's sermons.'
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: Thomas Turner Print: Book
'Tho. Davy at our house in the even, to whom, and in the day, I read 6 of Tillotson's sermons.'
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: Thomas Turner Print: Book
'In the even and the day read 2 of Tillotson's sermons and part of Sherlock upon death. I this day completed reading of Tillotson's sermons over the second time, and so far as I am a judge I think them to be a complete body of divinity, they being wrote in a plain familiar style, but far from what may be deemed low.'
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: Thomas Turner Print: Book
'In the even and the day read two of Tillotson's sermons and part of the 2nd volume of Hervey's "Meditations".
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: Thomas Turner Print: Book
'In the even read one of Tillotson's sermons.'
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: Thomas Turner Print: Book
'In the even Tho. Davy at our house, to whom I read three of Tillotson's sermons.'
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: Thomas Turner Print: Book
'...read part of Drelincourt on death and in the even one of Tillotson's sermons.'
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: Thomas Turner Print: Book
'Sam. Jenner drank tea with me, and to whom in the evening I read two of Tillotson's sermons.'
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: Thomas Turner Print: Book
'Read B[isho]p Andrew's Devotions & various other prayers. Read Blair's Sermon 'On our ignorance of good & evil in this life' [...] Read portions of Bryant 'On the plagues of Egypt' [...] In the Evening read Archp. Tellotison's Sermon 'On the happiness of heaven', which I found interesting & in simple language... Read sev.l Poetical pieces suitable to this sacred day among others Edmaston's delightful sonnet.'
Century: 1800-1849 Reader/Listener/Group: John Cole Print: Book
'Sir John Pringle had expressed a wish that I would ask Dr. Johnson's opinion what were the best English sermons for style. I took an opportunity to-day of mentioning several to him. "Atterbury?" Johnson. "Yes, Sir, one of the best". Boswell. "Tillotson?". Johnson. "Why, not now. I should not advise a preacher at this day to imitate Tillotson's style: though I don't know; I should be cautious of objecting to what has been applauded by so many suffrages. — South is one of the best, if you except his peculiarities, and his violence, and sometimes
coarseness of language. — Seed has a very fine style; but he is not very theological. — Jortin's sermons are very elegant. — Sherlock's style too is very elegant, though he has not made it his principal study. — And you may add Smallridge. All the latter preachers have a good style. Indeed, nobody now talks much of style: everybody composes pretty well. There are no such inharmonious periods as there were a hundred years ago. I should recommend Dr. Clarke's sermons, were he orthodox. However, it is very well known where he is not orthodox, which was upon the doctrine of the Trinity, as to which he is a condemned heretic: so one is aware of it." Boswell. "I like Ogden's "Sermons
on Prayer" very much, both for neatness of style and subtilty of reasoning. "Johnson. "I should like to read all that Ogden has written." Boswell. "What I wish to know is, what sermons afford the best specimen of English pulpit eloquence." Johnson. "We have no sermons addressed to the passions, that are good for anything; if you mean that kind of eloquence".'
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: Samuel Johnson Print: Unknown
