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Here was a good sermon and much company, but I sleepy and a little out of order for my hat falling down through a hole underneath the pulpit; which however, … pepys/281

.. and Dr. Crew did make a very pretty, neat, sober, honest sermon; and delivered it very readily, decently, and gravely, beyond his years---so as I was … pepys/272

Having done here, Sir W. Batten and I home by coach; and though the sermon at our church was begun, yet he would light and go home and eat a slice of … pepys/259

Up and with my wife to church, where Mr. Mills made an unnecessary sermon upon Orginall Sin, neither understood by himself nor the people. -- Pepys' … pepys/256

I to church, and there beyond expectation find out seat and all the church crammed by twice as many people as used to be; and to my great joy find Mr. … pepys/252

... to church again, and there preached Deane Harding; but methinks a bad poor sermon, though proper for the time---nor eloquent, in saying at this time … pepys/227

He [the famous young Stillingfleete] did make the most plain, honest, good, grave sermon, in the most unconcerned and easy yet substantial manner, that … pepys/147

... there preached little Dr. Duport of Cambrige upon Josiahs words, "But I and my house, we will serve the Lord." But though a great scholar, he made … pepys/81

Mr. Mills made an excellent sermon in the morning against Drunkennesse that ever I heard in my life. -- Pepys' Diary, 24 Feb. 1661 pepys/38

A most tedious, unseasonable, and impertinent sermon by an Irish Doctor. His text was "Scatter them, O Lord, that delight in warr." Sir Wm. Batten and … pepys/37

The Bishop of Chichester preached before the King and made a great flattering sermon, which I did not like that clergy should meddle with matters of state. -- … pepys/10