1874 C. H. SPURGEON. Original Sermon Manuscript on Esther 9.1 on the Providence of God.

1874 C. H. SPURGEON. Original Sermon Manuscript on Esther 9.1 on the Providence of God.

$2,250.00
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A very scarce piece of Spurgeonalia. When Spurgeon first began preaching, he wrote his sermons out in a long-hand complete MSs. By the 1860's, he had moved to more full notes than manuscript. By the 1870's he was down to a single double-sided sheet [as here] and by the end, a notecard.  By his words, he found it more important to invest in preparing the preacher than that which was to be preached. So he read voraciously, studied extensively, and prayed. By his own account, this was more because of the demands of life than by choice. Spurgeon often preached 5 times per week or more. It was simply impossible to prepare full MSs for each event. These complete sermon notes from Spurgeon are among the most desirable pieces of Spurgeonalia extant. We have handled around 5 over the last 30 years. During the same time, we have probably handled close to 100 letters, and thousands of sermon revision pages, which do contain some of his own notes. But complete, "this is what he preached from" serm

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