Project Gutenberg 2020-04-24 Public domain in the USA. 98 Wigan, William 1700 A Funeral Sermon Preach'd on the Decease of the Right Honourable the Lady Elizabeth Cutts Late Wife of the Right Honourable the Lord Cutts, on the 5th of December, 1697, at Kensington Church Transcribed from the 1697 Walter Kettilby edition by David Price. Many thanks to Kensington and Chelsea local studies for finding this in their archive and allowing it to be transcribed "A Funeral Sermon Preach'd on the Decease of the Right Honourable the Lady Elizabeth Cutts" by William Wigan is a religious sermon written in the late 17th century. This piece takes the form of a commemorative address delivered in memory of Lady Elizabeth Cutts at Kensington Church, following her untimely death. The sermon reflects on themes of mortality, righteousness, and the hope of eternal life, illustrating Wigan's theological reflections on death and the afterlife based on Christian beliefs. The content centers on a meditation on the life of Lady Cutts, emphasizing her virtuous character, devout life, and untimely passing at a young age. Wigan underscores the importance of living a righteous life in preparation for death, positing that true consolation comes from faith in Jesus Christ. The sermon delivers a poignant reminder of humanity’s vulnerability, urging listeners to reflect on their own lives and the nature of their mortality. It is both an elegy and a theological discourse reaffirming the Christian hope of resurrection and eternal reward for the righteous, ultimately encouraging the congregation to imitate the virtues of the deceased and to seek a prepared state for their eventual mortality. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 54.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Church of England -- Sermons Sermons, English -- 17th century Funeral sermons Cutts, Elizabeth Pickering Cutts, Baroness, 1678 or 1679-1697 BV Text Category: Biographies Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) Category: Religion/Spirituality 74693 2025-07-24T12:52:17.536145 text/html 69783 2020-04-24T09:09:14 text/html 62282 2025-07-24T12:52:19.633072 application/epub+zip 60193 2025-07-24T12:52:18.015086 application/epub+zip 59455 2025-07-24T12:52:17.765089 application/epub+zip 101541 2025-07-24T12:52:20.976098 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 89977 2025-07-24T12:52:19.336112 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 89458 2022-09-27T23:26:23.769733 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 63750 2025-07-24T12:52:17.386102 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 63888 2020-04-24T09:08:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19471 2025-07-24T12:52:21.108071 application/rdf+xml 22530 2025-07-24T12:52:17.834088 image/jpeg 4149 2025-07-24T12:52:17.804093 image/jpeg 24940 2020-04-24T09:12:03 application/octet-stream application/zip 54817 2020-04-24T09:12:03 application/octet-stream application/zip 55723 2025-07-24T12:52:17.546134 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog