Jeremiah's Scribes: Creating Sermon Literature in Puritan New England

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Jeremiah’s Scribes Material texts Series Editors roger Chartier leah Price Joseph Farrell Peter stallybrass anthony Grafton Michael F. suarez, s.J. a complete list of books in the series is available from the publisher. Jeremiah’sScribes h Creating Sermon Literature in Puritan New England Meredith Marie Neuman University of Pennsylvania Press Philadelphia Copyright © 2013 University of Pennsylvania Press all rights reserved. except for brief quotations used for purposes of review or scholarly citation, none of this book may be reproduced in any form by any means without written permission from the publisher. Published by University of Pennsylvania Press Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-4112 www.upenn.edu/pennpress Printed in the United states of america on acid-free paper 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Neuman, Meredith Marie Jeremiah’s scribes : creating sermon literature in Puritan New england / Meredith Marie Neuman. — 1st ed. p. cm. — (Material texts) includes bibliographical references and index. isBN 978-0-8122-4505-9 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. sermons, american—New england—History and criticism. 2. transmission of texts—New england—History—17th century. 3. Puritans— New england—religious life. i. title. ii. series: Material texts. Ps153.P87N48 2013 252’.0590974—dc23 2013012713 ...