Leighton Library, Dunblane

Scotland's oldest purpose-built independent library founded in 1687

Leighton Library has 1674 edition of "Seven sermons preached by Seth Lord Bishop of Sarum" by Seth Ward

Added at 08:31 on 06 January 2026

The Leighton Library has a 1674 edition of "Seven sermons preached by Seth Lord Bishop of Sarum" by English mathematician, astronomer & Bishop of Salisbury, Seth Ward who died #OnThisDay 6 January 1689

Seth Ward was one of the most influential churchmen and intellectuals of Restoration England. He was known for being very tough on religious dissenters after the monarchy was restored in 1660. Ward’s sermons represent the restored Church of England re‑asserting its authority, beliefs, and boundaries.

His sermons deal with topics like:
• the dangers of religious doubt
• the importance of sticking to Scripture
• warnings against “anti‑Scripturists” (people rejecting the Bible).

Restoration sermons were:
• long
• moralistic
• rhetorical
• meant to defend the Church against critics

< Leighton Library has 1737 Toland edition of "The Commonwealth of Oceana" by James Harrington Leighton Library has 1743 edition of "The Adventures of Telemachus" by François de Salignac de la Mothe-Fénelon >