Comments on: Puritan “Copying” and “Pasting” http://www.meetthepuritans.com/2009/09/28/puritan-copying-and-pasting/ It's a Seventeenth Century World Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:14:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Rowland Ward http://www.meetthepuritans.com/2009/09/28/puritan-copying-and-pasting/comment-page-1/#comment-330 Rowland Ward Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:18:02 +0000 http://www.meetthepuritans.com/?p=572#comment-330 I think 'cutting and pasting' is quite common not only in the 17th century but today (I do it myself but it's easy with computer files). Of course the same is true in Jesus' ministry where similar illustrations maybe with some changes are used more than once. Only I guess that's not cut and paste so much as good teaching method. To repeat sermons word for word may be different given the preference for not reading them (even if you'd prepared a MSS). I think ‘cutting and pasting’ is quite common not only in the 17th century but today (I do it myself but it’s easy with computer files). Of course the same is true in Jesus’ ministry where similar illustrations maybe with some changes are used more than once. Only I guess that’s not cut and paste so much as good teaching method. To repeat sermons word for word may be different given the preference for not reading them (even if you’d prepared a MSS).

]]> By: cath http://www.meetthepuritans.com/2009/09/28/puritan-copying-and-pasting/comment-page-1/#comment-329 cath Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:59:43 +0000 http://www.meetthepuritans.com/?p=572#comment-329 Would it be fair to say that Goodwin repeats himself perhaps unusally more than most in general? When I first read Justifying Faith, I was happy to take it slowly to digest it, but found that quite often when he had moved on to a new point he would seem to recap quite lengthily what he had previously said in very similar terms. Perhaps not on the same scale as this example though! Would it be fair to say that Goodwin repeats himself perhaps unusally more than most in general? When I first read Justifying Faith, I was happy to take it slowly to digest it, but found that quite often when he had moved on to a new point he would seem to recap quite lengthily what he had previously said in very similar terms. Perhaps not on the same scale as this example though!

]]> By: Phil Simpson http://www.meetthepuritans.com/2009/09/28/puritan-copying-and-pasting/comment-page-1/#comment-225 Phil Simpson Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:41:49 +0000 http://www.meetthepuritans.com/?p=572#comment-225 I know that the Puritans generally frowned upon what was called "recycling sermons". John Ward was expelled from the English Congregational Church at Rotterdam for doing this. He was replaced by Jeremiah Burroughs. In my studies on Burroughs I've found that Burroughs does repeat some points or wording in a few places, but this is very rare. He did not repeat entire sermons, and I think this was the practice of most Puritans. Interesting thought! I'm enjoying this site tremendously. Thanks for all your labors! In Christ, -Phil I know that the Puritans generally frowned upon what was called “recycling sermons”. John Ward was expelled from the English Congregational Church at Rotterdam for doing this. He was replaced by Jeremiah Burroughs.

In my studies on Burroughs I’ve found that Burroughs does repeat some points or wording in a few places, but this is very rare. He did not repeat entire sermons, and I think this was the practice of most Puritans.

Interesting thought! I’m enjoying this site tremendously. Thanks for all your labors! In Christ,

-Phil

]]> By: D. Philip Veitch http://www.meetthepuritans.com/2009/09/28/puritan-copying-and-pasting/comment-page-1/#comment-222 D. Philip Veitch Tue, 29 Sep 2009 05:28:02 +0000 http://www.meetthepuritans.com/?p=572#comment-222 Appreciate your labours, musings, and insights. PV Appreciate your labours, musings, and insights.
PV

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