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Hannibal Gamon
A little-known 17th-century Puritan preacher, he left behind sermons that blend sharp moral warning with pastoral advice. His surviving works offer a vivid glimpse of English religious writing in the early Stuart period.
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The Praise of a Godly Woman
by Hannibal Gamon
About the author
Born in London around 1582, Hannibal Gamon was an English Puritan divine educated at Oxford. He later became vicar of St Mawgan in Cornwall, where he served for many years and built a reputation as a serious preacher.
His known writings are mainly sermons, including Gods Just Desertion of the Unjust (1622), The Praise of a Godly Woman (1627), and Gods Smiting to Amendment, or, Revengement (1629). These works reflect the concerns of Puritan religious life: repentance, perseverance, godly conduct, and the meaning of suffering.
Not much else is firmly documented about his life, which makes the books themselves especially valuable. Through them, readers can still hear the voice of a learned and earnest minister writing for ordinary believers in 17th-century England.