Eighteenth-century political sermons have received more attention from historians than any other type of sermon. Scholars have analysed political sermons by specific preachers, those delivered on specific occasions (such as anniversary days, occasional fast and thanksgiving days or elections), those addressing a particular theme, or sermons before specific audiences (such as the royal court or parliament) to illuminate the political nature of these occasions or preachers' political influence on prominent audiences. In recent years, the role of sermons in the development and expansion of the public sphere and their influence on public discourse has also been recognised. While these studies examine sermons from a variety of political occasions and audiences, the focus is almost exclusively on sermons preached on anniversary, thanksgiving and fast days or those before prominent audiences. There is no doubt that the most extended and contentious political statements tended to be delivered on these significant political occasions. However, in order to understand the contributions of preachers to public debate and political culture more generally, it is important to recognise that preachers discussed a wide range of political issues on a variety of other kinds of occasions as well. The tendency to focus on anniversary and occasional sermons actually underestimates the importance of sermons in political discussions and partisan debates.