Archives
The Confessional Presbyterian Archive is a curated digital library dedicated to preserving and promoting the writings of 17th–20th century Presbyterian pastors, teachers, and leaders. Featuring thousands of searchable texts, biographies, and historical resources, the archive provides direct access to the primary-source materials of American Presbyterianism.
Twenty-Three Sermons on Man’s Chief End
1744 sermons urging the divine authority of Scripture, the need for sound doctrinal knowledge, and that all actions should aim chiefly at the glory of God.
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Twenty-Three Sermons upon the Chief End of Man
Gilbert Tennent (1744) urges that the chief end of man is to glorify God in all actions, defends the authority of Scripture, and stresses doctrinal knowledge and Trinitarian truth.
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Preface to George Whitefield, Five Sermons on the Following Subjects… (1746)
A sermon/preface on the spiritual marriage between Christ and believers, insisting on inward conversion, faith, repentance, and union with Christ as the basis of assurance and perseverance.
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Defensive War Defended
Gilbert Tennent defends the lawfulness and consistency of defensive war with true Christianity, replying to Quaker objections and arguing from Scripture and reason.
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A Sermon Preach’d at Burlington in New-Jersey, November 23, 1749
Gilbert Tennent’s 1749 Thanksgiving sermon urges public praise and the faithful performance of vows, grounding gratitude in God’s providence and a gospel-shaped life.
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A Sermon Preached at Philadelphia on a Funeral Occasion
A funeral sermon urging measured mourning, affirming the resurrection of the dead in Christ, and citing Christ’s resurrection (Thomas’ testimony) and Daniel 12:2 to comfort mourners.
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Irenicum Ecclesiasticum
Call for peace and reunion among divided colonial Presbyterian synods, urging unity on Scripture amid debates over the recent revival and church order.
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A General Account of the Rise and State of the College
1754 appeal describing the founding of the College of New Jersey (Princeton), urging British support to educate youth, train ministers, and advance piety and public good.
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April 25, 1741 Letter to George Whitefield (1741)
Account of the 18th-century Great Awakening in America: revival successes across towns and colleges, widespread conversions led by Whitefield, the Tennents, and other evangelists.
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December 1, 1739 Letter to George Whitefield (1739)
Eighteenth-century accounts of the Great Awakening: Whitfield, Tennent and others report widespread revivals across New England and America, with mass awakenings and conversions.
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Sermons on Important Subjects
Preface to Gilbert Tennent's 1757 sermon collection recounting a revival at the College of New Jersey (Nassau Hall), conversions and divine providence; includes sermon titles and subscribers.
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The Blessedness of Peace-Makers Represented
A sermon exhorting Christians to be peacemakers, avoid rash judging and uncharitable divisions, and preserve church unity while maintaining essential truth and holiness.
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Essays on Various Subjects Relative to the Present State of Religion
Essays on the controversy over the 'religious clause' in burgess oaths and its fallout: Associate Synod disputes, church communion, public covenanting, and ecclesiastical censure.
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A Discourse on the Divine Ordinance of Singing Psalms
Treatise arguing that singing Psalms is a divinely appointed part of public worship; only Scripture songs should be used, with music kept simple and subordinate to the spiritual.
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Vindiciae Cantus Dominici
Defense of singing the Psalms in solemn public worship. Argues the Book of Psalms is divinely appointed for congregational singing and rejects human-composed hymns and unwarranted innovations.
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