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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.
The American Preacher, Vol. 1
Collection of late-18th-century American sermons emphasizing ministerial character, Christian unity, and moral instruction. Includes preface and detailed table of contents.
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The American Preacher, Vol. 2
Volume of American sermons. Features an ordination sermon outlining ministerial duties—preaching, sacraments, discipline—and believers' duties to their ministers.
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The American Preacher, Vol. 3
Late-18th-century American sermon collection emphasizing exemplary piety among ministers, pastoral duties, and church unity. Includes sermons on judgment, Christ's coming, and Christian character.
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The American Preacher, Vol. 4
Preface and contents of The American Preacher (Vol. IV), a collected sermon volume promoting Christian unity, piety, and doctrinal instruction, with emphasis on saving faith and the gospel.
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History of Redemption
Extracts from Jonathan Edwards' History of Redemption and his biography. Traces God's providence through church history, the Ark as emblem of Christ/church, and millennial prophecy.
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The True Scripture-Doctrine Concerning Some Important Points of Christian Faith
Jonathan Dickinson defends classic Reformed doctrines—election, original sin, justification by faith, conversion, and perseverance—arguing they are biblical and essential to revival.
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The Millennium, Or, The Thousand Years of Prosperity Promised to the Church of God in the Old Testament and the New
18th-century theological treatise arguing for the Christian Millennium: Christ's thousand-year reign (Revelation 20) and prophetic promises of deliverance and revival for the church.
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The Dance of Herodias
A 1799 memorial urging Connecticut to repeal laws tying church and state. It denounces ecclesiastical-civil alliances as the "whore of Babylon" and calls for religious liberty.
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The Millenial Door Thrown Open or, The Mysteries of the Latter Day Glory Unfolded
A 19th-century exposition of Daniel's visions, tracing Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece and Rome, and identifying the papal 'little horn' and its fall before the millennial kingdom.
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Mecklenburg Resolves
Parliamentary debate opposing a bill to control the Newfoundland fishery and coerce the American colonies. Speakers warn such coercion harms commerce and will provoke resistance.
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A Valedictory Oration, Delivered at Princeton College, in 1784
Table of contents and selections from The American Museum, April 1790: meteorological reports, essays, addresses (valedictory, oration on capital punishment), and miscellany.
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A Funeral Oration, Occasioned by the Death of Gen. George Washington
Funeral oration for General George Washington (Jan 1, 1800) praising his virtues as hero, statesman, and patriot. Calls national mourning, unity, and gratitude for his service.
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A Solemn Warning to the Secure World, from the God of Terrible Majesty: Or, the Presumptuous Sinner Detected, His Pleas Consider’d, and His Doom Display’d
Preface to 'The Presumptuous Sinner Detected', a sermon exposing the delusions of impenitent sinners and urging conviction, conversion, and reverent fear of God's justice.
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