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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.

A Series of Revival Sermons

A revival sermon defending the Bible’s divine inspiration, moral code, and Christ’s atoning work as the way for sinners. Offers apologetic evidence and appeals to repentance.

A Plain and Scriptural View of Baptism (GB)

Argues for infant baptism as scriptural and covenantal. Baptism replaces circumcision and infants of believers are covenant members; also examines proper mode of baptism.

A Plain and Scriptural View of Baptism (IA 1)

Daniel Baker defends infant baptism in covenant continuity, arguing baptism replaces circumcision and infants are rightful members of the visible church; examines subjects and modes.

Revival Sermons — Second Series

Sermons emphasizing "precious faith" — saving, active faith that works by love, contrasted with presumption and dead belief; calls sinners to repent and trust Christ.

March 26, 1743 Letter to Joseph Bellamy (1743)

Biographical sketches of early Presbyterian ministers, centering on David Brainerd’s missionary letters among Native Americans, his struggles, zeal, and pastoral counsel.

David Brainerd

Sketch of David Brainerd (1718–1747), a New England missionary to Native Americans. Details his conversion, revival labors, suffering, and early death under Jonathan Edwards’ care.

A Kentucky Protest Against Slavery (1792)

Rev. David Rice’s 1792 Kentucky speech condemns slavery as unjust, cruel, and contrary to divine law, family bonds, and good policy, urging relief and emancipation.

Essay on Baptism (1789)

1819 essay defending infant baptism, its subjects and proper mode (pouring/sprinkling vs immersion), arguing from Scripture, apostolic practice, and the primitive Fathers.

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