Political Danger
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Two pieces: Pareus on the Abrahamic covenant; a sermon warning that when the vilest men are exalted in government, laws and justice fail and wickedness spreads.
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Political Danger
The American Jubilee
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1826 Fourth‑of‑July sermon likens America’s 50th year to Israel’s Jubilee (lev. 25), celebrating liberty, peace, and plenty while lamenting the stain of slavery.
Travels of Titus in the United States
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A traveler’s moral critique of the U.S.: public leaders neglect religion, profane the Sabbath, and mimic courtly pomp; he laments the absence of God in public institutions.
The Sabbath. A Discourse on the Duty of the Civil Government, in Relation to the Sanctification of the Lord’s Day
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1829 discourse arguing civil rulers must promote sanctification of the Lord’s Day. Defends Sabbath observance as God’s moral law and a public, social duty.
Juries
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Urges the congregation to humble, fast, pray and seek a godly pastor. Reviews synodical/judicatory order and argues jury service conflicts with church law and the U.S. Constitution.
Prince Messiah’s Claims to Dominion Over All Governments
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Asserts that Jesus, as Mediator—prophet, priest, and king—has universal authority over all governments and governs creation to advance his covenantal kingdom.
Tokens of the Divine Displeasure
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Sermon claiming New York conflagrations, cholera, and other calamities are divine judgments against public infidelity, especially the abolition of legislative prayer.
Address, on the Subject of African Slavery
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Address delivered in Fayetteville on Sept 14, 1837, discussing African slavery and its moral, social, and religious dimensions.
An Address, Delivered Before the Newburgh Library Association, on Its First Anniversary
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An 1836 address urging support for libraries and reading, tracing Alexandria’s influence and arguing books cultivate taste, curiosity, commerce, and moral improvement.
An Address on West India Emancipation
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An 1838 anti-slavery address celebrating British West Indies emancipation and arguing immediate emancipation in the U.S. is safe, moral, and beneficial, citing Antigua’s example.
Interesting Sketch of the Life and Death of Doctor Harry I. Todd, of Kentucky (1817)
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Biography of Dr. Harry I. Todd: a talented Kentucky physician ruined by vice and disease, dying profanely and alone. A solemn warning urging youth to repent and seek religion.
The Written Law
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Argues that Jesus, as divine Mediator, is God, ruler and judge of all; nations and civil institutions must honor and govern according to Scripture.
Testimony Against the Moral Evils in the Civil Institutions of the United States
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Affirms the Sabbath as a divinely ordained day of full rest and sanctification. Argues civil government is from God and faults the U.S. Constitution for failing to recognize Scripture.
Consistory — Its Constitution
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Argues churches should actively train missionaries and that consistory (the deacon’s court) must be constituted in Christ’s name, explaining duties, practice, and objections.
Levitical Functions
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Argues that the Levites were divinely ordained to administer the church’s temporalities, consecrated like priests and distinct from civil rule, foreshadowing Christ’s sanctuary.
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