Parables of the New Testament
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Reviews a critique of Quakerism and offers an exegetical, homiletic study of Jesus’ parables, exploring their imagery, theological import, and pulpit application.
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Parables of the New Testament
The Life of Nicholas Ferrar, M.A.
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Sketch of Nicholas Ferrar (b.1591): Cambridge fellow whose travels and austere piety led to founding Little Gidding, emphasizing family worship and daily devotion.
The Only Son: Or, The History of Jonah Ross and His Mother
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A Sunday-school tale of Jonah Ross and his devoted mother, showing her sacrifices amid poverty and a drunken husband, and teaching maternal love, prayer, and gratitude.
The Religious Condition of Holland
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1833 survey of the Reformed churches in Holland: worship, catechism, Sabbath observance, psalmody, sacraments, and church polity. Warns Americans about rising German critical influence.
Brief Memoir of the Late Rezeau Brown, A.M.
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Memoir of Rezeau Brown (1808–1834), a pious Princeton-educated youth whose conversion, studies, and early ministry exemplified zeal, learning, and early death.
Charles Clifford: Or, The Children at River Bank
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A pious mother at Riverbank instructs her children to love and serve God before she dies. The family mourns but finds comfort in Scripture, prayer, and trust in God’s care.
Cornelius Jansenius
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Survey of Cornelius Jansenius and the Jansenist controversy over grace and predestination, its roots, key figures (Baius, Molina, St. Cyran) and Roman responses.
Dr. Sprague’s Hints
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Review urging church reform and orderly internal polity. Praises Dr. Sprague’s Hints on organizing particular churches, defining pastors, elders, deacons, and systematic benevolence.
Hebrew Customs: Or, The Missionary’s Return
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A missionary’s account of Hebrew/Eastern customs—dress, veils, sandals, tents, and houses—used to illuminate Scripture and daily life. It connects contemporary eastern practices with biblical examples.
Notices of the Monosyllabic Languages of South Eastern Asia
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Reviews the Epistles of Ignatius and presents Adelung’s study of monosyllabic languages of SE Asia. Discusses their structure and consequences for missionary translation and evangelism.
Review of Kirchhofer’s The Life of William Farel
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Sketch of William Farel’s life: his conversion from popery to Reformation leadership, embracing Scripture as the supreme authority, public disputations and preaching in Basel, France, and Switzerland.
Tholuck’s Interpretation of the Sermon on the Mount
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Review of A. Tholuck’s critical and doctrinal exposition of the Sermon on the Mount (Matt. 5–7). Evaluates his hermeneutic, German philosophical tendencies, and theological conclusions.
Natural History of the Bible
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An address/review arguing that natural history and biblical antiquities are essential for sound Scripture interpretation; reviews Ewing’s Natural History of the Bible with examples.
Review of A Treatise on the Means of Communicating the Learning and Civilization of Europe to India by C.E. Trevelyan
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Reviews Bush’s Hebrew grammar and Trevelyan’s tract proposing English education to civilize and evangelize India, critiquing Sanskrit mania and translation limits.
Review of Necessity of Popular Education as a National Object by James Simpson
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Examines Scottish church secessions and argues for national, free popular education to improve working-class health, morals, and social conditions.
The Lord Jesus Christ the Example of the Minister
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1835 essay urging ministers to imitate Christ’s ministry in doctrine, manner, and spirit. It emphasizes love, candour, condescension, prudence, and pastoral zeal.
Martin Luther Incognito
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Oct 1836 Southern Literary Messenger: poems and sacred verse, a sketch of Tripoli’s succession struggle, travel sketches of New Lebanon/Catskill, and an anecdote of Martin Luther incognito.
Modern Miracles and Wonders
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Survey of modern miracle claims in 19th-century Europe, critiquing Catholic stigmas, ecstatic visions and animal magnetism, warning that credulity undermines true Protestant faith.
Religion and Religious Literature in Europe
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1836 survey of religion and religious literature in Europe (Prussia, Russia, Sweden). Describes evangelical revivals, the spread of rationalism/neology, and efforts to restore orthodox Protestantism.
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