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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.

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Paul’s Buffeting of His Body

B.B. Warfield ⬩ 1920

Expository Times (Aug 1920): essays on Christianity’s originality, Christ’s forsaken cry as sympathetic anguish (not separation), Paul’s self‑discipline, and ‘only‑begotten’ language.

Antichrist

B.B. Warfield ⬩ 1921

From Expository Times (May 1921): Warfield argues that ‘Antichrist’ in John’s epistles refers to present heresy—many antichrists denying Christ’s incarnation—rather than a single future figure.

John Humphrey Noyes and His “Bible Communists”

B.B. Warfield ⬩ 1921

Warfield examines John Humphrey Noyes and the ‘Bible Communists,’ a 19th-century perfectionist sect, tracing their origins, communal experiments, and revivalist fanaticism.

Oberlin Perfectionism

B.B. Warfield ⬩ 1921

Presbyter

B.B. Warfield ⬩ 1921

Defines ‘presbyter’ and explains Presbyterian polity: the elders’ office, the pastor’s role, and higher courts (Session, Presbytery, Synod) based on New Testament practice.

The Works of Benjamin Breckinridge Warfield, Vol. 4

B.B. Warfield ⬩ 1930

Warfield’s essays probe Tertullian’s role in the rise of Latin Trinitarian doctrine and Augustine’s theology, including his epistemology, Confessions, and the Pelagian controversy.

The Works of Benjamin Breckinridge Warfield, Vol. 9

B.B. Warfield ⬩ 1932

Limited Inspiration

B.B. Warfield ⬩ 1961

Warfield critiques the doctrine of ‘limited inspiration,’ arguing it undermines Scripture’s authority and recounting the Presbyterian trials of Smith, Briggs, and Evans. He defends verbal inspiration.

The New Scheme of the Assembly

Benjamin Lashells Agnew, D.D. ⬩ 1905

Feb 1905 Assembly Herald: Presbyterian boards report—College Board leadership and Christian education, foreign missions in China, home missions among Native Americans, and ministerial relief.

The Presbyterian Occupation of a Historic House

Benjamin Lashells Agnew, D.D. ⬩ 1905

History of Perth Amboy’s "Franklin Palace"—donated in 1883 as a Presbyterian home for disabled ministers and widows; closed in 1904 and its funds made a memorial endowment.

When Was the First Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America Organized?

Benjamin Lashells Agnew, D.D. ⬩ 1905

Discusses Knox’s disputed birthdate and traces the organization of the first American Presbyterian presbytery, focusing on Francis Makemie, Jedediah Andrews, and 1705–1706 events.

How the Secessionists Secured the Election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States

Benjamin Lashells Agnew, D.D. ⬩ 1917

Benjamin L. Agnew’s 1917 memorial paper recounts Beaufort documents and Southern secession propaganda that helped secure Lincoln’s 1860 election, praising Lincoln and noting the Emancipation Proclamation.

Century Sermon

Benjamin Morgan Palmer ⬩ 1901

Argues human history is a divinely guided whole culminating in God’s unshakable kingdom. Draws on Noah, Abraham, Israel, Greece, Rome and Scripture to illustrate providence.

The Threefold Fellowship and the Threefold Assurance

Benjamin Morgan Palmer ⬩ 1902

What God’s House Represents

Benjamin Morgan Palmer ⬩ 1902

Discusses America’s duty to Spanish-speaking dependencies and defines the church as God’s true temple—symbolizing unity, spiritual worship, Scripture’s authority, and evangelistic mission.

June 25, 1891 Speech Against the Louisiana Lottery (1891)

Benjamin Morgan Palmer ⬩ 1906

Palmer denounces the Louisiana Lottery as immoral and destructive, arguing gambling undermines labor, impoverishes many, and threatens the state’s moral and social survival.

Warrant and Nature of Public Worship (1853)

Benjamin Morgan Palmer ⬩ 1906

Palmer defends public corporate worship and church dedication: sanctity rests in God and Spirit, not in buildings, and public worship nourishes society, conscience, and divine authority.

Major William Ferguson, Member of the American Philosophical Society, Officer in the Army of the Revolution and in the Army of the United States

Charles Beatty Alexander ⬩ 1908

Memoir of Major William Ferguson, Irish-born officer in Proctor’s Pennsylvania Artillery during the Revolutionary War, covering his service, capture, imprisonment, and later career.

February 9, 1910 Letter to Grace Green Alexander

Charles Beatty Alexander ⬩ 1910

Moral Science and Academic Freedom

Charles Beatty Alexander ⬩ 1913

1913 commencement address arguing universities should teach moral science while balancing academic freedom. Discusses secularization, methods of ethical instruction, discipline, athletics, and limits on professors.

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Paul’s Buffeting of His Body

Antichrist

John Humphrey Noyes and His “Bible Communists”

Oberlin Perfectionism

Presbyter

The Works of Benjamin Breckinridge Warfield, Vol. 4

The Works of Benjamin Breckinridge Warfield, Vol. 9

Limited Inspiration

The New Scheme of the Assembly

The Presbyterian Occupation of a Historic House

When Was the First Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America Organized?

How the Secessionists Secured the Election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States

Century Sermon

The Threefold Fellowship and the Threefold Assurance

What God’s House Represents

June 25, 1891 Speech Against the Louisiana Lottery (1891)

Warrant and Nature of Public Worship (1853)

Major William Ferguson, Member of the American Philosophical Society, Officer in the Army of the Revolution and in the Army of the United States

February 9, 1910 Letter to Grace Green Alexander

Moral Science and Academic Freedom

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