Moderatism
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Review of Hetherington’s History of the Church of Scotland (1844), tracing the rise of the Moderate party, doctrinal decline (Marrow controversy), patronage disputes, and party conflicts.
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Moderatism
The High Low Church
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Review critiques Rev. Southgate’s use of oriental deference to episcopacy to gain influence, arguing it misleads locals and undermines genuine mission practice and church legitimacy.
New Edition of Pascal’s Remains
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Reviews of new editions: a biography of Isaac Milner and a critical edition of Pascal’s Pensées, exposing editorial tampering, textual history, and Jesuit influence.
Colt’s Puritanism
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Review critiques Thomas Coit’s Puritanism, defending New England Puritans against charges of selfishness and hypocrisy and debating historical method and bias.
Kitto’s Cyclopaedia of Biblical Literature
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Praises Kitto’s Cyclopaedia as a timely, well-crafted Bible dictionary, rightly limited to archaeology and criticism, valuable for correcting errors and aiding biblical study.
The Earlier Prophecies of Isaiah
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Preface and introduction to Joseph A. Alexander’s commentary on Isaiah (chs. 1–39), explaining his Hebrew-text, literal-translation, and historical-critical method aimed at ministers and scholars.
Historical Theology
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Argues that the history of doctrine (Dogmengeschichte) is central to church history; praises German historical scholarship while critiquing speculative philosophy.
Modern Jewish History
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Review of modern Jewish history: the Jews’ anomalous post‑Temple condition, enduring national identity in diaspora, expectations of restoration, and shifting European attitudes.
The Apostolical Succession
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Argues that apostolical succession is not essential to a valid ministry. Distinguishes types of succession and critiques analogies to the Jewish priesthood.
The Eldership
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Survey of biblical ‘eldership’: traces elders’ patriarchal and representative role across Mosaic law, judges, monarchy, exile and return, arguing for a presbyterial constitution.
The Later Prophecies of Isaiah
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Alexander’s 1847 preface to a commentary on Isaiah’s later prophecies. Defends the Mosaic law as symbolic and Israel as representative, urging rigorous exegesis and Hebrew study.
University Education
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Examines university education, contrasting English and German systems and tracing their historical origins. Argues American colleges follow English models and need adaptable local reforms.
The Gospel History
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Survey of the four Gospels, their mutual relations, authorship tradition, and modern critical theories (oral sources, common written sources, synoptic problem).
The Mosaic Legislation
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Reviews a pamphlet on religious instruction for Southern Negroes and Bonar’s commentary on Leviticus. Defends the unity and antiquity of Mosaic law against German critics.
The Apostleship a Temporary Office
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Argues from Scripture that the apostolic office was temporary and its functions passed to presbyters/elders, examining texts and apostolic powers.
The Official Powers of the Primitive Presbyters
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Argues that primitive presbyters (elders) held the highest local church authority—oversight, discipline, ordination—based chiefly on Acts 20. Defends presbyterian polity against episcopal claims.
Counsellor Phillips
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An 1850 magazine essay defending aesthetic personification and the Transcendentalist revival of neglected genius. It satirically re-evaluates ‘Counsellor Phillips’ and rhetoric.
Dialogue
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Essays: explains Swiss Ranz-des-Vaches pastoral songs; analyzes Dialogue, arguing it must be genuinely two-sided; notes Shenstone’s prose is undervalued.
Discoveries at Dinner
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Selections from the 1850 Princeton Magazine: a vivid retelling of the Battle of Trasimene, a social sketch "Discoveries at Dinner", and an excerpt from The Odyssey.
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