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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.
On Novel Reading (from Samuel Miller’s A Brief Retrospect)
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Contains a biographical sketch of Oliver Ellsworth and an essay warning that modern novels corrupt youth and distract from solid learning; urges parental oversight and selective reading.
Review of July 22, 1807 Funeral Sermon for Alexander MacWhorter by Edward D. Griffin
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Reviews and biographical sketches: life and character of John Calvin, a funeral sermon for Rev. Macwhorter, and an essay on George Washington, with sermon critique.
A Continuation of Letters Concerning the Constitution and Order of the Christian Ministry
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Samuel Miller defends Presbyterian church order against Episcopal claims, using Scripture and patristic testimony on ordination, elders, and prelacy. He rebuts Dr. Bowden and Mr. How.
Review of a Sermon by Timothy Dwight, D.D.
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Inaugural 1809 issue of The Panoplist, a missionary magazine promoting evangelical truth and Christian union. Supports missionary societies, reports missions and critiques errors.
A Discourse Designed to Commemorate the Discovery of New-York by Henry Hudson
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Samuel Miller’s 1809 discourse commemorates Henry Hudson’s 1609 discovery of New York, recounting early voyages (Cabot, Verrazzano) and the European colonial context of exploration.
The Divine Appointment, the Duties, and the Qualifications of Ruling Elders
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Samuel Miller’s 1809 sermon sets out the divine warrant, duties, and qualifications of ruling elders, arguing from Scripture and church tradition for their role alongside pastors and deacons.
A Sermon, Delivered at the Request of a Number of Young Gentlemen of New-York, Who Had Assembled to Express Their Condolence with the Inhabitants of Richmond
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Samuel Miller’s 1812 sermon (Lamentations 2) affirms God’s providence in the Richmond calamity, urges sympathy for the afflicted, and applies the judgment as a rebuke of theatrical amusements.
The Duty of the Church to Take Measures for Providing an Able and Faithful Ministry
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Samuel Miller’s 1812 inaugural sermon urges the church to provide an able, faithful ministry, emphasizing piety, talents, learning, and diligence.
A Sermon Occasioned by the Death of Rev. John Rodgers
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Samuel Miller’s 1811 funeral sermon for Rev. John Rodgers argues that great and godly men are the strength and glory of a nation. They defend and bless society.
Memoirs of the Reverend John Rodgers, D.D.
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Memoir of Rev. John Rodgers by Samuel Miller. Chronicles his 1727 birth, conversion under George Whitefield, education, and long Presbyterian ministry in New York.
A Sketch of the Rise, Progress and Present State of the Theological Seminary of the Presbyterian Church in the United States
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A historical sketch of the rise, progress, and present state of the Presbyterian Theological Seminary (Princeton). Covers its founding, growth, faculty support, student aid, and missionary fruit.
Extract from a Sermon Delivered at the Funeral of the Rev. James F. Armstrong (1816)
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Funeral memoir of Rev. J. F. Armstrong: Revolutionary chaplain, long-serving New Jersey pastor and college trustee, noted for piety, pastoral zeal, and enduring illness.
A Letter to the Editor of the Unitarian Miscellany, in Reply to an Attack on a Late Ordination Sermon Delivered in Baltimore
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Samuel Miller answers a Unitarian critic, defending his ordination sermon and orthodox claims about Christ’s divinity, atonement, human depravity, and the Holy Spirit.
Doctrine and Order of the Waldenses
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A pastoral letter comforting a soul in distress is followed by a careful presentation of the Waldenses’ doctrine and confessions: Trinity, Scripture, sacraments, and church order.
Letters on Unitarianism
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Defends Trinitarian orthodoxy against Unitarianism, citing Scripture and the early Fathers. Warns that Unitarianism undermines core Christian doctrines and practical piety.
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