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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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Presbyterian Policy with Respect to Learning

Samuel Miller ⬩ 1835

Defense of Presbyterian policy favoring a learned ministry. Argues piety and liberal learning are inseparable and warns against anti-classical educational radicalism.

Presbyterianism the Truly Primitive and Apostolical Constitution of the Church of Christ

Samuel Miller ⬩ 1835

Samuel Miller defends Presbyterianism as the most primitive, apostolic form of church in doctrine, worship, and government, arguing for elder-led presbyterial polity.

Review of Episcopacy Tested by Scripture by Henry U. Onderdonk

Samuel Miller ⬩ 1835

1835 Biblical Repertory review critiques Bishop Onderdonk’s ‘Episcopacy Tested by Scripture,’ arguing Acts 6 shows deacons aren’t clergy and Scripture gives no warrant for bishops as a superior order.

The Earth Filled with the Glory of the Lord

Samuel Miller ⬩ 1835

Samuel Miller (1835) argues God’s promise that ‘the earth shall be filled with the glory of the Lord,’ affirming the gospel’s ultimate worldwide triumph and urging foreign missions.

The Good Man

Samuel Miller ⬩ 1835

A funeral sermon (Acts 11:24) defining a ‘good man’ biblically: one who holds right principles, is renewed by the Spirit, and shows consistent good works and faith.

The Importance of Domestic Happiness

Samuel Miller ⬩ 1835

Samuel Miller teaches that domestic happiness is foundational to personal and social well‑being. It is attainable for all and prevents many moral and social evils.

Address to the General Assembly in the Case of Mr. Barnes, June 1836

Samuel Miller ⬩ 1836

Report of the 1836 General Assembly debating Mr. Barnes’ Notes on Romans, questioning conformity to the Confession of Faith, jurisdiction, subscription, and his suspension.

Address to the General Assembly on the Transfer of the Western Foreign Missionary Society, May 26, 1836

Samuel Miller ⬩ 1836

1836 General Assembly debate on transferring the Western Foreign Missionary Society and creating an Assembly Board. Arguments focus on church authority, voluntary societies, and fiscal/legal risks.

Christ Our Righteousness

Samuel Miller ⬩ 1836

Samuel Miller’s sermon (Jeremiah 23:6) proclaims Christ’s divinity and mediatorial work — ‘Jehovah our Righteousness’ — grounding atonement, salvation, and believers’ hope.

December 19, 1823 Letter to the Rev. Joseph Sanford (1823)

Samuel Miller ⬩ 1836

Memoir and condolence letters to Rev. Joseph Sanford after early bereavement. Fellow ministers console him, urging trust in God’s comfort and sanctifying purposes in affliction.

June 7, 1836 Resolution Condemning Mr. Barnes for His “Notes on Romans”

Samuel Miller ⬩ 1836

1836 General Assembly minutes: censures Rev. Barnes’ Romans notes for conflicting with the Confession (original sin, Adam, justification). Debated slavery; report claims the Assembly lacks authority over its existence.

June 9, 1836 Protest Concerning the Westminster Foreign Missionary Society

Samuel Miller ⬩ 1836

Minutes of the 1836 General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA), debating the establishment of a missionary board and warning urgently against widespread Sabbath desecration, calling for church reform.

Letter on Temperance

Samuel Miller ⬩ 1836

1836 temperance pamphlet urging abstinence from wine and intoxicants for health and moral reasons. Includes physicians’ and ministers’ testimonies of improved well‑being.

Open Letter

Samuel Miller ⬩ 1836

1836 Synod of Philadelphia debates Rev. Albert Barnes’ case: jurisdictional appeals and whether his book teaches Arminian/semi‑Pelagian errors, threatening Presbyterian confessions.

Presbyterianism the Truly Primitive and Apostolical Constitution of the Church of Christ (1835)

Samuel Miller ⬩ 1836

Miller argues Presbyterianism is the most primitive, apostolic church model, defending its doctrine, worship and representative elder-led government.

Review of Christian Union by Abraham Van Dyck

Samuel Miller ⬩ 1836

Reviews Rosenmuller’s biblical scholarship and Abraham Van Dyck’s plea for Christian union, endorsing unity but warning against compromising essential doctrinal truth.

Review of The Practical Church Member by John Mitchell

Samuel Miller ⬩ 1836

Surveys the English Bible’s history and traces Congregational church government from Brownists to the Saybrook Platform. Emphasizes orderly church government and lay participation.

Review of Toleration

Samuel Miller ⬩ 1836

Evaluates sermons on the English Bible’s history and merits; vigorously critiques a Thanksgiving discourse on ‘toleration’, defending true religious liberty and correcting Maryland colonial claims.

The Most Suitable Name for the Christian Sabbath

Samuel Miller ⬩ 1836

Examines the proper name for the Christian Sabbath — ‘Sabbath’, ‘Lord’s Day’, or ‘Sunday’ — tracing historical usage and arguing the fourth commandment’s continuing moral force.

The Sacred Office Magnified

Samuel Miller ⬩ 1836

Samuel Miller’s 1836 installation sermon affirms the divine origin, solemnity, and duty of the gospel ministry, urging ministers to magnify their office and serve faithfully.

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Archives

Presbyterian Policy with Respect to Learning

Presbyterianism the Truly Primitive and Apostolical Constitution of the Church of Christ

Review of Episcopacy Tested by Scripture by Henry U. Onderdonk

The Earth Filled with the Glory of the Lord

The Good Man

The Importance of Domestic Happiness

Address to the General Assembly in the Case of Mr. Barnes, June 1836

Address to the General Assembly on the Transfer of the Western Foreign Missionary Society, May 26, 1836

Christ Our Righteousness

December 19, 1823 Letter to the Rev. Joseph Sanford (1823)

June 7, 1836 Resolution Condemning Mr. Barnes for His “Notes on Romans”

June 9, 1836 Protest Concerning the Westminster Foreign Missionary Society

Letter on Temperance

Open Letter

Presbyterianism the Truly Primitive and Apostolical Constitution of the Church of Christ (1835)

Review of Christian Union by Abraham Van Dyck

Review of The Practical Church Member by John Mitchell

Review of Toleration

The Most Suitable Name for the Christian Sabbath

The Sacred Office Magnified

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