Ritter’s Moral and Civil Law
Reviews and essays on the Old Testament canon, biblical criticism and apologetics, critiquing Wesleyan soteriology and reviewing works on moral law and ministry.
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Ritter’s Moral and Civil Law
Jevons’ Introduction to the History of Religion
Examines biblical inspiration and reviews Jevons' book, critiquing anthropological accounts (totemism, fetishism, syncretism) while defending revealed monotheism.
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Lindsay’s Recent Advances in Theistic Philosophy of Religion
Essay on biblical inspiration and a review of James Lindsay’s Recent Advances in Theistic Philosophy of Religion, surveying proofs for God, personality, freedom, and immortality.
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Wenley’s Preparation for Christianity in the Ancient World
1898 Presbyterian Quarterly essay on biblical inspiration. Affirms Scripture as divinely guided through prophets and gradual revelation, contrasted with the Koran.
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Genesis of the Westminster Assembly
Survey of political and religious currents—Tudor-Stuart politics, English Puritanism, Scottish and Continental Reformation—that converged to produce the Westminster Assembly.
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Some Salient Features of Presbyterian Doctrine
An exposition of Presbyterian (Reformed/Calvinistic) doctrine, emphasizing its scriptural grounding, comprehensiveness, and catholic spirit. It highlights the Westminster Standards and their public significance.
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A Message to the Young Minister
A pastoral exhortation to newly ordained ministers: undertake varied roles—fisherman, shepherd, steward—and labor as co-workers with God. Embrace sober optimism, faithfulness, and zeal in saving souls.
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The Late Rev. Thomas Dwight Witherspoon, D.D., LL.D., as a Preacher
Contains a review of a Bible memory-index, an essay on nineteenth-century biblical scholarship, and a biographical study of T. D. Witherspoon’s preaching style and pastoral gifts.
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Kuyper’s Work of the Holy Spirit
Advocates preaching Christian ethics (citing James 3) and reviews Kuyper's magnum opus on the Holy Spirit, praising its Calvinistic, covenantal, and scriptural emphases.
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The Government of God Desirable: A Sermon Delivered at Newark, N.J., October 1808, During the Session of the Synod of New-York and New-Jersey
Lyman Beecher's 1808 sermon (Matt. 6:10) argues it is desirable that God govern the world entirely by his pleasure. He grounds this in God's wisdom, omnipotence, mercy in Christ, and justice.
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A Reformation of Morals Practicable and Indispensable: A Sermon, Delivered at New-Haven, on the Evening of October 27, 1812
Beecher argues national moral reformation is difficult but practicable. He diagnoses obstacles—avarice, indifference, neutrality—and urges active reform against intemperance and Sabbath neglect.
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A Sermon, Delivered at Woolcot (Con.) Sept. 21, 1814, at the Installation of the Rev. John Keyes, to the Pastoral Care of the Church in That Place
Lyman Beecher's 1814 installation sermon (Isaiah 61:4) urges rebuilding Connecticut's spiritual 'wastes,' diagnosing causes of church decline and calling for revival and discipline.
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The Bible a Code of Laws: A Sermon Delivered in Park Street Church, Boston, September 3, 1817, at the Ordination of Mr. Sereno Edwards Dwight
Lyman Beecher argues the Bible is a revealed system of moral laws—perfect, intelligible, and authoritative—governing accountable agents and securing salvation. Ordination sermon (1817).
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The Faith Once Delivered to the Saints: A Sermon, Delivered at Worcester, Mass., Oct. 15, 1823, at the Ordination of the Rev. Laommi Ives Hoadly
Lyman Beecher's 1823 ordination sermon defends the historic evangelical faith against liberal reinterpretation, outlining core doctrines and urging churches to contend for the Gospel.
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The Native Character of Man
Beecher argues that humans are not religious by nature; true religion (supreme love to God) requires a divine change, as experience, history, and Scripture show hearts are corrupt.
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