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Recommendation to Thomas Halyburton, The Great Concern of Salvation

Alexander McLeod ⬩ 1814

Preface to The Great Concern of Salvation: outlines three parts—man’s sinful state, recovery by faith in Christ, and duties of personal and family religion.

A Scriptural View of the Character, Causes, and Ends of the Present War

Alexander McLeod ⬩ 1815

Alexander M’Leod defends ministers’ right to address political questions and the War of 1812 from the pulpit, arguing Scripture warrants public engagement and prayer for the nation.

The Life and Power of True Godliness

Alexander McLeod ⬩ 1816

Review of a Defense of Hopkinsianism in the Presbyterian Church

Alexander McLeod ⬩ 1817

Translation of Lampe on the Holy Spirit and a review criticizing Matthew La Rue Perrine’s Letters, debating Calvinism, atonement, election, and the Hopkinsian New Divinity.

Review of Gardiner Spring on Election

Alexander McLeod ⬩ 1817

Review criticizing Gardiner Spring’s sermon for inconsistent views on election and atonement (universal vs particular) and urging clearer, more scriptural theological exposition.

Review of the Episcopal Controversy

Alexander McLeod ⬩ 1817

1817 Evangelical review: analysis of “heavens” (genesis 1), critique of episcopal vs. presbyterian claims about ordination and the visible church, with pieces on prayer and lament.

Review of Thomas Chalmers on Astronomy

Alexander McLeod ⬩ 1817

Argues the Sabbath is a moral, perpetual duty grounded in God’s will and nature; defends Christianity against the claim that the vastness of creation undermines Christ’s unique redemption.

Review of Two Pamphlets Related to the Hopkinsian Controversy

Alexander McLeod ⬩ 1817

Explores the nature and necessity of Christian prayer. Reviews the 1817 New York Presbyterian controversy over Hopkinsian (New Divinity) theology and resulting schism.

The Divinity of the Saviour Proved from the Nature of the Mediatorial Office

Alexander McLeod ⬩ 1817

Affirms God’s sovereign ways of answering prayer and defends Christ’s divinity from his mediatorial, atoning work—only a divine Savior could defeat sin, death, and rule all.

Brief Statement of the Evidences and Uses of Divine Revelation

Alexander McLeod ⬩ 1818

Sketch of Scottish Reformer John Winram—an Augustine sub-prior who cautiously promoted Protestantism and endowed St. Leonard’s College. Followed by apologetic arguments for Scripture’s divine authority.

Review of Two Sermons by Thomas Chalmers

Alexander McLeod ⬩ 1818

Contains a brief memoir of Mrs. Margaret Livingston and reviews of Thomas Chalmers’ sermons. Discusses biographical remembrance, funeral discourse, and the church’s civic role.

Some Considerations Explanatory of the Promise of Long Life in the Fifth Commandment of the Decalogue

Alexander McLeod ⬩ 1818

Argues the Holy Spirit is a distinct person of the Trinity (Matt. 28:19). Examines the fifth commandment’s promise of long life as a national blessing tied to domestic piety.

The Scriptures the Supreme Judge of Religious Controversy

Alexander McLeod ⬩ 1818

Biographical sketch of Reformer John Spottiswood and an essay asserting the Bible as the supreme judge in religious disputes, defending Scripture’s sufficiency and infant baptism.

Man a Religious as Well as a Rational Creature

Alexander McLeod ⬩ 1819

Memoir of Scottish reformer John Willock recounts Protestant movements near Perth. Essay argues man is naturally religious; conscience and creation reveal God and point to final judgment.

Constitution of the American Colonization Society (1816)

Alexander McLeod ⬩ 1820

July 1820 African Intelligencer: geography and languages of Africa, reports on the slave trade and U.S. anti‑slave-trade law, and the American Colonization Society’s constitution.

Address to the Christian Public by a Committee of the Board

Alexander McLeod ⬩ 1822

Report of the Young Men’s Missionary Society (1821) urging funds and organization for evangelizing and colonizing converted Jews in America and Europe, and support for Jewish converts.

Memorial to the City of New York Seeking Corporate Repentance Regarding the Recent Yellow Fever Outbreak

Alexander McLeod ⬩ 1822

Report on New York’s 1822 yellow fever outbreak: cases, deaths, quarantine, physicians’ opinions, and civic responses including clergy petitioning a public day of humiliation and prayer.

Present Suffering and Future Glory

Alexander McLeod ⬩ 1822

Essay on the formation of the Westminster Confession and a close exegetical critique of Romans 8:18–23, examining creation’s groaning, believers’ adoption, and textual nuance.

Remarks on the Providence of God

Alexander McLeod ⬩ 1822

Two essays (1822) affirm the unity of the church amid sects and defend God’s pervasive providence over creation, history, and everyday life.

A Letter to the Editor

Alexander McLeod ⬩ 1823

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Recommendation to Thomas Halyburton, The Great Concern of Salvation

A Scriptural View of the Character, Causes, and Ends of the Present War

The Life and Power of True Godliness

Review of a Defense of Hopkinsianism in the Presbyterian Church

Review of Gardiner Spring on Election

Review of the Episcopal Controversy

Review of Thomas Chalmers on Astronomy

Review of Two Pamphlets Related to the Hopkinsian Controversy

The Divinity of the Saviour Proved from the Nature of the Mediatorial Office

Brief Statement of the Evidences and Uses of Divine Revelation

Review of Two Sermons by Thomas Chalmers

Some Considerations Explanatory of the Promise of Long Life in the Fifth Commandment of the Decalogue

The Scriptures the Supreme Judge of Religious Controversy

Man a Religious as Well as a Rational Creature

Constitution of the American Colonization Society (1816)

Address to the Christian Public by a Committee of the Board

Memorial to the City of New York Seeking Corporate Repentance Regarding the Recent Yellow Fever Outbreak

Present Suffering and Future Glory

Remarks on the Providence of God

A Letter to the Editor

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