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Review of Dr. Kidd and Professor Stuart

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1823 review of debates on the Trinity and the eternal Sonship—Kidd defends eternal relations; Stuart favors an economic view. Includes a brief exposition of Romans 7:14–25.

Review of Strong on the Plague of 1822, in New-York

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Exposition of Romans 7:14–25 on the Christian character. Review of Pascal N. Strong’s sermon that New York’s 1822 yellow fever was a divine visitation for sin (leviticus 26).

Christ a Surety for Sinners

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Exposition that Christ is the surety of the better testament: the mediatorial substitute who bore the elect’s debt under the covenant of grace, securing their redemption and inheritance.

Draft of a Covenant and League (1830)

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Draft covenant urging Reformed churches to unite under Westminster standards, affirm covenant theology, church unity, Christ’s headship, and civic duty.

Jesus and the “Tribute Money”

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Christ is surety of a better covenant (Heb.7); contrasts the covenant of works with the covenant of grace and expounds his mediatorial priesthood. Also examines Matt.17 tribute.

The Church’s Safety

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A defense of Christ’s promise that he will build and preserve his church: Christ is the foundation, the Spirit grants saving faith, and despite assaults the visible church endures.

A Letter to the Coldenham Congregation

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1831–1832 Expositor pieces on the safety and order of the church: marriage rites, discipline, synodic procedure, a pastoral letter to Coldenham, and the necessity of Christ’s atonement.

A Voyage Over the Atlantic

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1831 American Christian Expositor: exposition of the Creed’s ‘holy catholic church — communion of saints’ followed by a travelogue of a stormy Atlantic voyage to Liverpool with Sabbath reflections.

The American Christian Expositor, Vol. 1

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Intro to American Christian Expositor defending evangelical fidelity, diverse but united Christian communion. Interprets Jacob’s Judah/Shiloh prophecy as pointing to Christ.

Negro Slavery Unjustifiable (1802)

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Alexander McLeod’s 1860 discourse condemns Negro slavery as immoral and unjustifiable, arguing from Scripture and natural rights and urging nonviolent emancipation.

Alexander McLeod, D.D.

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Biography of Alexander McLeod (1774–1833), first pastor of the Reformed Presbyterian Church; minister, author, anti-slavery advocate, educator and seminary professor.

Negro Slavery Unjustifiable (1802)

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Alexander McLeod’s 1863 Christian discourse argues that Negro slavery is immoral and unjustifiable, using Scripture, legal and historical reasoning to urge emancipation.

Alexander McLeod, D.D.

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Historical sketches of the Reformed Presbyterian Church in America (1888), featuring biographies (e.g., Alexander McLeod), congregations, publications, and anti-slavery involvement.

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