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William Greenough Thayer Shedd

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Argues Christianity can be tested by the Baconian experimental method (citing John 7:17). Includes a biographical sketch of W. G. T. Shedd, his Puritan roots and philosophical-literary influences.

Philip Melancthon, Scholar and Reformer

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On Philip Melanchthon: how humanism and the classical revival prepared the Reformation—a return to the Bible. Surveys Erasmus, Reuchlin, and the rise of Protestant scholarship.

Charge to the Professor-Elect [Jonathan Edwards]

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Inaugural charge urging the professor to train ministers in Scripture-rooted theology, cultivate personal piety, and defend Westminster standards against the errors of the age.

Martin Luther: A Sketch of His Character and Work

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Biographical sketch honoring Martin Luther on his 400th birthday. Covers his conversion, discovery of justification by faith, protest against indulgences, and role in the Reformation.

Sermon on Malachi 3:3–4

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Sermon urging purification of ministers from ignorance, sloth, and selfishness. Advocates study, diligence, humility, and a Pentecostal outpouring for church revival.

Ebenezer Dickey, D.D.

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Biographical sketch of Rev. Ebenezer Dickey (1772–1831), an American Presbyterian minister celebrated for humility, scholarship, clear preaching, church leadership, and influential letters.

John Miller Dickey, D.D.

Necrological report including biographical sketches of Princeton alumni ministers, detailing pastoral labors, missionary service (Sandwich Islands/Hawaii), and deaths in 1877–1878.

John Miller Dickey

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Entry from the 1884 Encyclopaedia of the Presbyterian Church containing biographical sketches of ministers (John Miller Dickey, William Dickey, Dickinson Baxter) and institutional notes.

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