Samuel Miller, D.D.
Biographical entries from the Presbyterian Encyclopedia (1884) profiling American Presbyterian ministers, their ministries, education, and church service.
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Samuel Miller, D.D.
Samuel Miller, Junior
Index and biographical sketches from the Biblical Repertory and Princeton Review (1825–1868), detailing Princeton Seminary–trained Presbyterian ministers and their publications.
Historical Review of The Church (Old School Branch) Since 1837
Historical review of the Old School Presbyterian branch (1837–1871): recounts the Old vs New School division over doctrine, polity, missions, and slavery, the legal suit, and steps toward reunion.
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Prayer for Our Country: Three Sermons
Sermon arguing that a Christian nation engaged in a righteous war may secure victory through united national prayer, citing biblical examples and urging public repentance and organized prayer.
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Report of the Presbyterian Church Case
Examination of the Presbyterian Church case: legal rights of ecclesiastical bodies, whether civil courts can set aside church decisions, and constitutional limits on religious liberty.
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Report of the Presbyterian Church Case
Report of the 1839 Presbyterian Church quo warranto trial in Pennsylvania, presenting preface, trial record, arguments, motions, and court opinions on church elections and legal procedure.
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John Miller
Necrological report (1896) presenting biographies of Princeton Theological Seminary alumni and ministers, summarizing education, pastorates, writings, and deaths.
The Atonement
Essay from 1891 examining the atonement: affirms substitutionary suffering of Christ while probing justice, benevolence, and the mystery of punishment; warns against over-theorizing.
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Seven Failures of Ultra-Calvinism
Selections from Bibliotheca Sacra (1890) discuss Calvinism, predestination, atonement, resurrection, and the psychology of mind. John Miller critiques "ultra-Calvinism" and its historical failures.
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Theology
John Miller's Theology (1887): Preface and contents defending orthodox doctrine—atonement, Trinity, divine sovereignty, hell, justification and church ordinances—against modern skepticism.
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Commentary on Paul’s Epistle to the Romans
Preface and opening of John Miller's 1887 Commentary on Romans, treating exegetical translation differences and Pauline doctrines such as mercy, predestination, and justification.
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“The Six Days”
1885 article defending a literal six-day Genesis against Guyot's nebular/higher criticism, arguing for immediate divine creation and that miracles constrain critical inquiry.
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The Old Church Creed
A statement of the 'Old Church' creed affirming righteousness, conscience, Scripture, God's holiness and justice, human sinfulness from Adam, and Christ's atoning incarnation.
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Are Souls Immortal?
John Miller argues from Scripture that the soul is not inherently immortal: the whole person dies (sleeps) until the resurrection. He critiques prevailing immortality doctrines.
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Questions Awakened by the Bible - I. Are Souls Immortal? II. Was Christ in Adam? III. Is God a Trinity?
John Miller argues souls are mortal: they die at death and await resurrection. He claims Scripture and reason favor 'soul-sleep' and calls immortality a pagan relic.
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Metaphysics; or, The Science of Perception
Table of contents for John Miller's Metaphysics—an extended study of perception, psychology, logic, ontology, aesthetics, and ethics, linking perception to knowledge, being, and moral theory.
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Fetich in Theology; or, Doctrinalism Twin to Ritualism
John Miller calls Hodge's system 'fetichism', arguing it makes God unworshipful by grounding morality in God's will or glory. He critiques doctrines of providence, innate ideas, and rationalism.
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A Commentary on the Proverbs
A preface defending a new Bible translation and hermeneutic, urging plain-sense exegesis of Proverbs that seeks the Spirit's intent rather than slavish adherence to old renderings.
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