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The Confessional Presbyterian Archive is a curated digital library dedicated to preserving and promoting the writings of 17th–20th century Presbyterian pastors, teachers, and leaders. Featuring thousands of searchable texts, biographies, and historical resources, the archive provides direct access to the primary-source materials of American Presbyterianism.

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Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Book of Revelation

Albert Barnes's 1851 preface and introduction to his Notes on Revelation, outlining his method, sources (e.g., Gibbon, Stuart), and his views on authorship and historical interpretation.

Albert Barnes ⬩ 1861

The Throne of Inquity, or Sustaining Evil by Law: A Discourse in Behalf of a Law Prohibiting the Traffic in Intoxicating Drinks

Albert Barnes (1852) argues that licensing and regulating the liquor traffic validates evil. He advocates total legal prohibition of intoxicating drinks, appealing to moral and state police powers.

Albert Barnes ⬩ 1852

Our Position: A Sermon, Preached Before the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States

Albert Barnes argues that diversity of gifts and denominations is natural and beneficial: varied minds and manifestations of the Spirit check abuse, promote truth, and preserve liberty in the Church.

Albert Barnes ⬩ 1852

Notes, Critical, Illustrative and Practical, on the Book of Daniel

Barnes' introduction summarizes Daniel's life, exile, court service, and visions. It surveys the book's relation to Revelation, authorship questions, and historical context.

Albert Barnes ⬩ 1861

How Shall Man Be Just with God?

Albert Barnes examines the universal question “How shall man be just with God?”, tracing human guilt, the difficulty of justification, and its central importance to salvation.

Albert Barnes ⬩ 1854

Introduction to James W. Weir, The Closet Companion: Or, Manual of Prayer

19th-century manual titled The Closet Companion (intro. Albert Barnes) offering topical prayers and guidance for private and public devotion to help young Christians lead and pray.

Albert Barnes ⬩ 1854

The Apostolic Church, an Inquiry into Its Organization and Government, Particularly with Reference to the Claims of Episcopacy

Barnes examines New Testament evidence on the organization and government of the apostolic church, arguing for scripture-only authority and critiquing episcopal claims.

Albert Barnes ⬩ 1855

Miscellaneous Essays and Reviews, Vol. 1

Albert Barnes' Essays and Reviews (1855) collects revised essays, notably a detailed review of Butler's Analogy, defending its enduring apologetic and theological worth.

Albert Barnes ⬩ 1855

Miscellaneous Essays and Reviews, Vol. 2

Albert Barnes surveys ancient Western Asian commerce—spices, caravans, and cities (Tyre, Petra, Babylon)—arguing that changes in trade make the fulfillment of biblical prophecies inevitable.

Albert Barnes ⬩ 1855

Exclusivism

Albert Barnes critiques denominational exclusivism—Episcopalians, Baptists, and certain Scotch Presbyterians. He outlines their exclusionary practices on ministry, baptism, and communion.

Albert Barnes ⬩ 1857

The Influence of the Gospel on the Imagination

Sketch of Albert Barnes and his pulpit gifts, with a sermon—'The Influence of the Gospel on the Imagination'—arguing the gospel subdues and sanctifies human thought.

Albert Barnes ⬩ 1857

The Church and Slavery

Albert Barnes examines the church's relation to American slavery, criticizes denominational complicity, and urges Christians and churches to oppose and detach from the system.

Albert Barnes ⬩ 1857

The Uses and Lessons of Disappointment

Albert Barnes' sermon treats disappointment as a common affliction—examining forms (wealth, honor, family, earthly pleasure) and its uses to humble and redirect believers.

Albert Barnes ⬩ 1858

The Broad Way to Destruction

A sermon contrasting the broad road to destruction with the narrow way to life (Matt. 7:13), urging repentance, faith, and holy living to escape the crowd bound for ruin.

Albert Barnes ⬩ 1859

The Atonement, in Its Relations to Law and Moral Government

Barnes defends the Christian atonement, answering objections from human-law analogies about substitution, pardon, and the justice of divine government.

Albert Barnes ⬩ 1859

Inquiries and Suggestions in Regard to the Foundation of Faith in the Word of God

Barnes argues that human reason and the moral sense enable recognition of divine revelation; the Bible appeals to reason and conscience and does not contradict true scientific knowledge.

Albert Barnes ⬩ 1859

Life at Three-Score: A Sermon Delivered in the First Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, November 28, 1858

Albert Barnes' 1858 sermon 'Life at Three-Score' reflects at sixty on life's worth, urging temperance, industry, and religion, and offering hopeful counsel to younger generations.

Albert Barnes ⬩ 1859

The Wise Reckoning of Time

Albert Barnes preaches from Psalm 90:12 urging New Year reflection to 'number our days,' stressing life's brevity, its probationary purpose, and the need to prepare for eternity.

Albert Barnes ⬩ 1860

The Value of Fifty-Two Sabbaths in the Year

Sermon on the value of fifty-two yearly Sabbaths: the weekly Sabbath is a wise, benevolent provision that restores the body, deepens piety, and prepares souls for eternity.

Albert Barnes ⬩ 1860

Doeg, the Edomite: Or, the Informer; A Lecture on the Fifty-Second Psalm

Lecture on Psalm 52 (Doeg the Edomite): condemns slander and deceit, contrasts the informer's ruin with the righteous' trust in God's protection, urging dependence and patient praise.

Albert Barnes ⬩ 1861

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Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Book of Revelation

The Throne of Inquity, or Sustaining Evil by Law: A Discourse in Behalf of a Law Prohibiting the Traffic in Intoxicating Drinks

Our Position: A Sermon, Preached Before the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States

Notes, Critical, Illustrative and Practical, on the Book of Daniel

How Shall Man Be Just with God?

Introduction to James W. Weir, The Closet Companion: Or, Manual of Prayer

The Apostolic Church, an Inquiry into Its Organization and Government, Particularly with Reference to the Claims of Episcopacy

Miscellaneous Essays and Reviews, Vol. 1

Miscellaneous Essays and Reviews, Vol. 2

Exclusivism

The Influence of the Gospel on the Imagination

The Church and Slavery

The Uses and Lessons of Disappointment

The Broad Way to Destruction

The Atonement, in Its Relations to Law and Moral Government

Inquiries and Suggestions in Regard to the Foundation of Faith in the Word of God

Life at Three-Score: A Sermon Delivered in the First Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, November 28, 1858

The Wise Reckoning of Time

The Value of Fifty-Two Sabbaths in the Year

Doeg, the Edomite: Or, the Informer; A Lecture on the Fifty-Second Psalm

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