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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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The Works of Doctor Chalmers

Review of works on church polity and Chalmers’ apologetics. Examines origins of the episcopate, bishops vs. presbyters, and Chalmers’ defenses of natural theology.

Archibald Alexander, D.D., LL.D., James Waddel Alexander, Sr. ⬩ 1841

History of the Presbyterian Church in Kentucky, with a Preliminary Sketch of the Churches in the Valley of Virginia

Reviews Charles Simeon’s legacy and Davidson’s history of the Presbyterian Church in Kentucky, highlighting Scots‑Irish migration, persecution, and frontier ministry.

Archibald Alexander, D.D., LL.D., James Waddel Alexander, Sr. ⬩ 1847

Sermons and Essays by the Tennents and Their Contemporaries

Sermon "The Justice of God" (Gilbert Tennent): an exposition of God's justice as an essential divine attribute, its types (remunerative and vindictive), and implications for law and providence.

Archibald Alexander, D.D., LL.D., Samuel Davies Alexander, D.D. ⬩ 1855

An Address to the Students and Faculty of the College of New-Jersey

Ashbel Green ⬩ 1802

Report on Slavery Adopted by the 1818 General Assembly

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Ashbel Green ⬩ 1818

Discourses, Delivered in the College of New Jersey; Addressed Chiefly to Candidates for the First Degree in the Arts

Baccalaureate discourses by Ashbel Green to College of New Jersey students advocating the union of piety and science; includes a historical sketch of the college and explanatory notes.

Ashbel Green ⬩ 1822

The Christian Advocate, Vol. 6

Preface and catechism lecture on the Ten Commandments: their sum is to love God and neighbour. Stresses wholehearted love, forgiveness, benevolence, and zeal for missions.

Ashbel Green ⬩ 1828

Literary Diligence Recommended

Ashbel Green’s 1820 baccalaureate urges studious youths to practice literary diligence as a Christian duty—avoid idleness, frivolous company, and superficial reading.

Ashbel Green ⬩ 1832

Introduction to the Spruce Street Lectures

A 1833 collection of Spruce Street Lectures defending the Presbyterian Confession of Faith, treating doctrines like human inability, regeneration, atonement, church polity and discipline.

Ashbel Green ⬩ 1833

A Charge Delivered at the Installation of the Rev. Cornelius C. Cuyler, D.D. as Pastor of the Second Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, January 14th, 1834

An installation charge and sacramental sermon (ephesians 2) presenting Christ as our peace and outlining ministerial duties. Emphasizes personal piety, sound doctrine, preaching, visitation, and catechetical instruction.

Ashbel Green ⬩ 1834

August 30, 1837 Letter to the Editor of the Watchman of the South

Newspaper notices and devotional pieces extolling Christ’s compassionate sacrifice, urging youth to embrace early piety, and exhorting Christians to courage and faithful obedience.

Ashbel Green ⬩ 1837

Lectures on the Shorter Catechism, Volume 2

Lectures on the Shorter Catechism explaining duty to obey God’s revealed will and the moral law (Decalogue). Covers prayer, sacraments, conscience, and Abraham’s test.

Ashbel Green ⬩ 1841

Diary, Vol. 3

Ashbel Green ⬩ 1822

Funeral Sermon for Dr. James Sproat (1793)

Appendix of biographical sketches and eulogies of ministers (Dr. Sproat, Ashbel Green), recounting piety, pastoral labors, revivals, and notable funerals. Emphasizes humility and steadfast faith.

Ashbel Green ⬩ 1849

Dr. Green’s Bible Class at Nassau Hall (1830)

Examines Abraham’s devotional faith—prayer and heavenly disposition—and recounts Dr. Green’s account of collegiate Bible classes at Nassau Hall, stressing regular Bible study and revival.

Ashbel Green ⬩ 1855

Despise Not the Wrinkles of Age

Nassau Literary Magazine (Apr 1871) defends Edgar Allan Poe’s poetic genius against Lowell’s slur, praising his enduring talent and the dignity of age.

B.B. Warfield ⬩ 1871

Milton’s Satan

Essay critiques Milton’s Satan in Paradise Lost—admiring the poetry but arguing it conflicts with Scripture (Isa.14; Rev.12; Jude). Read for art, not theology.

B.B. Warfield ⬩ 1871

Note on Pneumatikos and Its Opposites, in the Greek of the New Testament

Scholarly analysis of New Testament Greek terms (pneuma, psychē, sarx) and their theological distinctions, with exegetical notes on Exodus 34:29–35.

B.B. Warfield ⬩ 1880

The Apologetical Value of the Testaments of the XII Patriarchs

1880 Presbyterian Review: a call for a representative Presbyterian journal; a study arguing the Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs (c.100–120 AD) reflect New Testament influence and support the early canon.