Unlawful Marriage
1844 pamphlet arguing that marriage to a deceased wife's sister is unlawful, defending Leviticus 18:18 and established church canons while critiquing Puritan and liberal interpretations.
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Unlawful Marriage
The Internal Evidence of the Holy Bible or the Bible Proved from Its Own Pages to Be a Divine Revelation
Janeway defends the Bible’s divine authority by examining its internal evidence: the revealed plan, miracles, fulfilled prophecies, moral code, and redemptive teaching as proof of inspiration.
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The Communicant’s Manual
Series of meditations to help communicants prepare for, receive, and reflect on the Lord’s Supper, featuring prayers, self-examination, and doctrinal exposition.
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A Family Piece
Husband’s memoir of Mrs. Martha Gray Janeway (1783–1851), detailing her birth, family, education, piety, marriage, and exemplary Christian character for her children and descendants.
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Hope for the Jews
1853 theological treatise arguing that, per the Abrahamic covenant and biblical prophecy, the Jewish people will be converted to Christ and restored as a nation in Palestine.
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Antidote to the Poison of Popery, in the Writings and Conduct of Professors Nevin and Schaff
1856 Protestant polemic by J.J. Janeway rebutting Professors Schaff & Nevin. Exposes alleged corruptions of the papacy and medieval Church and disputes Peter's primacy.
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Hope for My Country
Argues for Jesus’ divinity and the Trinity, adducing Old and New Testament proofs (Genesis, Exodus, John) and miracles. Links Christian faith to national hope and moral influence.
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Inaugural Address at Western Theological Seminary (1828)
An 1828 inaugural sermon on the duties and responsibilities of seminary professors. It emphasizes defending the Gospel, ministerial formation, and evangelical holiness.
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Memoir of the Rev. Jacob J. Janeway, D.D.
Memoir of Dr. J. J. Janeway (1861) recounting his conversion, deep piety, pastoral ministry, and extracts from his private journal emphasizing prayer and holy living.
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The Christian Education of Children and Youth
Committee report urging Presbyterian churches to restore systematic Christian education for children and youth—domestic, school, and ecclesiastical catechizing—and warning of spiritual decline from neglect.
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Five Letters from James Anderson (1716–1723)
Letters from James Anderson (1716–1717) on early American Presbyterian settlements, ministry hardships, appeals for Church of Scotland support, discipline, and missionary efforts.
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The Church Remiss — A Suggested Remedy
Survey finds U.S. seminaries largely fail at systematic missionary instruction, producing few foreign missionaries. Recommends required courses in philosophy of missions and missionary pastoral theology.
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Private Journal of James Henley Thornwell
A short rural-pastimes poem followed by a Philadelphia bookseller’s advertisement listing recent publications, atlases, educational works, and stationery for sale.
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The Grace of God Secures the Perseverance of the Saints
Thornwell argues that God’s sovereign election and effectual calling guarantee the final perseverance of true believers, sustained by the indwelling Holy Spirit.
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A Tract on the Doctrines of Election and Reprobation
A defense of Calvinistic doctrines (election and reprobation), grounding predestination in Scripture and the Westminster Confession while opposing extremes.
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Prefatory Notice and Appendix to Robert Traill’s A Vindication of the Protestant Doctrine Concerning Justification
A defense of Protestant justification by faith alone, affirming Christ's imputed righteousness and rebutting charges of antinomianism. Discusses the nature of faith and its relation to sanctification.
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The Vanity and Glory of Man
A funeral sermon on a student’s death, urging reflection on the vanity of earthly pursuits and calling listeners to trust in the soul’s immortality and prepare for eternity.
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The Apocryphal Books [1]
1842 Presbyterian sermon arguing the Apocrypha is not canonical and condemning Roman claims, using Jewish and early-church testimony and Scripture (Jeremiah cited).
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The Apocryphal Books [2]
1843 sermon opposing Millerism/millenarianism and rebutting Roman arguments for the Apocrypha’s inspiration, arguing early councils read those books for edification, not as Scripture.
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The Right of Ruling Elders to Impose Hands in the Ordination of Ministers of the Word, Shown Out of the Apostolic and Primitive Church
Argues that ruling elders are true presbyters entitled to impose hands in ordination, distinguishing the elders’ governing role from the preacher’s teaching office in the primitive church.
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