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The Works of John Witherspoon, D.D., Vol. 6

John Witherspoon’s address to Princeton seniors urges genuine religion, uniting scholarship with piety, diligent study, and sober conduct—especially stressing conversion and fitness for the ministry.
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The Works of John Witherspoon, D.D., Vol. 7

Selections from John Witherspoon’s lectures on moral philosophy exploring human nature, the law of nature, depravity, conscience, and the relation between reason and revelation.
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The Works of John Witherspoon, D.D., Vol. 8

Witherspoon’s lectures to theological students urge unity of piety and learning, outlining ministers’ duties: prayer, self-denial, study, and doctrines like the Trinity, decrees, and covenant.
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The Works of John Witherspoon, D.D., Vol. 9

Witherspoon examines money as a medium of commerce: standards of value, signs/tokens, paper currency, and why gold and silver serve as enduring money. Volume IX also contains political addresses.
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Treatises on Justification and Regeneration

Wilberforce’s essay lauds Witherspoon on justification and regeneration, warns against worldly popularity, and urges genuine spiritual growth and holiness.
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May 25, 1767 Letter to Charles Nisbet (1767)

Memoir of Rev. Charles Nisbet recounting his early life and a 1767 letter from Dr. John Witherspoon recommending Nisbet for the presidency of the College of New Jersey (Princeton).
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Exhortation to the Greeks, by Justin the Martyr

A Christian exhortation to the Greeks arguing that poets and philosophers misrepresent the gods and fail as teachers of true religion; urges abandoning pagan errors for Christian belief.
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The Fastidious Man

Satirical sketch of George Lesslie, a morbidly fastidious gentleman whose perpetual dissent and refined affectation alienate him in college, theatre, and society life.
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Archy M’Morrow

Short 1828 magazine pieces: a satirical sketch of the self-important lawyer M’Morrow and a poem on the fading feelings of youth. Themes: vanity, pride, transience.
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Oriental Literature

Magazine pieces: a satirical sketch on visiting cards and an essay comparing Greek (Attic) sobriety with Eastern richness in poetry, praising Oriental imagination yet valuing Attic correctness.
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The Complacent Man

A literary sketch contrasting fastidious Lesslie and easygoing Barlow, exploring manners, hypocrisy, and how acquiescence or perpetual dissent shape reputation and friendship.
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Flatt’s Dissertation on the Deity of Christ

Translation of Flatt’s dissertation defending the deity of Christ, arguing Christ’s consubstantiality with the Father and a real personal distinction, grounded in exegetical argument.
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