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Letter on Temperance

1836 temperance pamphlet urging abstinence from wine and intoxicants for health and moral reasons. Includes physicians’ and ministers’ testimonies of improved well‑being.
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Open Letter

1836 Synod of Philadelphia debates Rev. Albert Barnes’ case: jurisdictional appeals and whether his book teaches Arminian/semi‑Pelagian errors, threatening Presbyterian confessions.
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Review of Christian Union by Abraham Van Dyck

Reviews Rosenmuller’s biblical scholarship and Abraham Van Dyck’s plea for Christian union, endorsing unity but warning against compromising essential doctrinal truth.
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Review of Toleration

Evaluates sermons on the English Bible’s history and merits; vigorously critiques a Thanksgiving discourse on ‘toleration’, defending true religious liberty and correcting Maryland colonial claims.
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The Most Suitable Name for the Christian Sabbath

Examines the proper name for the Christian Sabbath — ‘Sabbath’, ‘Lord’s Day’, or ‘Sunday’ — tracing historical usage and arguing the fourth commandment’s continuing moral force.
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The Sacred Office Magnified

Samuel Miller’s 1836 installation sermon affirms the divine origin, solemnity, and duty of the gospel ministry, urging ministers to magnify their office and serve faithfully.
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Thoughts on Evangelizing the World

Defends maintaining doctrinal truth, ordinances, and regeneration against proposals to set aside sectarian distinctives for non-sectarian evangelism and accommodation.
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Use of Tokens

Discusses the origin and use of sacramental ‘tokens’ for communion, a sketch of John Knox, and the Synod of Virginia’s report urging prayerful reform amid emigration and lack of revival.
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August 14, 1837 Letter to William S. Plumer

A devotional exhortation to forgive enemies, pray for foes, and practice practical piety daily—prayer, diligence, family worship, and Christlike love.
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Christian Assurance

A sermon on Christian assurance: its nature, grounds, and fruits. Distinguishes assurance of faith and of hope, urging humble reliance on Christ's atonement and the Spirit's witness.
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Circular Letter to the Churches of Christ

1837 General Assembly minutes of the Presbyterian Church (USA) condemning doctrinal error, annulling the Plan of Union with Congregationalists, and urging confessional fidelity and reform.
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Decline of Religion, and Its Causes

The review disputes a sermon blaming the nation’s "decline of religion" on external causes, arguing instead that human depravity, church corruption, and voluntary reform (e.g., temperance) matter.
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Dr. Miller’s Letter to the Rev. W.S. Plumer

1837 Presbyterian review criticizing Albert Barnes’ sermon; defends original sin, imputed guilt, and a definite atonement per Westminster standards, debating infant baptism.
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Infant Baptism Scriptural and Reasonable

Samuel Miller defends infant baptism as scriptural, arguing covenant continuity, household baptisms (e.g. Lydia), and parallels with circumcision.
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