Preface.
James Dodson
1931-Henry Atherton.
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Dedication
James Dodson
1817-James Renwick Willson.-Willson’s dedication shows his great love, respect and early dependence upon the work and ministry of Alexander M’Leod.
Read MoreA Short Relation of the State of the Kirk of Scotland since the Reformation of Religion, to the present time for information, and advertisement to our Brethren in the Kirk of England,
James Dodson
1638-James Melville (1556-1614).-An account of the rise and progress of the First Reformation in Scotland by one intimately involved in spreading the covenanted reformation in the later part of the 16th century. It was published on the eve of the Second Scottish Reformation.
Read MoreThe Bishops Doom.
James Dodson
1638-Alexander Henderson.-This is the sermon preached on the occasion of the excommunicating of several episcopal prelates, at the beginning of the Second Reformation in Scotland, declares wherein true ordination stands and announces the ascendance of a revived jure divino Presbyterianism.
Read MoreOf Judgment, and the Office of the Judge; that Christians are not Forbidden to Judge:
James Dodson
1549-Henry Bullinger (1504-1575).-A sermon outlining the duties and responsibilities of the magistrates together with a defense of Christians holding this office.
Read MorePART II. Section III.
James Dodson
1883-David Steele.-This section outlines the war against the doctrine of occasional hearing and the developing party spirit seeking compromise with the political world in the United States. These are the events and issues leading up to the Old Light/New Light split, in 1833.
Read MoreTwo Sermons Upon the Fifth Chapter of Luke.
James Dodson
1522-Martin Luther.-Two sermons which discuss the relation of faith to temporal and spiritual blessings.
Read MoreConcerning the Ministry.
James Dodson
1523-Martin Luther.-A stern warning to avoid the corrupt and meaningless ordination of popery and a plea for a ministry arising again from the priesthood of all believers.
Read MorePreface.
James Dodson
1817-James Renwick Willson.-Here Willson explains his purpose in writing on the atonement, alluding to the theological unrest being created by the Hopkinsian movement.
Read MoreA true double of a Paper of Grievances given in to the Presbytery of Kirkcudbright, July 6th, 1703
James Dodson
1703-John McMillan I. et al.-In this paper, John McMillan and others list a number of points wherein the Revolution Church of Scotland fails to attain to the degree of the Church of Scotland during the Reformation.
Read MoreWhether Ordination be essential to the calling of a Minister.
James Dodson
1649-George Gillespie.-In this essay, Gillespie discusses the necessity of ordination in times and cirucmstances when it may be lawfully had and its useful to the church and ministry.
Read MoreOf the Election of Pastors with the Congregation’s Consent.
James Dodson
1649-George Gillespie.-An essay which demonstrates both the radical right and inherent power of congregations to choose their own pastors without external interference.
Read MoreThat the Ministry is a Perpetual Ordinance of Christ in the Church, and that Ministers are to be Received as the Ambassadors of Christ Now as Well as in the Primitive Times.
James Dodson
1649-George Gillespie.-An essay showing that the ministry is to be continued in the church after the apostles and unto the end of the world.
Read MoreExcessive Adornment in Dress.
James Dodson
1897-Anonymous.-This article addresses the concerns of modesty in appareling and bears clear testimony against the use of costly attire, fashionable hairstyles or the ornamentation of jewelry.
Read MoreOn Appareling.
James Dodson
1676-James Durham (1622-1658).-Extracted from his book The Law Unsealed, this section is part of his exposition of the meaning and intent of the seventh commandment. Durham upholds headcoverings for women and admonishes a careful modesty in dress.
Read MoreThe Right, Lawful, and Holy use of Apparel.
James Dodson
1608-William Perkins (1558-1602).-In this extract, Perkins discusses the use and abuse of appareling together with rules for modesty and prohibitions befitting Christians.
Read MoreOn Appareling of Ministers and their Wives.
James Dodson
1575-The National Church of Scotland.-This contains the judgment of the General Assembly regarding the attiring of ministers and their wives in particular.
Read MoreLetter CCXLV.
James Dodson
date unknown-Augustine of Hippo-In this letter Augustine addresses how women should dress and declares they should go about with their heads covered, avoid the use of cosmetics and shun costly attire and any ornaments connected with heathenism.
Read MoreCard Playing.
James Dodson
1892-William Addison Alexander (1857-1909).-A tract on card playing from a time when Presbyterians still thought certain pastimes were inherently sinful.
Read MoreGaming and Gambling.
James Dodson
1864-George Scudder Mott (1829-1901).-The differences between gaming and gambling addressing the evils attendant upon both.
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