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1838-Anonymous.-Recognizing that tithing is part of the Old Testament ceremonial law does not mean that ministers of the Gospel under the New Testament ought not to receive compensation. The New Testament minister has a rightful claim to a portion of the income of members of the church. When monetary collections form not part of New Testament worship, it is a moral obligation to lay up for ministerial support.
Read More1815-Alexander McLeod.-In this preface, McLeod sets forth an apology for issuing these sermons pertaining to the War of 1812. While some matters are necessarily narrowly historical, others are broadly of interest to the church in all ages.
Read More1815-Alexander McLeod.-In this first sermon, McLeod defends the right of ministers to discuss public affairs form the pulpit. He carefully seeks that golden mean between extremes because the minister is not to spend all of his time discussing politics; however, in matters of such gravity as war, men should be instructed in the proper way to wage war.
Read More1815-Alexander McLeod.-In this second sermon, McLeod sets forth the moral character of the two parties at war, the united States and Great Britain. After setting out standard Reformed Presbyterian criticism of the United States, he moves on to consider the British constitution. The result is a very intricate and vigorous defense of republican principles over monarchy. This sermon also has a very able exposition of Erastianism and its flaws.
Read More1815-Alexander McLeod.-In this third sermon, McLeod takes up the question of what makes a war a war of defense. Only defensive wars are lawful and these should be undertaken only with a rational prospect of success. Moreover, he contends that lawful wars command the support of the people.
Read More1815-Alexander McLeod.-In this fourth sermon, McLeod discusses the lawfulness of just war. In this sermon, he also takes up the question of why the United States would choose to invade and fight in Canada. However, the most interesting and instructive portion of this sermon is his section on the right of expatriation in which he discusses the question of citizenship.
Read More1815-Alexander McLeod.-In this fifth sermon, McLeod sets out three reasons why God has permitted the War of 1812 to come about. First, war is a judgment; second, war is a trial; and third, war is a benefit. He is careful to explain that all war comes form the hand of God and that the wars of Christendom are prophesied.
Read More1815-Alexander McLeod.-In his conclusion, McLeod ruminates on the concluded hostilities between the United States and Great Britain but explains that this can be no lasting peace because Europe must be shaken until Antichrist be overturned. This section includes an interesting footnote discussion of the word “Whig.”
Read More1822-Anonymous.-This brief article, from the Evangelical Witness, discusses a few exegetical points respecting the prayer of faith and its relation to those who are sick. It places a sharp distinction between the prayer of faith and Romish extreme unction and, so, is an interesting comment by an early 19th Reformed Presbyterian.
Read More1822-Anonymous.-In this article, the substance of a letter to a friend, the author describes the course of the communion services of the Reformed Presbyterian Church which they have observed for centuries. Of interest are the comments respecting the preceding day of fasting, the Saturday night service when the communion tokens were issued and the thanksgiving service, on the following Monday.
Read More1822-Anonymous.-In this short article, the author discusses the problem of the disunity of the church. He traces the divisions back to sin and shows that unity requires uniformity in doctrine, government (including discipline), and worship. Without unity in these matters, genuine church unity is impossible.
Read More1818-James Milligan.-In this address, Milligan seeks to answer several concerns of those who are undetermined on the question of baptism. The first group are those descend from Anabaptist, who have been left to their own devices; the second, are those who have been brought up with no religion; the third, are those who were baptized as infants but are wavering under Anabaptist arguments.
Read More1818-James Milligan.-In this address, Milligan speaks to those who profess to be pædobaptists, those who believe in infant baptism. Herein he sets out many practical considerations for rightly improving the sacrament of baptism. It is composed of counsel given to parents, baptized children and to the elders of the church.
Read More1818-James Milligan.-Having set forth and defended the doctrine of infant baptism, Milligan turns his attention directly to the claims and concerns of the Anabaptist. Here, he tries to reason with them from the Bible and Christian charity to stop agitating this question. He warns them of the seriousness of the path they have taken in this controversy.
Read More1818-James Milligan.-Having dispatched with numerous preliminary matters, Milligan turns his attention directly to the question of Christian baptism. First, he shows that excluding infants from the sign and seal of the administration of the Covenant of Grace under the New Testament would be unnatural and unscriptural. Second, he explains why Presbyterians do not embrace immersion as the prescribed mode of baptism. Moreover, he demonstrates that it is the mode which least answers to the theology of the Bible and the doctrine of grace.
Read More1818-James Milligan.-In this section, which is the longest, Milligan offers a tour de force of argumentation for the perpetual morality of the moral law as contained in the Ten Commandments. His many insights and arguments show in various ways how we know the moral law remains binding during the Gospel era. Perhaps of equal interest is the very interesting defense of the Christian Sabbath, or Lord’s day.
Read More1818-James Milligan.-In this chapter, Milligan mounts a defense of the Abrahamic covenant as an administration of the Covenant of Grace. This, too, is a weakness in Anabaptist theology. Once it is understood that Abraham was taken into the same Covenant of Grace as is revealed in the New Testament, it becomes easy to see how it contains instruction for Christians today.
Read More1818-James Milligan.-Anabaptist everywhere deny the standing authority of the Old Testament in the Christian Church. From this assumption flows all of their other erroneous ideas about the nature of the grace of God together with their corrupt views of baptism. Milligan offers an excellent discussion of how and why we know the Old Testament still possesses authority for Christians.
Read More1818-James Milligan.-This introduction announces the author’s purpose together with some hints on the occasion for writing this book. It is has some very helpful counsel on engaging in controversy.
Read MoreJames Milligan was born near in Dalmellington, Ayrshire, Scotland, August 7, 1785. His parents had been members of the Established Church of Scotland and he joined in 1799. In 1801, he migrated to America where he settled in western Pennsylvania. There, after hearing John Black preach on the principles of the Reformed Presbyterian Church, he joined with the Covenanters, in 1805. Afterward, he commenced a course of studies at Jefferson College, from which he graduated with honor, in 1809. He taught languages at the University of Pennsylvania while attending the Reformed Presbyterian theological school, in Philadelphia. He was licensed to preach by the Northern Presbytery, April 4, 1811. He was ordained to the pastorate of the Coldenham, New York, congregation, June 10, 1812. He continued in this connection until he removed to pastor the Covenanter societies in the vicinity of Ryegate, Vermont, September 26, 1817. He continued in this pastoral relation until he removed to the congregation of New Alexandria, Pennsylvania, November 23, 1839. This pastorate continued until April 16, 1848, when he moved to Bethel congregation, in Sparta, Illinois, where he remained until his retirement, May 24, 1855. He died at the home of one of his sons, Rev. J.S.T. Milligan, in Southfield, Michigan, on January 2, 1862. He published several pamphlets on doctrinal and controversial topics together with an book on the subject of infant baptism. He was noted to be a preacher of great eloquence.
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