The Works of the Rev. John Witherspoon (4 vols.)

by John Knox Witherspoon; John Rodgers

Publisher:

William W. Woodward

, 1802

Overview

John Knox Witherspoon was a Presbyterian minister, a president of what is now Princeton University, and a signer of the US Declaration of Independence. As a politician, he was a staunch nationalist and republican; as a minister, he was an evangelical opponent of the Moderate Party of the Church of Scotland. In 1768, he became the sixth president of The College of New Jersey at Princeton, where he focused on reforming the school to better train Presbyterian ministers and the future Protestant leaders of the nation.

This collection of Witherspoon’s works includes essays, observations, letters, speeches, and 47 sermons by this great thinker and preacher. With Logos Bible Software, this collection is completely searchable, making the text easier to access for scholarly work and personal study. Scripture appears on mouseover in your preferred translation, and the Logos version integrates seamlessly into your digital library, so your dictionaries and other reference tools are only ever a click away.

The author hath long been of opinion that the great decay of religion in all parts of this kingdom is chiefly owing to a departure from the truth as it is in Jesus, from those doctrines which chiefly constitute the substance of the Gospel.

—Rev. John Witherspoon

Key Features

• Contains essays, letters, and sermons by revolutionary thinker and preacher John Witherspoon
• Offers a historical view of the church and the US during the eighteenth century
• Includes an account of Witherspoon’s life by Rev. John Rodgers

Top Highlights

“two ways in which we come to the knowledge of things, viz. 1st, Sensation, 2d, Reflection.” (Volume 3, Page 376)

“a corrupt inclination in the heart brings a bias on the judgment,” (Volume 1, Page 198)

Product Details

• Title: The Works of the Rev. John Witherspoon
• Author: John Witherspoon
• Edition: 2nd
• Publisher: William W. Woodward
• Volumes: 4
• Resources: 1
• Pages: 2,286
• Resource ID: LLS:WRKSJHNWTHRSPN

About John Witherspoon

Rev. John Knox Witherspoon (1723–1794) was a Presbyterian minister, president of what is now Princeton University, and a signer of the US Declaration of Independence. Witherspoon was born in East Lothian, Scotland. He studied divinity at the University of St. Andrews and the University of Edinburgh. He became a minister in the (Presbyterian) Church of Scotland in 1745 and served in Ayrshire and Paisley until 1768 when he immigrated to North America to become the sixth president of the College of New Jersey at Princeton. He instituted numerous reforms and taught several courses during his time as president.

Witherspoon disagreed with the growing British interference in the colonies and supported the American Revolution as part of New Jersey’s congressional delegation. As a politician, he was a staunch nationalist and republican; as a minister he was an Evangelical opponent of the Moderate Party of the Church of Scotland. He died in 1794 and is buried in the Princeton Cemetery.