Essays by John Ross MacDuff (1818-1895), minister of Sandyford

Manuscript notebook containing essays by John Ross Macduff on biblical topics and early church history. Each essay is titled, and most have an additional title page with stylised caligraphy. All of the essays are in the same hand, but some of the pencil annotations may be from another author.

Contents:

1. On the necessity of a divine revelation. 18 October 1833. 4 pages.

2. On the genuineness and authenticity of the New Testament scripture. October 1833. 4 pages.

3. Remarks on two of the miracles of Christ. 8 November 1833. 8 pages.

4. On the evidences of our saviour's resurrection [etc.]. No date. 10 pages.

5. On the fulfilment of our Lords prophecy regarding the destruction of Jerusalem. No date. 8 pages.

6. On the fulfilment of the prophecies in scripture regarding the time of our Lords appearance. No date. 8 pages.

7. On the fulfilment of the prophecies in the Old Testament regarding the leading facts of our Lords life and the features of his character. 6 December 1833. 11 pages.

8. On the fulfilment of the scripture prophecy regarding the reception which the gospel was to experience from men. No date. 8 pages

9. An account of the early life and writings of Moses. No date. 16 pages.

10. On the spirituality of the Divine Nature. No date. 8 pages.

11. On the infinite eternal and unchangeable nature of the Almighty. 1834. 10 pages.

12. On the wisdom of God. January 1834. 10 pages.

13. On the eternal power of God. January 1834. 22 pages.

14. On the justice [and] righteousness of God. No date. 8 pages.

15. On the goodness and mercy of God. No date. 10 pages.

16. On the truth of God. No date. 14 pages.

17. The life of Constantine. No date. 20 pages.

18. Moses a type of Christ. No date. 16 pages.

19. The continuance of Christianity to this day a proof of its divine origin. No date. 9 pages.

20. An account of the origin of the Monastic system. No date. 12 pages.

21. Explanation of the first commandment and the intention of the moral law. No date. 13 pages.

22. An account of the Emperor Julian's attempt to reestablish Paganism. No date. 14 pages.

23. On the Sabbath. No date. 18 pages

24. The life of Athanasuis. No date. 14 pages.

25. Life of Ambrose, bishop of Milan. No date. 10 pages

26. Reflections on the death of Stephen. No date. 12 pages.

27. On the admission of Cornelius into the Christian Church. No date. 14 pages.

28. On the scriptural doctrine of man’s depravity. No date. 18 pages.

29. The life of Augustine. No date. 10 pages.

30. The first voyage of Paul and Barnabas. No date. 12 pages.

31. On the first general council of the Christian Church. Regarding circumcision and the ceremonial law. No date. 14 pages.

32. The necessity of an atonement. Ought not Christ to have suffered those things and have entered into his glory. No date. 21 pages.

33. On the deity of Christ. No date. 14 pages.

34. On the priestly office of Christ. No date. 10 pages.

35. On the intercession of Christ. No date. 10 pages.