Reprint of the original, first published in 1840.

Samuel Miller (1769–1850) played an integral part in founding Princeton Theological Seminary, which became one of the most influential training grounds for Presbyterian ministers in the nineteenth century. While Miller is most commonly remembered for his writings on church office, he also played a significant role instructing students and shaping their theology of preaching and pastoral ministry. In the present volume, Jim Garretson highlights the narrative of Miller’s life and the major ministerial emphases found in his published writings, sermons, and unpublished lecture notes. As a result, readers will come to know the spiritual convictions of Miller’s heart and understand the theology of ministry he imparted over the course of his lifetime.

With this commitment in place, Samuel Miller entered his career at Princeton Seminary determined not to allow his professorial duties to diminish his calling as a minister of the gospel. And with such conviction, Miller did, indeed, continue preaching unto the last days of his life. Holding Fast the Faithful Word collects a number of sermons Miller had published during his ministry. Miller’s sermons are models of organizational clarity. His main headings are easily discerned, and he always provides practical applications from the doctrines contained in his discourses. Table of Contents: 1. Christ Our Righteousness 2. The Evidence and Duty of Being on the Lord’s Side 3. The Earth Filled with the Glory of the Lord 4. The Vision is Yet for an Appointed Time 5. The Difficulties and Temptations Which Attend the Preaching of the Gospel in Great Cities 6. Christ the Model of Gospel Ministers 7. The Sacred Office Magnified 8. Holding Fast the Faithful Word 9. The Duty of the Church to Take Measures for Providing an Able and Faithful Ministry 10. A Plea for an Enlarged Ministry 11. The Divine Appointment, the Duties, and the Qualifications of Ruling Elders 12. The Duty, the Benefits, and the Proper Method of Religious Fasting 13. The Importance of Domestic Happiness 14. The Means of Domestic Happiness 15. The Appropriate Duty and Ornament of the Female Sex 16. The Dangers of Education in Roman Catholic Schools 17. The Guilt, Folly, and Sources of Suicide 18. Theatrical Amusements 19. The Rejection of Revealed Truth Referable to Moral Depravity 20. The Importance of Gospel Truth 21. Opening of the New Presbyterian Church, in Arch Street