Macwhorter, Alexander 1734-1807

MacWHORTER, Alexander, clergyman, born in Newcastle, Delaware, 26 July, 1734 ; died in Newark, New Jersey, 20 July, 1807. His parents, who were of Scotch descent, removed to this country from Ireland in 1730, and settled in Newcastle, where his father, formerly a linen-merchant, became a farmer and an active member of the Presbyterian church. The son was graduated at Princeton in 1757, studied theology with William Tennent, was licensed to preach in 1758, and in the following year became pastor of a church in Newark, New Jersey In 1764 he was appointed by the synod of New York and Philadelphia to a mission in North Carolina, where his friends were settled, returning to Newark in 1766 after a visit to Boston. In 1775 he was sent by congress to western North Carolina to persuade the royalists to unite with the patriot cause, and in 1776 he visited the American army in its camp opposite Trenton, to confer with regard to measures for protecting the state, and was present at the passage of the Delaware and the surprise of the Hessians. In 1778, at the solicitation of General Henry Knox, he acted as chaplain of Knox's artillery brigade. In 1779 he accepted a pastorate and the presidency of Charlotte academy in Mecklenburg county, North Carolina, from which place he was compelled to flee before the approach of Cornwallis's army, losing his library and other possessions. He was recalled to Newark in 1781, where he remained until his death. In 1788 he aided in forming the constitution of the Presbyterian church of the United States, and was a trustee of the general assembly. He was also a trustee of Princeton college for thirty-five years, and took an active part in soliciting funds in New England for rebuilding the college after the fire of 1802. Yale gave him the degree of D. D. in 1776. He published a "Century Sermon " describing the settlement and progress of Newark (1800), and a collection of sermons (2 vols., Newark, 1803).-- (from Famous Americans web site)

First Church in Newark: Historical Discourses, Relating to the First Presbyerian Church in Neward; originally deliverd to the congregation of that church during the month of January 1851, by Jonathan French Stearns - 1853 (see Discourse III, beginning on page 216)

Annals of the American Pulpit, Volume 3 - 1860 (see page 208)
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A century sermon, preached in Newark, New Jersey, January 1, 1801: containing a brief history of the Presbyterian Church in that town - 1807

A festival discourse: occasioned by the celebration of the seventeenth anniversary of American independence, in the town of Newark - 1793

A few observations in reference to the character of the Rev. Mr. Aaron Richards of Rahway: father to William Richards, Esq. of Middletown: delivered at his funeral in a sermon - 1793

A funeral sermon, preached in Newark, December 27, 1799: A day of public mourning, observed by the town, for the universally lamented General Washington, late president of the United States ... to which is subjoined, his last address, to his beloved country men ... - 1800

A sermon, preached July 22, 1807: at the funeral of the Rev. Alexander Macwhorter, D.D., senior pastor of the Presbyterian Church, in Newark, New-Jersey (by Edward Dorr Griffin) - 1807

The blessedness of the liberal : a sermon preached in the Middle Dutch Church, before the New-York Missionary Society, at their first Institution, November 1, 1796 1796 - Macwhorter, Alexander, 1734-1807
Sermons on the most important principles of our holy religion (Volume 1) 1803 - MacWhorter, Alexander, 1734-1807
Copy 1 from library of Samuel Miller
Sermon 1: The existence of God demonstrated - Romans 1:22 (page 9)
Sermon 2: The divinity of the Holy Scriptures proved - 2 Timothy 3:16 (page 20)
Sermon 3: The doctrine of the Trinity established - 1 John 5:7 (page 35)
Sermon 4: Jesus Christ proved to be very God, co-equal and of the same essence with the Father - John 10:30 (page 48)
Sermon 5: The equality of the Holy Ghost as God, with the Father and the Son, proved - Acts 5:3, 4 (page 59)
Sermon 6: Some of the natural perfections of God considered - Psalm 145:3 (page 68)
Sermon 7: Contemplations on some of the moral perfections of God - Exodus 33:19 (page 80)
Sermon 8: The primitive rectitude of man - Genesis 1:26, 27 (page 93)
Sermon 9: The primitive covenant made with man, or the covenant of works - Genesis 2:16, 17 (page 105)
Sermon 10: The image of Adam impressed on all his posterity - Genesis 5:3 (page 117)
Sermon 11: The first intimation of hope to fallen man considered - Genesis 3:15 (page 129)
Sermon 12: The impossibility of man's salvation by the first constitution, yet a strange disposition to seek eternal life by it - Genesis 3:24 (page 140)
Sermon 13: Original Sin established - Romans 15:12 (page 149)
Sermon 14: The exceeding greatness of man's depravity - Jeremiah 17:9 (page 158)
Sermon 15: The first advent of Christ, a great event - Psalm 40:7, 8 (page 170)
Sermon 16: Looking to Jesus for Salvation - Isaiah 45:22 (page 181)
Sermon 17: Safety in repairing to Jesus - Isaiah 32:2 (page 190)
Sermon 18: The blood of Christ the ground of Salvation - 1 John 1:7 (page 200)
Sermon 19: Christ a precious Saviour - 1 Peter 2:7 (page 211)
Sermon 20: Security in a state of sin described - Romans 7:9 (page 221)
Sermon 21: The nature and use of convictions - Acts 16:29, 30 (page 232)
Sermon 22: The doctrine of regeneration considered - John 3:3 (page 243)
Sermon 23: Some of the first effects of Regeneration - 2 Corinthians 5:17 (page 253)
Sermon 24: Conversion considered - Psalm 19:7 (page 263)
Sermon 25: The putting off the Old-Man - Ephesians 4:22 (page 273)
Sermon 26: Evangelical Repentance - Acts 17:30 (page 284)
Sermon 27: The doctrine of Repentance farther considered - Luke 13:3 (page 296)
Sermon 28: Saving faith described - Hebrews 11:1 (page 307)
Sermon 29: Saving knowledge distinguished and explained - Jeremiah 9:24 (page 319)
Sermon 30: Justification by the righteousness of Christ - Romans 10:4 (page 330)
Sermon 31: Acceptance with God by Christ's obedience to the law - Isaiah 42:21 (page 342)
Sermon 32: Adoption - 1 John 3:1 (page 353)
Sermon 33: Sanctificatoin - 1 Thessalonians 4:3 (page 364)
Sermon 34: The nature and necessity of Holiness - Hebrews 12:14 (page 376)
Sermon 35: Love to God, the great commandment - Mark 12:30 (page 387)
Sermon 36: Love to our neighbour explained - Galatians 5:14 (page 397)
Sermon 37: Love the great principle of all religion - 1 Corinthians 13:2 (page 408)
Sermon 38: Assurance of grace established - 2 Peter 1:10 (page 418)
Sermon 39: The testimony of a good conscience - 2 Corinthians 1:12 (page 429)
Sermon 40: A Gospel Hope - 1 John 3:3 (page 439)
Sermon 41: Growth in Grace - 2 Peter 3:18 (page 450)
Sermon 42: The perseverance of the Saints proved - Romans 8:38, 39 (page 460)
Sermons on the most important principles of our holy religion (Volume 2) 1803 - MacWhorter, Alexander, 1734-1807
Copy 1 from library of Samuel Miller
Sermon 1: The Sanctification of the Lord's day - Revelation 1:10 (page 17)
Sermon 2: A general contemplation on the nature and duty of prayer - James 5:16 (page 29)
Sermon 3: The duty of secret prayer - Matthew 6:6 (page 41)
Sermon 4: The duty of family prayer - Joshua 24:15 (page 54)
Sermon 5: The great importance of family government - 1 Samuel 3:13 (page 64)
Sermon 6: Some duties of parents to their children - Ephesians 6:4 (page 75)
Sermon 7: The duty of children to parents - Colossians 3:20 (page 86)
Sermon 8: Some duties incumbent upon youth - Ecclesiastes 12:1, 2 (page 96)
Sermon 9: How youth may become holy and happy - Psalm 119:9 (page 106)
Sermon 10: Sobermindedness recommended to those who are young - Titus 2:6 (page 114)
Sermon 11: The glory of God the chief end of man - 1 Corinthians 10:31 (page 124)
Sermon 12: Self-examination a necessary preparative to the Holy Communion - 1 Corinthians 11:28 (page 135)
Sermon 13: Remembering Christ at his table - Luke 22:19 (page 146)
Sermon 14: The evil and danger of profane swearing and cursing - James 5:12 (page 157)
Sermon 15: The nature and evil of lying - Ephesus 4:25 (page 166)
Sermon 16: The horrid evil of a backbiting tongue - Psalm 15:3 (page 178)
Sermon 17: The excellencies and evils of the tongue - James 3:6 (page 188)
Sermon 18: The symptoms of the day of grace being past - Jeremiah 8:20 (page 199)
Sermon 19: God the author of all afflictions and troubles - Job 5:6, 7 (page 210)
Sermon 20: God's pleasure is not the Affliction of his Creatures - Lamentations 3:33 (page 221)
Sermon 21: The preciousness of the soul - Psalm 49:8 (page 232)
Sermon 22: The duty of declining christians - Revelation 2:4, 5 (page 244)
Sermon 23: Jesus Christ the good shepherd - John 10:11 (page 254)
Sermon 24: Some marks of Christ's flock - Isaiah 40:11 (page 265)
Sermon 25: The pleasantness of Religion - Proverbs 3:17 (page 277)
Sermon 26: The ways of religion are pleasant - Proverbs 3:17 (page 288)
Sermon 27: Faith struggling with difficulties - Matthew 15:21-28 (page 299)
Sermon 28: The advantages and some of the properties of faith - Matthew 15:28 (page 310)
Sermon 29: The way of salvation easy - 1 John 1:9 (page 321)
Sermon 30: The favours and patronage of God, the support of man in afflictions - Psalm 46:1 (page 332)
Sermon 31: The covenant of grace ratified and confirmed by the blood of Christ - Luke 22:12 (page 345)
Sermon 32: The nature of fainting in afflictions and cautions against it - Hebrews 12:5 (page 357)
Sermon 33: How death is the wages of sin - Romans 6:23 (page 369)
Sermon 34: Eternal life the freest gift imaginable - Romans 6:23 (page 381)
Sermon 35: Death wearing a sting - 1 Corinthians 15:56 (page 393)
Sermon 36: The last enemy destroyed - 1 Corinthians 15:26 (page 404)
Sermon 37: The doctrine of the resurrection stated and proved - Daniel 12:2 (page 415)
Sermon 38: A general and future judgment proved - 2 Corinthians 5:10 (page 427)
Sermon 39: The difference of appearance before God here and hereafter - Matthew 25:33 (page 439)
Sermon 40: Every one in the general judgment rewarded according to his works - Revelation 20:12 (page 450)
Sermon 41: The eternal torments of the damned proved - Matthew 25:46 (page 462)
Sermon 42: The nature and felicity of the Celestial State - Matthew 25:34 (page 474)