Erskine, Ebenezer 1680-1754
Ebenezer Erskine (22 June 1680 - 2 June 1754) was a Scottish minister whose actions led to the establishment of the Secession Church (formed of dissenters from the Church of Scotland).
Erskine, Ebenezer (1680–1754), leader of the most important 18th-cent. secession from the Church of Scotland. Minister at Portmoak from 1703 and at Stirling from 1731, he was a notable preacher. A sermon which he preached in 1732 upholding the rights of ordinary Church members in ministerial appointments brought him into conflict with the General Assembly. He and three other ministers felt obliged to ‘make a secession’ from the ‘prevailing party’ in the Established Church, forming an ‘associate presbytery’ in 1733. In 1740 he was formally deposed from his charge. Despite internal divisions, the Seceders soon became a powerful Evangelical force in Scotland.
(From The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church: E. A. Livingstone)
Biographical Sketch of Ebenezer Erskine at Electric Scotland website.
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Life of Ebenezer Erskine. (1881) by Jean L. Watson
The Life and Diary of the Reverend Ebenezer Erskine, A.M., of Sitrling, Father of the Secession Church (1831) by Donald Fraser
Lives of Ebenezer Erskine, William Wilson, and Thomas Gillespie, Fathers of the United Presbyterian Church (1849) by Revs. James Harper, John Eadie, and William Lindsay.
The Erskines: Ebenezer and Ralph. (1880) by John Ker and Jean L. Watson
The whole works of the Rev. Ebenezer Erskine, Minister of the gospel at Stirling : consisting of sermons and discourses, on important and interesting subjects ; to which is added, an enlarged memoir of the author, Volume 1 (1836)
Memoir of the Rev. Ebenezer Erskine
Sermons:
1. God's little remnant keeping their garments clean in an evil day (Rev. 3:4)
2. The backslider characterized (John 6:44)
3. The wind of the Holy Ghost blowing upon the dry bones in the valley of vision (Ezek. 37:9)
4. The King held in the galleries (Cant. 7:5)
5. The groans of believers under their burdens (2 Cor. 5:4)
6. The believer exalted in imputed righteousness (Psalm 89:16)
7. The humble soul the peculiar favorite of heaven (Psalm 138:6)
8. The necessity and profitableness of good works asserted (Titus 3:8)
9. Christ in the believer's arms (Luke 2:28)
10. A discourse on the throne of grace (Psalm 89:14)
11. The assurance of faith, opened and applied (Heb. 10:20)
12. God in Christ, a God of love (1 John 4:16)
13. Unbelief arraigned and condemned at the bar of God (John 3:18)
14. The day-spring from on high (Luke 1:78)
15. The rainbow of the covenant surrounding the throne of grace (Rev. 4:3)
16. The tree of life shaking his fruits and leaves among the nations (Rev. 22:2)
17. The law of faith issuing forth from Mount Zion (Isaiah 2:3)
18. The stone rejected by the builders exalted as the head-stone of the corner (Psalm 118:22)
The whole works of the Rev. Ebenezer Erskine, Minister of the gospel at Stirling : consisting of sermons and discourses, on important and interesting subjects ; to which is added, an enlarged memoir of the author, Volume 2 (1836)
19. The government upon Christ's shoulder (Isaiah 9:6)
20. A treasure of gospel-grace digged out of Mount Sinai; or, the sinner's claim of right cleared from God's covenant with Israel at Sinai (Ex. 20:2, 3)
21. The standard of Heaven lifted up against the powers of hell, and their auxiliaries (Isaiah 59:19)
22. The believer's journey from the wilderness of this world to the heavenly Canaan (Cant. 8:5)
23. The true substance and strength of a church and nation (Isaiah 6:3)
24. The first promise accomplished (1 John 3:8)
25. Courageous faith (Psalm 23:4)
26. The solemnity of Christ's ascension to the throne of glory (Psalm 47:5)
27. The wrath of man bounded by the power of God (Psalm 76:10)
28. The name of God glorified in Christ (Ex. 23:21)
29. The tabernacle of David ruined by man, and reared up by the mighty God (Amos 9:11)
30. The annals of redeeming love, with the Redeemer's vengeance upon the grand enemy of the redeemed (Isaiah 63:4)
31. The sovereignty of Zion's King (Psalm 2:6)
32. Christ the resurrection, and the life (John 11:25)
The whole works of the Rev. Ebenezer Erskine, Minister of the gospel at Stirling : consisting of sermons and discourses, on important and interesting subjects ; to which is added, an enlarged memoir of the author, Volume 3 (1836)
33. A Lamp ordained for God's Anointed (Psalm 133:17)
34. The Angel's Seal set upon God's faithful Servants, when hurtful Winds are blowing in the Church Militant (Rev. 7:1-3)
35. Christ considered as the Nail fastened in a sure place, bearing all the Glory of his Father's House (Isaiah 22:24)
36. A Robbery committed, and Restitution made both to God and Man (Psalm 69:4)
37. Worthless Man much regarded by the might God (Psalm 144:3)
38. The Human Nature preferred to the Angelic (Heb. 2:15)
39. The broken Law magnified and made honorable (Isaiah 42:21)
40. The wise Virgins going forth to meet the Bridegroom (Matt. 25:6)
41. The New Testament Ark opened against the Deluge of Divine Wrath (Heb 11:7)
42. The Plant of Renown (Ezek. 34:29)
43. God's Doves flying to his Windows (Isaiah 60:8)
44. Christ set up from everlasting (Prov. 8:23)
45. Abraham rejoicing to see Christ's Day afar off (John 8:56)
46. Christ, as the Breaker, opening all Passes to Glory, that were impassable (Micah 2:13)
47. Ethiopia stretching out her hands to God (Psalm 68:31)
48. The Kingdom of God within the soul of Man (Luke 17:21)
49. Gospel-treasure in Earthen Vessels (2 Cor. 4:7)
50. The character of a faithful Minister of Christ (Col. 1:7)
51. Christ in the Clouds coming to Judgment (Matt. 16:37)
52. The Word of this Salvation (Acts 12:16)
The select writings of the Rev. Ebenezer Erskine : Vol. I. Doctrinal Sermons (1848) edited by David Smith (1792-1867)
1. God's Regard to Worthless Man (Psalm 144:3)
2. The Broken Law Magnified and Made Honorable (Isaiah 42:21)
3. The New Testament Ark Opened (Heb. 11:7)
4. The Rainbow of the Covenant (Rev. 4:3)
5. The Believer Exalted in Imputed Righteousness (Psalm 84:16)
6. The Wind of the Holy Ghost Blowing Upon the Dry Bones (Ezek. 37:9)
7. The Assurance of Faith (Heb. 10:19-22)
8. The Profitableness of Go0d Works (Titus 3:8)
9. The Law of Faith Issuing Forth from Mount Zion (Isaiah 2:3)
10. A Treasure of Gospel Grace Digged Out of Mount Sinai (Ex. 20:2, 3)
11. Unbelief Arraigned and Condemned (John 3:18)
12 The Stone Rejected by the Builders (Psalm 118:22)
13. The Sovereignty of Zion's King (Psalm 2:6)
A collection of sermons by Rev. Ebenezer Erskine and Rev. Ralph Erskine on several subjects, Volume 1 (1745)
1. The main question of the Gospel-catechism, What Think Ye of Christ? being the substance of some sermons on Matt. 22:42 preached at Portmoak, &c. on a Sacramental Occasion by RALPH ERSKINE
2. Christ in the believer's arms (Luke 2:28): in a sermon preached at Strathmiglo, May 10, 1724 by EBENEZER ERSKINE
3. The rent vail of the temple; or, access to the Holy of Holies by the death of Christ (Matt. 27:51); in a sermon preached immediately after the administration of the sacrament of the Lord's Supper, at Carnock, the 12th Day of July, 1719 by RALPH ERSKINE
4. Christ the People's Covenant (Isaiah 42:6); A Sermon preached immediately before the Celebration of the Lord's-Supper, at Dunfermling, August 19, 1722 -- To which is annexed, the substance of some Discourses after the sacrament, upon the same subject by RALPH ERSKINE
5. The Comer's Conflict: or, the Beginner's Battle with the Devil, when essaying to come to Christ by Faith (Luke 9:42); in some Discourses before and after the sacrament of the Lord's Supper, at Kinglassie, July 20, 21, 1735 by RALPH ERSKINE
6. The female preacher: or, the woman of Samaria's sermon to the men of the city; or the self-humbling and Christ-exalting influence of divine discoveries (John 4:29); opened in a sermon preach'd July 13, 1729, immediately after the celebration of the sacrament of the Lord's-Supper, at Dumfermling by RALPH ERSKINE
7. Couragious faith (Psalm 23:4): A Sermon preached at Carnock, July 3, 1727 by RALPH ERSKINE
8. The believer's journey from the wilderness of this world to the heavenly Canaan (Song 8:5) being Sermons preached after the administration of the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper in Edinburgh, March 6 and 7, 1732, and afterwards enlarged upon in several sermons at Sterling by RALPH ERSKINE
A collection of sermons by Rev. Ebenezer Erskine and Rev. Ralph Erskine on several subjects, Volume 2 (1763)
Various Important Subject and On Divers Occasions
1. God's Little Remnant keeping their garments clean in an evil day (Rev. 3:4) by EBENEZER ERSKINE
2. The Wind of the Holy Ghost blowing upon the dry bones in the valley of vision (Ezek. 27:9) by EBENEZER ERSKINE
3. The groans of believers under their burdens under their burdens (2 Cor. 5:4) by EBENEZER ERSKINE
4. Law-death, gospel-life; or, the death of legal righteousness, the life of gospel-holiness (Gal. 2:19) by RALPH ERSKINE
5. The harmony of the divine attributes displayed, in the redemption and salvation of sinners by Jesus Christ (Psalm 85:10) by RALPH ERSKINE
6. The best bond, or surest engagement (Jer. 30:21) by RALPH ERSKINE
7. The gradual conquest: or, Heaven won by little and little (Deut. 7:22) by RALPH ERSKINE
8. The rainbow of the covenant surrounding the throne of God (Rev. 4:3) by EBENEZER ERSKINE
A collection of sermons by Rev. Ebenezer Erskine and Rev. Ralph Erskine on several subjects, Volume 3 (1750)
1. The King held in the galleries (Cant. 7:5) by EBENEZER ERSKINE
2. The believer exaltede in imputed righteousness (Psalm 89:16) by EBENEZER ERSKINE
3. The humble soul the peculiar favorite of heaven (Psalm 138:6) by EBENEZER ERSKINE
4. Militant's Song: or, the believer's exercise, while here below (Psalm 101:1) by RALPH ERSKINE
5. Unbelief arraigned and condemned at the bar of God (John 3:18) by EBENEZER ERSKINE
6. The assurance of faith, opened and applied (Hebrews 10:22) in six discourses by EBENEZER ERSKINE
7. The Lamb in the midst of the throne (Rev. 7:17) by RALPH ERSKINE
8. A Treasure of Gospel-grace digged out of Mount Sinai: or, the sinner's claim of right cleared from God's covenant with Israel at Sinai (Ex. 20:2, 3) by EBENEZER ERSKINE
9. The Promising God, a Performing God (Gen. 28:15) by RALPH ERSKINE
10. Faith's plea upon God's word and covenant (Psalm 84:20) by RALPH ERSKINE
The Assurance of Faith Opened and Applied.
Being the substance of several discourses on Hebrews 10:22 (Begins around page 130. Erskine's is the second of three authors contributions.)
The Westminster Assembly's shorter catechism explained : by way of question and answer (1765)
Authored by James Fisher, Ebenezer Erskine, and Ralph Erskine.
Works of Ralph and Ebenezer Erskine
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