David Dickson

Writings

Aberdeen

Commentaries

Commentary on the Hebrews,
Commentary on Matthew - 1647
Commentary on the Psalms - 1654
Commentary on the N.T. Epistles both in Latin and English, 1659 - a short example from Corinthians 11- Order and Decency
(Latin: Expositio analytica omnium apostolicarum,: in studiosorum theologiae. Opera Davidis Dicsoni)

Sermons

His sermons at Irvine upon 1 Tim. i. 5,
A Compend of his Sermons upon Jeremiah and the Lamentations,
and the first nine chapters of the Epistle to the Romans.
Sermons on Job Chapter 10
Sermons preached at a Communion in Irvine.

Other works

Therapeutica Sacra: or Cases of Conscience resolved, Latin and English
Sum of saving knowledge, with the practical use thereof - 1679
A Treatise of the Promises, Dublin, 1630.

Besides these,he wrote a great part of the answers to the demands, and duplies, to replies of the doctors of Aberdeen, and some of the pamphlets in defence of the public Resolutions,
The true comfort of a Christian, or, food for a soul.
Preparatio Tyronis Concionaturi which he dictated to his scholars at Glasgow,
Truth's Victory over error - an abridgment of chief controversies in religion. A translation by George Sinclair of David Dickson's Latin lectures on the confession of faith 'Praelectiones in confessionem fidei'(1684).
Summarium Libri Jesaiae.
Letter on the Resolutions.
First Paper upon the Public Resolutions.
Reply to Mr Patrick Gillespie and Mr James Guthrie.
No Separation of the well-affected from the Army.
Precepts for a daily Direction of a Christian's Conversation - The Grounds of the true Christian Religion, by way of catechism for his congregation of Irvine.

Poetry

Some short poems on pious and serious subjects, such as:
Sight through a Glass;
The Christian Sacrifice;
O Mother dear Jerusalem!
1649, True Christian Love, to be sung with any of the tunes of the Psalms.
There is also a poem ascribed to Dickson, entitled Honey Drops, or Crystal Streams,flowing from Christ, the fountain and the head thereof.

Biographies

Wodrow's Biography - Ed. by W.K.Tweedie, in 'Select Biographies'.
Scots Worthies by J.Howie.
A description of the Stewarton Revival, in The History of Protestantism by J.A.Wylie, Volume 3, chapter 14.

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