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"Resolved, that, by the grace of God, I will not merge my office as a minister of the gospel, in that of professor. I will still preach as often as my Master gives me opportunity and strength. I am persuaded that no minister of the gospel, to whatever office he may be called, ought to give up preaching. He owes it to his ordination vows, to his office, to his Master, to the church of God, to his own character, to his own soul, to go on preaching to his last hour. Lord, give me grace to act on this principle!" With this commitment in place, Samuel Miller entered his career at Princeton Seminary determined not to allow his professorial duties to replace his calling as a minister of the gospel. And with such conviction, Miller did, indeed, continue preaching until the last days of his life. Holding Fast the Faithful Word collects twenty-one 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. After Kevin Reed’s excellent biographical sketch of Samuel Miller, the sermons of Dr. Miller include messages on Christ’s righteousness, the duty of being on the Lord’s side, the earth being filled with God’s glory, the challenge of preaching in large cities, Christ as the model for gospel ministers, the sacred office of the ministry, a plea for an enlarged ministry, the duties and qualifications of ruling elders, the proper method of fasting, domestic happiness and how to obtain it, the duties of women, the folly of suicide, moral depravity, the importance of gospel truth, and several more.