This volume presents the collected works of John Witherspoon, a prominent Scottish-American Presbyterian minister and founding father of the United States. It includes his major essays on theology and ethics, his speeches in the American Congress, and his acclaimed Lectures on Moral Philosophy, which were taught at Princeton University for many years. This authoritative edition is an essential resource for scholars of American history and theology. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.