The Works of John Brown of Haddington (14 vols.)

Also known as The Systematic Theology of John Brown, A Compendious View of Natural and Revealed Religion served as a textbook for Brown's seminary students and for laity in his church. It is divided into seven areas of study:

• Of the Regulating Standard of Religion
• Of God, the Author, Object, and End of All Religion
• Of the Covenant Bond of Religious Connection between God and Men
• Of Christ the Mediator of the Covenant of Grace
• Of the Principal Blessings of the Covenant of Grace
• Of the External Dispensation of the Covenant of Grace by Law, Gospel, Etc.
• Of the Church or Society, For and To Which the Covenant of Grace is Dispensed

This masterwork also includes his essay "Address to Students of Divinity."

John Brown provides verse-by-verse commentary for each Psalm in meter form. Commentary includes historical information about the Psalms, as well as practical application for one's spiritual life.

In The Christian Journal, John Brown provides a series of meditations on nature and spirituality divided by the different parts of the year: spring, summer, harvest, and winter. As Brown writes in the preface: "Doth not Jesus, the wisdom of God, draw his instructive, his inestimable parables, from sparrows, fishes, nets, bottles, grains of mustard-seed, dough, and other common objects? Why not may we, though at infinite distance, follow his blessed example?" Also included is a special section of meditations for the Sabbath-day.

One of the first of its kind, A Dictionary of the Bible provides informative explanations of the people, places, and things of the Bible. Volume one covers letters A–H.

One of the first of its kind, A Dictionary of the Bible provides informative explanations of the people, places, and things of the Bible. Volume two covers letters I–Z.

John Brown's Explication of the Assembly's Shorter Catechism was used to educate lay persons, or people new to the faith, in matters of doctrine and belief. In plain, unadorned language, Brown explores and expands the more difficult parts of the catechism.

In A Concordance to the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments, John Brown provides an alphabetical list of principle words used in the Bible, their immediate contexts, and where they can be found in the Scripture.

The purpose of The Self-Interpreting Bible was to provide a commentary for the entire Bible that everyone could understand—and its popularity proved its need. From Genesis to Revelation, John Brown uses plain language to explain the Bible.

Also included is An Introduction to the Right Understanding of the Oracles of God which is divided into five chapters of study:

• In the first, Brown presents a collection of arguments in support of the Divine Authority of revelation
• The second contains a large collection of tips for studying the Scriptures
• The third explores Jewish laws and ceremonies—and their connection to the person and Gospel of Christ
• The fourth explores the geography and history of the Near East
• The last chapter exhibits a table of chronology, from the commencement of the church to the consummation of all things

Volume one of A Compendious History of the British Churches in England, Scotland, Ireland, and America includes the history of the churches in England and Ireland, plus a brief historical sketch of the Protestant churches in America. Also included is Brown's Brief Sketch of the History of the Waldenses. The Waldenses, also known as Waldensians or Vaudois, were a persecuted Christian movement of the latter Middle Ages that joined with Protestants during the Reformation.

Volume two of A Compendious History of the British Churches in England, Scotland, Ireland, and America includes a thorough history of the Church of Scotland. Also included is Brown's Historical Account of the Rise and Progress of the Secession, a stirring account of the dissenters from the Church of Scotland that formed the United Secession Church.

A Brief View of the Figures; and Explication of the Metaphors Contained in Scripture is akin to a biblical concordance, but organized by metaphors respecting persons and things. For instance, explanations for each metaphor concerning "fallen angels" in the Bible are grouped together, as well as notation on where they can be found in the Bible. Other metaphorical groupings include faithful ministers, false teachers, holy angels, saving grace, death, fellowship with God, and more.

John Brown's Short Catechism for Young Children covers the ten commandments in simple language and provides a question and answer format for questions such as: "Who made you?" and "How does Christ's Spirit enable you to pray?"

The Posthumous Works of the Late Rev. Mr. John Brown contains essays and tracts that Brown was working on shortly before his death, as well as personal letters and a summary of his dying words by those that were at his bedside. Also includedare his "Dying Advices to His Younger Children" and "Dying Advices to His Congregation," two letters he wrote on his deathbed.

Robert Mackenzie's biography of John Brown tells the inspiring story of how an orphaned shepherd boy became the celebrated teacher and preacher of the Bible we know today. After the death of his parents, Brown worked as a sheep herder to support himself. Converting to Christianity, Brown taught himself to read Greek (this process is a fascinating story in itself), and walked twenty-four miles to buy his first Greek New Testament. In the bookshop, a professor laid out a challenge to the poorly looking shepherd boy: if he could read from the Greek New Testament, the professor would buy it for him. Brown left the shop with his free Greek Bible, and never looked back. In stirring prose, Mackenzie tells the rest of Brown's unlikely rise to one of his country's most popular preachers—and one of Christianity's best apologists.