Organized 1664 as a Congregationalist church, Old First Church of Elizabeth, New Jersey was the first English-speaking congregation in New Jersey. Pastor Jonathan Dickinson brought the congregation into the Presbyterian denomination in 1717, and as the first president of the College of New Jersey (Princeton University), he held the new school's first classes in the Elizabeth-Town manse.
Dickinson Hall at Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey is named for Jonathan Dickinson.
Jonathan Dickson is buried at the First Presbyterian Churchyard, Elizabeth, New Jersey.
A Sermon, Preached at the Opening of the Synod at Philadelphia, September 19, 1722 (1723)
A Defence of Presbyterian Ordination (1724)
The Reasonableness of Christianity, in Four Sermons (1732)
The Witness of the Spirit: A Sermon (1740)
Observations on That Terrible Disease Vulgarly Called the Throat-Distemper (1740)
The True Scripture Doctrine Concerning Some Important Points of Christian Faith (1741, 1841)
A Protestation Presented to the Synod of Philadelphia (1742, 1856)
Reflections Upon Mr. Wetmore’s Letter in Defence of Dr. Waterland’s Discourse of Regeneration (1744)
A Vindication of God’s Sovereign Free Grace (1746)
A Second Vindication of God's Sovereign Free Grace (1748)
May 29, 1742 Protestation.
1. The Reasonableness of Christianity (1732)
2. The true Scripture Doctrine concerning some important points of Christian Faith: particularly, Eternal Election, Original Sin, Grace in Conversion, Justification by Faith, and The Saints Perseverance (1741) [some pages missing]
3. Sermon on the Witness of the Spirit (1740)
4. Sermon on the Nature and Necessity of Regeneration (1743)
5. A Display of God's Special Grace (1743)
6. Reflections upon Mr Wetmore''s Letter in defence of Dr. Waterland's discourfe on Regeneration (1745)
