The English Nonconformity; As under King Charles II and King James II. Truly Stated and Argued by Richard Baxter Who earnestly beseecheth rulers, and clergy, not to divide and destroy the land, and cast their own souls on the dreadful guilt and punishment of national perjury, lying, deliberate covenanting to sin against God, corrupt his Church and not amend, nor by laws or blind malignity, to reproach faithful Ministers of Christ, and judge them to scorn and beggery, and to lie and die in jails as rogues, and so to strengthen profaneness, popery and schism, an all for want of willingness and patience to read and hear their just defence; while they can spend much more time in sin and vanity. The author humbly begs that he and his books books

Baxter, Richard

Published by Printed for Thomas Parkhurst, London, 1690

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pp. 304. 8vo. Leatherbound. Front board separated from spine. Evidence of early reback. Text complete, clean and unmarked. ESTC R17335. OCLC 1203757371. Scarce, with no copies at auction since 1962, and none on the market at the time of writing. Richard Baxter was a controversial English theologian, loosely associated with the Puritans, who described himself as a "mere Nonconformist". He tentatively supported, and occasionally preached to, Oliver Cromwell and the Parliamentarians during the English Civil War, though he would later support the Restoration. With his theology being too conserative for the radicals, but too unorthodox for the Anglican episcopacy, Baxter suffered the plight of many a moderate, spending much of his adult life defending his beliefs from the attacks of both sides. Written shortly after the Glorious Revolution, and the subsequent passing of the Toleration Act, which brought him some respite from his persecution. The English Nonconformity primarily utilizes the form of a dialogue to elucidate the theological positions of the nonconformists and their defenses against the accusations of the Anglican ecclesiastical hierarchy. The social and political consequences of being nonconformist during the reigns of the late Stuarts are described, and the book closes with 50 polemical questions directed towards the English establishment. Seller Inventory # 081095

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Title: The English Nonconformity; As under King ...

Publisher: Printed for Thomas Parkhurst, London

Publication Date: 1690

Binding: Leather Bound

Edition: Second edition.