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Church History of the Government of Bishops and Their Councils

by Richard Baxter · 1615–1691

Published: 1680
Length: 231,400 words
Reading: ~15 hours
Divisions: 25

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Church-history of the government of bishops and their councils abbreviated including the chief part of the government of Christian princes and popes, and a true account of the most troubling controversies and heresies till the Reformation ... / by Richard Baxter ...

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A Plea for Congregational Government

1646

London Printed by B. Griffin for Thomas Simmons ... 1680.

Original spelling, as transcribed by the Text Creation Partnership.

Contents

Front matter
Title page
Preface
IntroductionVVhat History is Credible, and what not.
Authors noteA Notice concerning Mr. Henry Dodwell.
Table of contents
Publishers advertisementAn Account of some Books lately Printed for, and to be Sold by Thomas Simmons, at the Prince's Arms, in…
Directions to the binderDirections to the Binder of Baxter's Church History, &c.
Text
Chapter 1

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Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
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Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
PartOne sheet for the Ministry; Against the Malignants of all sorts.
PartA second Sheet for the MINISTRY; Iustifying our Calling against Quakers, Seekers, and Papists, and all that…

25 divisions in the TEI outline

Subjects

Church polityBishopsCouncils and synodsGreat Britain · Church history · 17th century

Details

Author: Richard Baxter (1615–1691)
Imprint: London Printed by B. Griffin for Thomas Simmons ... 1680.
Extent: [44], 488 p.
Language: English
Catalogue: Wing B1224 · ESTC R229528
Source: TCP A26898
Licence: CC0 1.0 Universal (Text Creation Partnership)

The Saints Everlasting Rest

1650

Additions to the Saints Everlasting Rest

1651

A Friendly Accommodation in a Controversy with Mr Bedford

1652

Letters Between Baxter and Tombes

1652

The Humble Petition of Many Thousands to Parliament

1652

Tombs Precursor Examined and Proved not to be from Heaven But Men

1652

Catholic Terms of Communion for a Particular Church

1653

Christian Concord

1653

The Right Method for a Settled Peace of Conscience

1653

The Worcestershire Petition for the Ministry of England

1653

Admonition to William Eyre

1654

Apology Against the Exceptions of Black and Kendall

1654

The Reduction of a Digresser

1654

A Sermon of Judgment

1655

Aphorisms of Justification

1655

Confession of His Faith

1655

Humble Advice

1655

The Arrogancy of Reason Against Divine Revelations

1655

The Quakers Catechism

1655

True Christianity

1655

The Reformed Pastor

1656

Three Treatises to Awaken Secure Sinners

1656

A Second Sheet for the Ministry

1657

A Treatise of Conversion

1657

A Winding-Sheet for Popery

1657

Directions to Justices of Peace

1657

One Sheet Against the Quakers

1657

One Sheet for the Ministry Against Malignants of All Sorts

1657

The Safe Religion

1657

Thoughts Concerning the Controversies about the Perseverance of the Saints

1657

A Call to the Unconverted

1658

Confirmation and Restoration Necessary Means

1658

Directions and Persuasions to a Sound Conversion

1658

Of Justification

1658

Of Saving Faith

1658

Right to Sacraments

1658

The Crucifying of the World

1658

The Grotian Religion Discovered

1658

A Holy Commonwealth

1659

A Key for Catholics

1659

Five Disputations of Church Government

1659

A Sermon of Repentance

1660

A Treatise of Death

1660

Catholic Unity

1660

Right Rejoicing

1660

The Christian Religion Expressed

1660

The Successive Visibility of the Church

1660

The True Catholic and Catholic Church Described

1660

The Vain Religion of the Formal Hypocrite

1660

Universal Concord

1660

A Petition for Peace with the Reformation of the Liturgy

1661

Commissioners Petitioning for Review of Book of Common Prayer

1661

Concerning the Discipline and Ceremonies of the Church of England

1661

The Grand Debate Between Bishops and Presbyterian Divines

1661

A Saint or a Brute

1662

Account of the Causes of Being Forbidden to Preach

1662

Now or Never

1662

The Mischiefs of Self-Ignorance

1662

Fair-Warning

1663

The Divine Life

1664

Two Sheets for Poor Families

1665

Ceremonies and Conformity with a Short Reflection

1667

The Reasons of the Christian Religion Part 1

1667

Directions for Weak Distempered Christians

1669

The Cure of Church Divisions

1670

The Life of Faith

1670

A Defense of the Principles of Love

1671

A Second Admonition to Edward Bagshaw

1671

Gods Goodness Vindicated

1671

How Far Holiness is the Design of Christianity

1671

The Difference Between the Power of Magistrates and Church Pastors

1671

The Divine Appointment of the Lords Day

1671

The Duty of Heavenly Meditation

1671

More Reasons for the Christian Religion

1672

Sacrilegious Desertion of the Holy Ministry Rebuked

1672

The Certainty of Christianity Without Popery

1672

The Church Told of Bagshaws Scandals

1672

Two Treatises on Death and Judgment

1672

Short instructions for the Sick

1673

An Appeal to the Light

1674

Full and Easy Satisfaction

1674

A Treatise of Self-Denial

1675

Catholic Theology Plain Pure Peaceable

1675

More Proofs of Infants Church Membership and Right to Baptism

1675

Select Arguments and Reasons against Popery

1675

The Imputation of Christs Righteousness

1675

Two Disputations of Original Sin

1675

A Treatise of Justifying Righteousness

1676

Judgment of Nonconformists About Difference Between Grace and Morality

1676

Judgment of Nonconformists of Reason in Matters of Religion

1676

Review of the State of Christians Infants

1676

Roman Tradition Examined

1676

Naked popery

1677

Englands Warning Piece

1678

The Nonconformists Plea for Peace

1679

Which is the True Church

1679

A Moral Prognostication

1680

A Sermon at the Funeral of John Corbet

1680

A True Believers Choice and Pleasure

1680

Answer to Stillingfleets Charge of Separation

1680

The Defense of the Nonconformists Plea for Grace

1680

The Nonconformists Advocate

1680

The Nonconformists Plea for Peace Part 2

1680

The True Way of Concord of All the Christian Churches

1680

A Search for the English Schismatic

1681

A Second True Defense of the Nonconformists

1681

A Third Defense of Peace

1681

A Treatise of Episcopacy

1681

An Apology for the Nonconformists Ministry

1681

Compassionate Counsel to All Young Men

1681

Faithful Souls Shall Be With Christ

1681

Poetical Fragments

1681

Rules and Directions for Family Duties

1681

The Invaluable Price of an Immortal Soul

1681

The Life of Margaret Wife of Richard Baxter

1681

Additional Notes on the Life and Death of Matthew Hale

1682

Answer to Dodwell and Sherlock

1682

Gospel Churches a Standing Ordinance

1682

How to Do Good to Many

1682

The Immortality of Mans Soul

1682

The Last Work of a Believer

1682

The Ready Way of Confuting

1682

The True History of Councils

1682

Vindication of the Church of England in Her Rites and Ceremonies

1682

The nature and immortality of the soul proved in answer to one who professed…

1682

Additions to the Poetical Fragments of Baxter

1683

Dying Thoughts Upon Philippians 1:23

1683

Farewell Sermon

1683

Obedient Patience

1683

The Catechizing of Families

1683

The Dangerous Schismatic

1683

Against Communicating with the Parish Assemblies

1684

Catholic Communion Defended Against Both Extremes

1684

Catholic Communion Doubly Defended by Dr Owen

1684

Schism Detected in Both Extremes

1684

Whether Parish Congregations be True Christian Churches

1684

A Paraphrase on the New Testament

1685

Christs Justification of Marys Choice

1685

A Treatise of Knowledge and Love

1689

Cain and Abel Malignity

1689

Ceremonies and Conformity

1689

Sense of the Subscribed Articles of Religion

1689

The English Nonconformity Under King Charles II and James II

1689

Concerning Our Uprightness Before God and Resignation to His Will

1690

Memorables of the Life of Faith

1690

The Scripture Gospel Defended

1690

Against the Revolt to a Foreign Jurisdiction

1691

An End of Doctrinal Controversies

1691

Church Concord

1691

Excellent Memorables for All Mourners

1691

How to be Certainly Saved

1691

Making Light of Christ and Salvation Too Oft the Issue

1691

Of National Churches

1691

Penitent Confession and Vindication in Answer to a Book

1691

Reply Against the Doctrine of the Thousand Years Middle Kingdom

1691

The Certainty of the Worlds of Spirits and Immortality of the Soul

1691

The Glorious Kingdom of Christ

1691

The Grand Question Resolved

1692

The Protestant Religion Truly State and Justified

1692

Mr. Richard Baxter's paraphrase on the Psalms of David in metre with other…

1692

The Christians Converse with God

1693

Dattodiad y qwestiwn mawr, beth sydd raid i ni ei wneuthur fel y byddom gadwedig

1693

Universal Redemption of Mankind

1694

Baxters Narrative of His Life and Times

1696

Monthly Preparations for Holy Communion

1696

Two Treatises to Awaken Secure Sinners

1696

Last Legacy in Select Admonitions and Directions

1697

Baxters Directions to Slave-Holders

1785