What we must do to be saved

WHAT WE MUST DO TO BE
SAVED.

RICHARD BAXTER.

Edited by the
REV. ALEXANDER B. GROSART,

LIVERPOOL.

" The noble Lord William Russell who dy'd for the liberty of his Country, a
little before his death, by a trusty messenger, sent Mr Baxter his hearty thanks for
this book ['Dying Thoughts'] which had made him better acquainted with the
other world than he was before, and not a little contributed to his relief and sup-
port, and to the fitting him for what he was to go through." — Calamy [Account,
Vol. L, p. 420.]

PRINTED FOR PRIVATE CIRCULATION
1868.

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NOTE.

The tractate by Baxter herein re-printed in a limited private
edition, was unknown to Calamy, and also escaped his best Bio-
grapher— Orme, as well as Darling, in his "Cyclopaedia BibHo-
graphica." My copy was formerly in the celebrated Library of Dr
Philip Bliss of Oxford. It is bound richly in morocco, and marked
by him as "not in the Bodleian Catalogue, 1843." Another copy is
in the British Museum Library : but I have not met with any mention
of it elsewhere. As a book it is among the rarest of Baxter's, and I
have heard of prices being given for it recently, that recall the Biblio-
mania days of the Roxburghe Sale. Intrinsically it is packed with
"judicious" thought, and has all its saintly author's best character-
istics, being scriptural, fervent to passion of entreaty, pungent, pointed,
unmistakable : withal it is pure "Bread of Life" for the humblest.
I give the text with scrupulous fidelity, and have added a few slight
foot-notes. The original title-page will be found on the opposite
page. May all to whom the little book comes "be saved," and by
His mercy evidence it here in a "holy life !"

A. B. G.

Liverpool.

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THE

Grand Question
Resolved.

WHAT WE MUST DO TO BE

SAVED:

INSTRU CTIONS

FOR A

l^olg Htfe.

The late reverend Divine
MR RICHARD BAXTER.

Reco7nmended to the Bookseller a few days before his deaths to be
immediately printed for the good of souls.

Acts xvi. 30. Sirs ! What shall I do to be saved?

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THE GREAT CASE RESOLVED,

HOW TO BE CERTAINLY SAVED.
Instructions for a f^olg 3Ltfe,

I. THE NECESSITY, REASON, AND MEANS OF HOLINESS.
II. THE PARTS AND PRACTICE OF A HOLY LIFE.

For personal direction and for family instruction,
short Catechisms and Prayers.

With two

Reader,

IGNORANT persons cannot remember long and
many words, nor understand a brief style and
few words. This maketh it impossible to write

a Catechism that shall not be unsuitable either to the
understanding or the memory of such. I must therefore
desire the Teacher to make up the unavoidable defect, by
opening the meaning, — especially of the Catechisms, — to
the children and servants, when they have learned and
say the words. Read the Instructions often to them and
press all as you go, on their affections. For the bare words
without a present guide may else be all lost.

I. The necessity, reason, and means of Holiness.

1. To keep up the resolutions of the converted. And

2. To instruct those in families that need them.
Though the saving of souls be a matter of inexpres-
sible importance,* yet — the Lord have mercy upon them !
— what abundance are there that think it not worthy of
their serious enquiry, nor the reading of a good book, one

* Mark viii. 36: Matthew vi. 33: Job xxi. 14, and xxii. 17: Psalm i. 2, 3, and
xiv. 12.

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hour in a week ! For the sake of these careless slothful
sinners, I have here spoken much in a little room, that
they may not refuse to read and consider so short a lesson,
unless they think their souls worth nothing. Sinner ! As
thou wilt shortly answer it before God, deny not to God,
to thyself and me, the sober pondering and faithful practis-
ing these few directions : —

I. Begin at home, and know thyself Consider what it
is to be a man."^ Thou art made a nobler creature than the
brutes. They serve thee, and are governed by thee ; and
death ends all their pains and pleasures. But thou hast
reason to rule thyself and them ; to know thy God, and
foresee thy end, and know thy way, and do thy duty. Thy
reason, and free-will, and executive power, are part of the
image of God upon thy nature : so is thy dominion over
the brutes, as, under him, thou art their owner, their ruler,
and their end. But thy holy wisdom, and goodness, and
ability, is the chief part of his image on which thy happi-
ness depends. Thou hast a soul that cannot be satisfied
in knowing, till thy knowledge reach to God himself :t nor
can it be disposed by any other ; nor can it or the socie-
ties of the world, be well governed according to its nature,
without regard to his sovereign authority and without the
hopes and fears of joy and misery hereafter ;J nor can it
be happy § in anything but seeing and loving and de-
lighting in this God as he is revealed in the other world.
And is this nature given thee in vain ? If the nature of all
things be fitted to its use and end, || then it must be so
with thine.

II. By knowing thyself then, thou must needs know
that there is a God\ IT and that he is thy maker and infinite
in all perfections ; and that he is thy Owner, thy Ruler

* Psalm viii. 4-6 : Genesis i. 26, 27 : ix. 6 : Col. iii. 10.
t John xvii. 3 : i John iv. 6, 7 : Jeremiah ix. 24.
X Luke xii. 4, 5. § Psalm xvi. 5-1 1. II Isaiah xlv. 18.

^ Psalm xiv. i : Genesis i. i : Revelation i. 8 : Romans i. 19, 20: Psalm xlvi. 10 : ix.
10: c. andxxiii. : xix. 1-3: xlvii. 7: Ezekiel xviii. 4: Genesis xviii. 25: Malachi i. 6.

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and thy Felicity or End. He is mad that seeth not that
such creatures have a cause or maker : and that all the
power and wisdom and goodness of the world, is caused
by a power and wisdom and goodness which is greater
than that of all the world. And who can be our Owner
but he that made us ? And who can be our highest Go-
vernor but our Owner, whose infinite power wisdom and
goodness maketh him only fit thereto ? And if he be our
Governor, he must needs have laws, with rewards for the
good and punishments for the bad ; and must judge and
execute accordingly. And if he be our" chiefest Bene-
factor, and all that we have is from him, and all our hope
and happiness is in him, nothing can be more clear than
that the very nature ol man doth prove that in hope of
future happiness, he should absolutely assign himself to
the will and disposal of this God, and that he should
absolutely obey him,^' and that he should love and serve
him with all his power : it being impossible to love, obey
and please that God too much who is thus our cause, our
end, our all.

III. By knowing thus thyself and God, it is easy to
know what primitive holiness and godliness is. Even this
hearty, entire and absolute resignation of the soul to God,
as the infinite power, wisdom, and goodness : as our
Creator, our Owner, Governor, and Felicity or P2nd : fully
submitting to his disposal, obeying his laws, in hope of
his promised rewards and fear of his threatened punish-
ments : and loving and delighting in himself and all his
appearances in the world : and desiring and seeking the
endless right and enjoyment of him in heavenly glory,
and expressing these affections in daily prayer, thanks-
giving and praise. This is the use of all thy faculties, the
end and business of thy life, the health and happiness of

* Matthew xxii. 37 : Jeremiah v. 22 : 2 Corinthians v. 8,9: Titus ii. 14 :
2 Corinthians viii. 5, and vi. 16-18: 1 Peter ii. 9: Psalm 10: xxxvii. 4: xl. 8:
Colossians iii. i, 2: Matthew vi. 20, 21: 2 Cor. iv, 17, i8.

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thy soul. This is that hoHness or godliness which God
doth so much call for.

IV. And by this it is easy to know what a state of sin
and ungodliness is."^ Even the want of all this holiness,
and the setting of carnal self instead of God. When men
are proudly great and wise and good in their own eyes,
and would dispose of themselves and all their concern-
ments, and would rule themselves and please themselves,
according to the fleshly appetite and fancy : and there-
fore love most the pleasures and profits and honours of
the world as the provision to satisfy the desires of the
flesh : and God shall be no further loved, obeyed, or
pleased than the love of fleshly pleasures will give leave,
nor shall have anything but what the flesh can spare :
this is a wicked, a carnal, an ungodly state ; though it
break forth in various ways of sinning.

V. By this, experience may tell you, that all men'\ — yea
all till grace renew them — are in this ungodly miserable
state: though only the Scripture tells us how this came to
pass. Though all are not fornicators nor drunkards nor
extortioners nor persecutors nor live not in the same way
of sinning ; yet selfishness and pride and sensuality and
the love of worldy things, ignorance and ungodliness are
plainly become the common corruption of the nature of
man ; so that their hearts are turned to the world from
God, and filled with impiety, filthiness and injustice ; and
their reason is but a servant to their senses ; and their
mind and love and lip is carnal;:}: and this carnal mind is
enmity to the holiness of God, and cannot be subject to
his law. This corruption is hereditary, and is become, as
it were, a nature to us, being the mortal malady of all our
natures. And it is easy to know that such an unholy,
wicked nature, must needs be loathsome to God and unfit

• Psalm xiv : i : Hebrews xii : 14 : Romans viii. 12, 13 : John iii. 34 : v. 6 :
I John ii, 15, 16 : Romans xiii. 14, 15 : vi. 16: Luke xviii. 23 : xiv. 26, 33.
t Romans iii : Psalm 14 : Ephes. ii, 2, 3 : Romans v. 12, 17, 39 : John iii, 6.
X Romans viii. 5, 6, 7.

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for the happy enjoyment of his love, either here or in the Hfe
to come :* for what communion hath Hght with darkness ?

VI. Hence then it is easy to see what grace is 7teedful
to a maji's salvatmi. So odious a creature, such an un-
thankful rebel that is turned away from God and set
against him, and defiled with all this filth of sin, must
needs be both renewed and reconciled, t sanctified and
pardoned, if ever he will be saved. To love God and be
beloved by him and to be delighted herein, in the might of
his glory, is the heaven and happiness of souls : and all this
is contrary to an unholy state. Till men have new and
holy hearts, they can neither see God nor love him nor
delight in him nor take him for their chief content : for
the flesh and world have their delight and love. And till
sin be pardoned, % and God is reconciled to the soul, what
joy or peace can it expect from him whose nature and
justice engage th him to loathe and punish it ?

VII. And experience will tell you how insufficient you
are for either of these two works yourselves : || /<? renew your
souls or to reco7icile them unto God. Will a nature that is
carnal resist and overcome the flesh and abhor the sin
which it most dearly loveth ? will a wordly mind overcome
the world ? when custom hath rooted your natural corrup-
tions, are these easily rooted up ? O how great and hard
a work is it to cause a blind unbelieving sinner to set his
heart on another world and lay up all his hopes in heaven,
and to cast off all the things he seeth for that God and
glory which he never saw. And for a hardened, worldly,
fleshly heart to become wise and tender and holy and
heavenly, and abhor the sin which it most fondly loveth !
And what can we do to satisfy justice and reconcile such
a rebel soul to God ?

VIII. Nature and experience having thus acquainted

* Psalm iv. 3 : 2 Corinthians vi. 14, 17.

t Psalm xxxii. i, 2 : i Corinthians vi. 11 : Titus ii. 14 : iii. 5-7 : Hebrews xiv. 14 :
Matthew v. 8. % Romans v. 1-3.

II Psalm xcvii. 7, 8, 15 : i Corinthians ii. 11, 21 : Hebrews xiv. 12 : 2 Peter i. 3.

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you with your sin and misery, and what you want, will
further tell you that God ''^ doth not yet deal with you ac-
cording to your deserts. He giveth you life, and time, and
mercies, when your sins had forfeited all these. He
obligeth you to repent and-tum unto him. And therefore
experience telling you that there is some hope, and that
■■ God hath found out some way of shewing mercy to the
children of wrath, reason will command you to enquire
of all that are fit to teach you what way of remedy God
hath made known. And as you very soon discover that
the religion of heathens and Mahometans is so far from
shewing the true remedy that they are part of the disease
itself: so you may learn that a wonderful Person t the
Lord Jesus Christ, hath undertaken the office of being the
Redeemer and Saviour of the world : and that he who is
the eternal Word and Wisdom of the Father, hath wonder-
fully appeared in the nature of man, which he took from
the virgin Mary, being conceived by the Holy Ghost : and
that we might have a Teacher sent from Heaven % infalli-
bly and easily to acquaint the world with the will of God
and the unseen things of life eternal : how God bare witness
of the Truth by abundant, open and uncontrolled mira-
cles :|| how he conquered Satan and the world, § and gave
us an example of perfect righteousness^ and underwent
the scorn and cruelty of sinners, and suffered the death of
the cross as a sacrifice for our sins to reconcile us unto
God : how he rose again the third day and conquered
death, and lived forty days longer on earth, instructing his
apostles and giving them commission to preach the Gospel
to all the world, and then ascended bodily into heaven.

* Acts xiv. 27 and xvii. 24-28 : Romans i. 19, 20 : Romans ii, 4 : Job xxxlii.
14-25 : Matthew xii. 42, 43.

t Isaiah ix. 6, 7, and liii : John Hi. 16, 19, and i. 3, 4, and iii. 2.

X John i. 18. II Acts ii. 22 : Hebrews ii. 3, 4. § Matthew iv.

1" I Peter ii. 22-25: Matthew: xxvi. 27-28 : Acts i. : Hebrews iv: Ephesians i.
22, 23: Romans v. i, 3, 9: Hebrews viii. 9, 13, and viii. 6, 7: Hebrews vii. 25:
1 John V. 10, 12 : John v. 22, and iii. 18, 19: Matthew xxv.

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while they gazed after him : how he is now in heaven,
both God and man in one Person, the Teacher and King
and High-priest of his Church. Of him must we learn the
way of life : by him must we be ruled as the physician of
souls. All power is given him in heaven ancj in earth.
By his sacrifice and merits and intercession must we be
pardoned and accepted with the Father : and only by him
must we come to God. He hath procured and established
a covenant of grace, which baptism is the seal of: Even
that God will in him be our God and reconciled Father,
and Christ will be our Saviour, and the Holy Ghost will be
our Sanctifier, if we will unfeignedly consent; that is if
penitently and believingly we give up ourselves to God the
Father, Son and Holy Ghost, in these resolutions. This
covenant in the tenor of it is a deed of gift, of Christ
and pardon and salvation to all the world : if by true faith
and repentance they will turn to God. And this shall be
the law according to which he will judge all that hear it
at the last: for he is made the judge of all, and will raise
all the dead, and justify his saints and judge them unto
endless joy and glory, and condemn the unbelievers, im-
penitent and ungodly,^ unto endless misery. The soul
alone is judged at death, and body and soul at the resur-
rection. This Gospel the apostles preached to the world ;
and that it might be effectual to man's salvation, the Holy
Ghost was first given to inspire the preachers of it,t and
enable them to speak in various languages, and infallibly
to agree in One, and to work many great and open miracles
to prove their word to those they preached to. And by
this means they planted the Church; J which ordinary
ministers must increase and teach and oversee, to the end
of the world, till all the elect be gathered in. And the
same Holy Spirit hath undertaken it as His work || to
accompany this Gospel and by it to convert men's souls,

* Luke xvi. t Acts ii : Jolin xvii. 23.

X Matthew xxviii. 19, 20: Acts xiv, 23: Acts xx : xxvi. 17, 18. J Romans viii. 9.

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illuminating and sanctifying them; and by a secret re-
generation '^ to renew their natures and bring them to that
knowledge and obedience and love of God which is the
primitive holiness for which we were created and from which
we fell. And thus by a Saviour and a Sanctifier must all
be reconciled and renewed that will be glorified with God
in heaven. All this you may learn from the Sacred
Scriptures which were written by the inspiration of the
Holy Spirit t and sealed by multitudes of open miracles, J
and contain the very image and superscription of God, and
have been received and preserved by the Church as the
certain word of God, and blessed by him through all
generations, to the sanctifying of many souls.

IX. When you understand all this it is time for you to
look home || and understand now what state your souls
are in. That you were made capable of holiness and
happiness, you know : that you and all men are fallen
from God and holiness and happiness unto self and sin
and misery, you know : that you are so far redeemed by
Christ, you know, as to have a pardoning and saving
covenant tendered you, and Christ and mercy offered to
your choice. But whether you are truly penitent believers
and renewed by the Holy Ghost and so united unto
Christ, this is the question yet unresolved, this is the work
that is yet to do, without which there is no salvation, and
if thou die before it is done, woe to thee that ever thou
wast a man ! Except a man be regenerated by the Spirit §
and converted and made a new creature, and of carnal be
made spiritual, and of earthly be made heavenly, and of
selfish and sinful be made holy and obedient to God, he
can never be saved, no more than the devil himself can be
saved. And if this be so — as nothing is more sure —
I require thee now, who readest these words, as thou
regardest thy salvation, as thou wouldst escape hell-fire and

* Titus iii. 5, 6 : John xiii. 5, 6. t 2 Timothy iii 16.

X Hebrews ii. 3, 4. || 2 Corinthians xiii. 5 : Psalm iv. 4: 2 Peter i. 10.

I § John iii. 5 : 2 Corinthians v. 17 : Romans viii. 7-9 : Philippians iii. 18-20.

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stand with comfort before Christ and his angels at the last,
that thou soberly consider whether reason command thee
not to try thy state : whether thou art thus renewed by the
Spirit of Christ or not, '^ and to call for help to those that
can advise theet and follow on the search till thou know
thy case. And if thy soul be a stranger to this sanctifying
work, whether reason command thee not, without any
delay, to make out to Christ, and beg his Spirit, and cast
away thy sins, and give up thyself entirely to thy God, thy
Saviour and Sanctifier, and enter into his covenant, with a
full resolution never to forsake him ; to deny thyself and
the desires of the flesh and this deceitful, transitory world,
and lay out all thy hopes on heaven, and speedily, whatever
it cost thee, to make sure of the felicity which hath no end ?
And darest thou refuse this when God and conscience do
command it ? And further I advise you,

X. Understand how it is that Satan hindereth souls
from being sanctified^ that you may know how much to re-
sist his wiles. Some he deceiveth by malicious suggestions
that holiness is nothing but fancy or hypocrisy :| and if
God and death and heaven and hell were fancies, this
might be believed. Some he debaucheth by the power of
fleshly appetite and lust, so that their sins will not let their
reason speak : some he keepeth in utter ignorance by the
evil education of ignorant parents and the negligence of
ungodly soul-murdering teachers : || some he deceiveth by
worldly hopes, and keepeth their minds so taken up with
worldly things, that the matters of eternity can have but
some loose and uneffectual thoughts, or as bad as none :
some are entangled in ill company, § so make a scorn of a
holy life, and feed them with continual diversions and
vain delights: and some are so hardened in their sin^ that

* Acts xvi. 14.

t Acts ii. 37, and xvi. 30, and xi. 33 ; 2 Corinthians vi. i, 2 : Rev. ii. 7.

X Acts xxiv. 14, and xxviii. 22, and xxiv. 5, 6.

II Malachi ii. 7-9 : Hosea iv. 9. § Proverbs xiii. 20.

\ Ephesians iv. 18, 19.

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they are even past feeling, and neither fear God's wrath
nor care for their salvation, but hear these things as men
asleep, and nothing will awake them. Some are dis-
couraged with a conceit that godliness is a life so grievous,*
sad and melancholy, that rather than endure it they will
venture their souls, come on it what will — as if it were a
grievous life to love God and hope for endless y^j^i"; and a
pleasant life to love the world and sin, and live within a
step of hell ! — Some that are convinced do put off their
conversion with delays, and think it's time enough here-
after : and are purposing and purposing till it be too late,
and life and time and hope be ended.-J- And some that
see there is a necessity of holiness are cheated by some
dead opinion or names or shews and images of holiness : \
either because they hold a strict opinion or because they
are baptized with water and observe the outward parts of
worship : and perhaps because they offer God a great deal
of lip-service and lifeless ceremony, which never savoured of
a holy soul. Thus deadness, sensuality, worldliness and hy-
pocrisy do hinder millions from sanctification and salvation.
XI. If ever thou wouldest be saved, oppress not reason
by sensuality or diversions : but sometimes retire for sober
consideration. || Distracted and sleepy reason is unuse-
ful. God and conscience have a great deal to say to thee :
which in a crowd of company and business thou art not
fit to hear. It is a doleful case§ that a man who hath a
God, a Christ, a soul, a heaven, a hell to think of, will
allow them none but running thoughts, and not once in a
week bestow one hour in man -like serious consideration
of them.lT Sure thou hast no greater things to mind. Re-
solve then sometimes to spend half an hour in the deepest
thoughts of thy everlasting state.

* Malachi i. 13. t Matthew xxv. 3, 8, 12, and xxiv. 43, 44.

X John viii. 39, 42, 44 : Romans iii. i, 2 : Galatians iv. 29 : Matthew xiii,
19-22, and XV. 2, 3, 6 : Galatians I. i.

II Psalm iv. 4 : Haggai i. 5 : Deuter. xxxli. 7-29. § Isaiah i. 3.

\ Job xxxiv. 27 : Jer. xxiii. 20 : Psalm cxix. 59.

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XII. Look iipofi this W07'ld and all its pleasures as a man
of reasoti^ 7uho foreseeth the end: and not as a beast that
liveth by sense or present objects.* Do I need to tell thee,
man, that thou must die ? Cannot carcases and dust in-
struct thee to see the end of earthly glory and all the plea-
sures of the flesh ? Is it a controversy whether thy flesh
must shortly perish ? and wilt thou yet provide for it before
thy soul ? What a sad farewell must thou shortly take of
all that worldlings sell their souls for ! And O how quickly
will this be ! Alas ! man, the day is even at hand : a few
days more and thou art gone ! and darest thou live unready,
and part with heaven for such a world as this ?

XIII. And then think soberly on the life to come : 7
what it is for a soul to appear before the living God and
be judged to endless joy or misery ! If the devil tempt
thee to doubt of such a life, remember that nature and
Scripture and the world's consent, and his own tempta-
tions are witnesses against him. O man canst thou pass
one day in company or alone in business or in idleness,
without some sober thoughts of everlastingness ? Nothing
more sheweth that the hearts of men are asleep or dead
than that the thoughts of endless joy or pain, so near at
hand, constrain them not to be holy and overcome not all the
temptations of the flesh as toys and inconsiderable things.

XIV. Mind well^ what mind most men are of when they
come to die I \ Unless it be some desperate forsaken wretch
do they not all speak well of a holy life ? and wish that
their lives had been spent in the most fervent love of God
and strictest obedience to his laws ? Do they then speak
well of lust and pleasures and magnify the wealth and
honours of the world? Had they not rather die as the
most mortified saints, than as [careless, fleshly worldly sin-

* 2 Corinthians iv. 8 : Deut. xxxii. 29 : i John ii. 17 : i Cor. vii. 31 : Luke :
TO, 20 : John xiv. i, 2 : i Thess. v. 13.

t Luke xii. 4 : Eccl. xii. 7 : 2 Peter iii. 11 : 2 Cor. iv. 18 : Phil. iii. 18, 20.
X Numbers xxiii. 10: Matt. xxv. 8 ; vii. 21 22 : Prov. i. 28, 29.

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ners ? and dost thou see and know this, and yet wilt thou
not be instructed to be wise in time ?

XV. Think well what manner of men these were whose
names are now honoured for their holiness.^ What manner
of life did St Peter and St Paul, St Cyprian, St Augustine,
and all other saints and martyrs live? Was it a life of
fleshly sports and pleasures? Did they deride or perse-
cute a holy life ? Were they not more strictly holy than
any that thou knowest ? And is he not self-condemned that
honoureth the names of saints and will not imitate them?

XVI. Think what the difference is between a Christian
and an heathe?i.f You are loath to be heathens or infidels.
But do you think a Christian excelleth them but in opinion?
He that is not holier than they, is worse, and shall suffer
more than they.

XVII. Think what the difference is betwee?t a godly
Christian and an ungodly, % Do not all the opposers of
holiness among us yet speak for the same God and Christ
and Scripture: and profess the same creed and religion,
with those whom they oppose ? And is not this Christ the
author of our holiness, and this Scripture the commander
of it ? Search and see, whether the difference be not this,
that the godly are serious in their profession, and the un-
godly are hypocrites, who hate and oppose the practise of
the very things which themselves profess : whose religion
serveth but to condemn them while their lives are contrary
to their tongues.

XVIII. Understand what the devil's policy is by rais-
ing so many sects andfactio?is and controversies about religion
in the world :\\ even to make some think that they are reli-

* Matthew xxiii. 29-33 • Heb. xi. 38 : John viii. 39.

t Matthew x. 15 : Romans ii : Acts x. 34, 35.

X Romans ii. 28, 29 : Matthew xxv, 28 : Luke xix. 22 : Acts xxiv, 15 : Gala-
tians iv. 29.

II Ephesians iv. 14: Acts xx. 30: i Corinthians xi. 19: 2 Timothy iv. 3, and
ii. 14, 16: I Timothy i. 5, 6 : Titus iii. 9: Ephesians iv. 3 etc. : i Corinthians xii:
Matthew xii. 25: Romans ii. 12, 27-29.

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gious because they can prate for their opinions, or because
they think their party is the best, because their faction is
the greatest or the best; the uppermost or the suffering
side. And to turn holy, edifying conference into vain
jangHng ; and to make men atheists — suspecting all reli-
gion and true to none — because of men's diversity of
minds. But remember that [the] Christian religion is but
one, and a thing easily known by its ancient rule ; and the
universal church containing all churches, is but one. And if
carnal interest or opinions so distract men that one party
saith ' We are all the Church,' and another saith ' It is we '
— as if the kitchen were all the house or one town or
village all the kingdom — wilt thou be mad vvith seeing this
distraction? Hearken sinner, all those sects in the Day
of Judgment shall concur as witnesses against thee if thou
be unholy : because however else they differed,''^ all of
them that are Christians professed the necessity of holiness
and subscribed to that Scripture which requireth it.
Though thou canst not easily resolve every controversy
thou may'st easily know the true religion, it is that which
Christ and his apostles taught, which all Christians have
professed, which Scripture requireth : which is first pure
and then peaceable : t most spiritual, heavenly, charitable,
and just.

XIX. Away from that compariy % which is sensual^ and
an enemy to reason, sobriety and holiness, and consequently
to God, themselves and thee. Can they be wise for thee
that are foolish for themselves ? or friends to thee that are
undoing themselves ? or have any pity on thy soul when
they make a jest of their own damnation? will they help
thee to heaven who are running so furiously to hell?
Chuse better familiars if thou woulds't be better.

XX. Judge not of a holy life by hearsay^ for it cannot so

* Galatians i. 7, 8 : Matthew xxviii. 20. t James iil. 17,

X Ephesians v. 11: Proverbs xxiii. 20: 2 Corinthians vi. 17, 18: Psalm x v. 4:
Deuteronomy xiii. 3.
B

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be known.* Try it awhile and then judge as thou findest
it. Speak not against the things thou knowest not.
Hadst thou but Hved in the love of God, and the lively
belief of endless glory, and the delights of holiness, and
the fears of hell but for one month or day : and with such
a heart hadst cast away thy sint and called upon God and
ordered thy family in a holy manner, especially on the
Lord's day, I dare boldly say experience would constrain
thee to justify a holy life. J But yet I must tell thee it is
not true holiness if thou but try it with exceptions and
reserves. || If therefore God hath convinced thee that
this is his will and way, I adjure thee as in his dreadful
presence, that thou delay no longer § but resolve, and
absolutely give up thyself to God as thy heavenly Father,
thy Saviour and thy Sanctifier, and * make an everlasting
covenant with him,' and then he and all his mercies will be
thine : his grace will help thee and his mercy pardon thee :
his ministers will instruct thee and his people pray for thee
and assist thee : his angels will guard thee and his Spirit
comfort thee : and when flesh must fail and thou must
leave this world, thy Saviour will then receive thy soul and
bring it into the participation of his glory : and he will
raise thy body and justify thee before the world and make
thee equal to the angels : and thou shalt live in the sight
and love of God and in the everlasting pleasures of his
glory. This is the end of faith and holiness. But if thou
harden thy heart and refusest mercy IT everlasting woe will
be thy portion, and then there will be no remedy.

And now. Reader, I beg of thee and I beg of God on
my bended knees that these few words may sink into thy
heart and that thou wouldest read them over and over
again and bethink thee as a man that must shortly die.

* John V. 40 : Luke xiv. 29, 30 : John vi. 35, 37, 45. t Isaiah Iv. 6, 7.

X Matthew xi. 19. II Luke xiv. 33.

§ Revelations xxii. 17: John i. 12: Revelations ii. and iii. : i John v. 12, 13:
Psalm xxxiv. 7 : Psalm Ixxiii. 26 : Matthew xxv. : Luke xx. 39 : Hebrews ii. 3 :
rrhessalonians ii. 12. ^ Luke xix. 27: Proverbs x.xix. i, and i. 10, etc.

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Whether any deserve thy love and obedience more than
God ? and thy thankful rememberance more than Christ ?
and thy care and diligence more than thy salvation ? Is
there any felicity more desirable than heaven ? or any
misery more terrible than hell ? or anything so regardable
as that which is everlasting ? Will a few days' fleshly
pleasures pay for the loss of heaven and thy immortal soul ?
or will thy sin and thy prosperity be meet at death and in
the day of judgment? If thou art a man, and as ever thou
believest that there is a God and a world to come, and as
' thou carest for thy soul, whether it be saved or damned,
I beseech thee, I charge thee, think of these things ! think
of them once a day at least ! think of them with thy most
sober, serious thoughts ! Heaven is not a May-game and
hell is not a flea-biting ! Make not a jest of salvation or
damnation ! I know thou livest in a distracted world
where thou mayest hear some laughing at such things as
these, and scorning at a holy life, and fastening odious
reproaches on the godly, and merrily drinking and playing
and feasting away their time, and then saying that they will
trust God with their souls and hope to be saved without so
much ado ! But if all these men do not change their
minds and be not shortly down-in-the-mouth, and would
not be glad to eat their words, and wished that they had
lived a holy life, though it had cost them scorn and suffer-
ing in the world, let me bear the shame of a deceiver for
ever. But if God and thy conscience bear witness against
thy sin and tell thee that a holy life is best, regard not the
gain-sayings of a bedlam-world, which is drunk with the
delusions of the flesh. But give up thy soul and life to
God by Jesus Christ in a faithful covenant ! Delay no
longer, man, but resolve, resolve immediately, resolve un-
changeably : and God will be thine and thou shalt be his
for ever. Amen. Lord have mercy on this sinner and
so let it be resolved by thee in him.

II. The Parts and Practice of a holy life for personal

20 ' Instructio7is for a Holy Life.

and family instructions. All is not done when men have
begmi a religious life."^ All trees that blossom prove not
fruitful, and all fruit comes not to perfection. Many fall
off who seemed to have good beginnings ; and many dis-
honour the name of Christ, by their scandals and infirmi-
ties. Many do grieve their teachers' hearts and lamentably
disturb the Church of Christ, by their ignorance, errors,
self-conceitedness, unruliness, headiness, contentiousness,
sidings and divisions : insomuch that the scandals and the
feuds of Christians are t the great impediments of the
conversion of the infidel and heathen world, by the expos-
ing Christianity to their contempt and scorn, as if it were
but the error of men as unholy and worldly and proud as
others, that can never agree among themselves. And
many by their passions and selfishness are a trouble to
their families and neighbours where they live. And more
by their weaknesses and great distempers, are snares, vexa-
tions and burdens to themselves. Whereas Christianity
in its true constitution is a life of such holy light and love, %
such purity and peace, such fruitfulness and heavenliness,
as, if it were accordingly shewed forth in the lives of Chris-
tians, would command admiration and reverence from the
world and do more to their conversion than swords or
words alone can do : and it makes Christians useful and
amiable to each other and their lives a feast and pleasure
to themselves. I hope it may prove some help to those
excellent ends and to the securing men's salvation, if in a
few, sound experienced directions I open to you the duties
of a Christian life.

I. Keep still the true form of Christian doctrine^ desire and
duty., orderly printed on your fuinds : || that is, understand
it clearly and distinctly and remember it, I mean the great

* I Corinthians i. 25 : Hebrews iv. i : 2 Peter ii. 22 : i Corinthians iii. : Gala-
tians iii. and iv. : Matthew xiii. 41, and xviii. 7.
t Philippians iii. 18, 19: Acts xx. 30.
X Matthew V. 16: i Peter ii. 18: 2 Corinthians i. 21.
II 2 Timothy i. 13, and iii. 7: Hebrews v. 12: Philippians i. 9: Romans w. 14.

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points of religion contained in Catechisms. You may still
grow in the clearer understanding of your Catechisms, if
you live an hundred years. Let not the words only but
the matter, be as familiar in your minds as the rooms of
your house are. Such solid knowledge * will establish you
against seduction and unbelief and will be still within you
a ready help for every grace and every duty, as the skill of
an artificer is for his work. And for want of this when
you come among infidels or heretics, their reasonings may
' seem unanswerable to you, and shake if not overthrow your
faith. And you will easily err in lesser points and trouble
the Church with your dreams and wranglings. This is the
calamity of many professors, that while they will be most
censorious judges in every controversy about Church-
matters they know not well the doctrine of the Catechism.
II. Live daily by faith on Jesus Christ \ as the Mediator
betiveen God and you. Being well-grounded in the belief of
the Gospel and understanding Christ's office, make use of
him still in all your wants. Think on the fatherly love of
God, as coming to you through him alone : and of the
Spirit as given by him your head : and of the covenant of
grace as enacted and sealed by him : and of the ministry
as sent by him : and of all times and helps and hopes as
procured and given by him. When you think of sin and
infirmity and temptations, think also of his sufficient, par-
doning, justifying and victorious grace. When thou think est
of the world, the flesh and the devil, think how he over-
cometh them. Let his doctrine and the pattern of his
most perfect life, be always before you as your rule. In
all your doubts and fears and wants go to him in the
Spirit and to the Father by him and him alone. Take
him as the root of your life and mercies, and live as upon

* Ephesians iv. 13, 14: Colossians i. 9, and ii. 2, and iii. 10: i Timothy vl. 4.

t John xvii. 3 : Ephesians iii. 17, 18 : Matthew xxviii. 19 : Ephesians i. 22, 23,
and iv. 6, 16: Romans v.: 2 Corinthians xii. 9: John xvi. 33: \ John v. 4 :
Hebrews iv. 14, 16, etc.

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him and by his life ; and when you die resign your soul to
him that they may be with him ' where he is and see his
glory.' To live as Christ and use him in every want and
address to God, is more than a general confused believing
in him.

III. To believe in the Holy Ghost as to live a?td work by
him^ as the body doth by the soul.^ You are not baptized
into his name in vain ; t but too few understand the sense
and reason of it. The Spirit is sent by Christ for two
great works, i. To the apostles and prophets to inspire*
them infallibly to preach the Gospel % and confirm it by
miracles and leave it on record for following ages in the
Holy Scriptures. 2. To all his members || to illuminate
and sanctify them to believe and obey this sacred doctrine
— ^beside his common gift to many to understand and
preach it. The Spirit having first indited § the Gospel
doth by it first regenerate and after govern, all true believers.
He is not now given us for the revealing of new doctrines
but to understand and obey the doctrine revealed and
sealed by him long ago. ^ As the sun doth by its sweet
and discreet *'^ influence both give and cherish the natural
life of things, sensitive and vegetative : so doth Christ by
his Spirit our spiritual life, ft As you do no work but by
your natural life you should do none but by your spiritual
life. You must not only believe and love and pray by it,
and manage all your calling by it : for ' holiness to the
Lord ' must be written upon all. All things are sanctified
to you because you being sanctified to God devote all to
him and use all for him ; and therefore must do all in the
strength and conduct of the Spirit.

* Galatians v. 16, 25. t Matthew xxviii. 19.

X John xvi. 13: Hebrews ii. 34.

il I Corinthians xii. 12, 13: Romans viii. 9, 13: John iii. 5, 6.
§ Spelled 'indicted.' G. ^2 Timothy iii. 15, 16: Jude 19, 20.

** * Well-timed ' or provident. G.

tt Ezekiel xxxvi, 27 : Isaiah xliv. 3 : Romans viii. 1,5:1 Corinthians vi. 1 1 :
Zechariah xiv. 20.

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IV. Live wholly upon God as all in all : "^ as the first
efficient, principal dirigent t and final cause of all things.
Let faith, hope and love be daily feeding on him. Let

* our Father which art in heaven ' be first inscribed on your
hearts that he may seem most amiable to you and you may
boldly trust him, and filial love may be the spring of duty.
Make use of the Son and the Spirit to lead you to the
Father : and of faith in Christ to kindle and keep alive the
love of God. God's love is our primitive holiness and
especially called, with its fruits ' our sanctification ' which

* faith in Christ ' is but a means to. Let it be your prin-
cipal end in studying Christ, to see the goodness, love and
amiableness of God in him. A condemning God is not so
easily loved as a gracious reconciled God. You have so
much of the Spirit as you have love to God. This is the
proper gift of the Spirit to all the adopted sons of God, to
cause them with filial affection and dependance to cry
' Abba Father.' Know not, desire not, love not any creature
but purely as subordinate to God. Without him, let it be
nothing to you, but as the glass without the face or scattered
letters without the sense or as the corps without the soul.
Call nothing prqsperity or pleasure but his love : J and
nothing adversity or misery but his displeasure and the
cause and the fruits of it. When anything would seem
lovely and desirable which is against him, call it ' dung.' ||
And hear that man as Satan and the serpent § that would
entice you from him; and count him but vanity, a worm and
dust, that would affright you from your duty to him. Fear
him much but love him more. Let love be the soul and end
of every duty. IT It is the end and reason of all the rest :
but it hath no end or reason but its object. Think of
no other heaven and end and happiness of man but love

* I Corinthians x. 31: Romans xi. 36: 2 Corinthians v. 7, 8: i John iii, i:
Romans v, 1-3 : Matthew xxii. 37 : Ephesians i. 6 : 2 Corinthians v. 19 : Galatians
iv. 4-6. t Sic: cf. Richardson under 'dirge, dirige.' G.

J Psalm XXX. 5, and Ixiii. 3. II Philippians iii. 7, 8.

§ Matthew xvi. 13. If 2 Thessalonians iii. 5 : 2 Corinthians xiii. 14.

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the final act and God the final object. Place not your
religion in anything but the love of God, with its means
and firuits. Own no grief, desire or joy but a mourning, a
seeking and a rejoicing love.

V. Live in the belief mid hopes of heaven., a?id seek it as
youi" part and etid ; and daily delight your souls in the fore-
thoughts of the endless sight and love of God.* As God
is seen on earth but as in a glass so is he proportionably
enjoyed. But when mourning, seeking love hath done, and
sin and enemies are overcome, and we behold the glory of
God in heaven, the delights of love will then be perfect.
You may desire more on earth than you may hope for.
Look not for a kingdom of this world, nor for Mount Zion
in the wilderness. Christ reigneth on earth — as Moses in
the camp — to guide us to the Land of the promise. Our
perfect blessedness will be when the kingdom is delivered
up to the Father and God is all in all. A doubt, or a
strange, heartless thought of heaven, is water cast on the
sacred fire, to quench your holiness and your joy. Can
you travel one whole day to such an end, and never think
of the place that you are going to? which must be in-
tended t in every righteous act — either notedly or by the
ready unobserved act of a potent habit. When earth is at
the best it will not be heaven. You live no further by
faith, like Christians, than you either live for heaven in
seeking it or else upon heaven in hope and joy.

VI. Labour to make religion your pleasure and delight.
Look oft to God, to heaven, to Christ, to the Spirit, to the
promises, to all your mercies. Call over your experiences,
and think what matter of high delight is still before you,
and how unseemly it is, and how injurious to your profes-

* Colossians iii. 1-4: Matthew vi. 19-21, 33: 2 Corinthians iv, 17, 18, and vli. :
Luke xii. 20 : Hebrews vi. 20 : 1 Corinthians xv, 28 : Ephesians iv. 6, and i. 23 :
Philippians iii. 18, 20 : Psalm' Ixxiii. 25, 26 : John xviii. 36.

t Psalm i. 2, 3: Ixxxiv. 2, 10: Ixiii. 3, 5: xxxvii. 4: xci. 19: cxix. 47, 70:
Isaiah Iviii. 14: Psalm cxii. 1: Romans xiv. 17, and v. i, 3, 5 : i Peter i. 8:
Matthew V. ii, 12: Psalm xxxii. 11.

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sion for one that saith he hopeth for heaven, to live as
sadly as those that have no higher hopes than earth. How
should that man be filled with joy, who must live in the
joys of heaven for ever ! Especially rejoice when the
messengers of death do tell you that your endless joy is
near. If God and heaven with all our mercies in the way,
be not reason enough for a joyful life, there can be none
at all. Abhor all suggestions which would make religion
seem a tedious, irksome life. And take care that you
represent it not so to others \ for you will never make them
in love with that which you make them not perceive to be
delectable and lovely. Not as the hypocrite, by forcing
and framing his religion to his carnal mind and pleasure :
but bringing up the heart to a holy suitableness to the
pleasures of religion.

VII. Watch as for your souls against this flattering,
tempting world :^ especially when it is represented as more
sweet and delectable than God and holiness and heaven.
This world with its pleasures, wealth and honours, is it
that is put in the balance by Satan, against God and holi-
ness and heaven : and no man shall have better than he
chooseth and prefereth. The bait taketh advantage of the
brutish part when reason is asleep : and if by the help of
sense it get the throne, the beast will ride and rule the man :
and reason becomes a slave to sensuality. When you hear
the serpent, see his sting and see death attending the for-
bidden fruit. When you are rising look down and see how
far you have to fall ! His reason as well as faith, is weak,
who for such fools-gawds as the pomp and vanities of this
world, can forget God and his soul and death and judgment,
heaven and hell, yea and deliberately command them to
stand by. What knowledge or experience can do good on
that man who will venture so much for such a world, which

* Galatians vi. 14 : i John ii. 15, 16 : James i. 27 and iv, 4, 5 : i John v. 4, 5 :
Romans xii, 2 : Galatians i. 4 : Titus ii. 12 : Matthew xix. 24 : Luke xii. 16, 21 and
xvi. 25 : James i. 11 and v. i, 2, 4 : Luke viii. 14 : Hebrews xi. 26.

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all that have tried it, call vanity at the last ? How deplor-
able then is a wordling's case ! Oh fear the world when it
smileth or seems sweet and amiable. Love it not if you
love your God and your salvation.

VIII. Fly from temptations and crucify the flesh and
keep a constant government over your appetite ajid senses.^
Many who had no designed, stated vice or worldly interest,
have shamefully fallen by the sudden surprise of appetite
and lust. When custom hath taught those to be greedy
and violent, like a hungry dog or a lusting boar, it is not a
sluggish wish or purpose that will mortify or rule them.
How dangerous a ca,se is that man in who hath so greedy
a beast continually to restrain ! that if he do but neglect
his watch an hour, is ready to run him headlong into hell !
Who can be safe that standeth long on so terrible a preci-
pice ? The tears and sorrows of many years may perhaps
not repair the loss which one hour or act may bring. The
case of David and many others, are dreadful warnings.
Know what it is you are most in danger of: whether lust
and idleness or excess in meats or drinks or play : and
there set your strongest watch for your preservation. Make
it your daily business to mortify that lust, and scorn that
your brutish sense or appetite should conquer reason.
Yet trust not purposes alone : but away from the tempta-
tion. Touch not, yea look not on the tempting bait : keep
far enough off if you desire to be safe. What miseries
come from small beginnings ! Temptation leads to sin, and
small sins to greater, and those to hell. And sin and hell
are not to be played with. Open your sin or temptation
to some friend, that shame may save you from danger.

IX. Keep up a constant^ skilful governmeiit over your
passions and your tongues, t To this end keep a tender

* Romans viii. i, 13 : Galatians v. 24 : Romans xiii. 14 : Galatians v. 17 : Jude
8, 23 : 2 Peter ii. 10 : Ephesians ii. 3 : i Peter ii. 11 : Matthew vi. 13 : xxvi. 41 :
Luke viii. 13.

t James i. 19 : iii. 17 : i Peter iii. 4 : Matthew v. 5 : Ephesians iv. 2, 3 : Colos-
sians iii. 12.

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conscience, which will smart when in any of these you
sin. Let holy passions be well-ordered ; and selfish, carnal
passions, be restrained. Let your tongues know their
duties to God and man* and labour to be skilfiil and
resolute in performing them. Know all the sins of the
tongue, that you may avoid them : for your innocency and
peace do much depend on the prudent government of your
tongues.

X. Govern your thoughts with co7ista7it skilful dilige^ice, t
In this, rigid habits and affections will do much by inclining
them unto good. It's easy to think on that which we love.
Be not unfurnished of matter for your thoughts to work
upon : and often retire yourselves for serious meditation.
Be not so solitary and deep in musings as to over-stretch
your thoughts and confound your minds or take you off
from necessary converse with others. But be sure that you
be considerate and dwell much at home, and converse most
with your consciences and your God, with whom you have
the greatest business. Leave not your thoughts unem-
ployed or ungoverned, scatter them not abroad upon
impertinent vanities ! O that you knew what daily business
you have for them. Most men are wicked, deceived and
undone, because they are inconsiderate and dare not or
will not, retiredly and soberly use their reason : or use it but
as a slave in chains in the service of their passion, lust and
interest. He was never wise or good or happy, who was
not soberly and impartially considerate. How to be good,
to do good and finally enjoy good, must be the sum of all
your thoughts. Keep them first holy, then charitable, clean
and chaste. And quickly check them when they look
towards sin.

XI. Let time be exceeding precious in your eyes, a?id care-

* James i. 26 : iii. 5, 6 : Psalm xxxiv. 13 : Proverbs xviii. 21.

t Deuteronomy xv. 9 : 2 Corinthians x. 5 : Genesis vi. 5 : Psalm x. 4, and xciv.
19: cxix. 113: Proverbs xii. 5, and xv. 26: Psalm cxix. 59: Proverbs xxx. 32:
Jeremiah iv. 14 : Deuteronomy xxxii. 29.

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fully and diligently redeem it. * What haste doth it make !
and how quickly will it be gone ! and then how highly will
it be valued when a minute of it can never be recalled !
O what important business have we for every moment of
our time, if we should live a thousand years ! Take not
that man to be well in his wits or to know his God, his end,
his work or his danger, who hath time to spare. Redeem
it not only from needless sports and plays and idleness and
curiosity and compliment and excess of sleep and chat and
worldliness : but also from the entanglements of lesser good
which would hinder you from greater. Spend time as men
that are ready to pass into another world, where every
minute must be accounted for ; and it must go with us for
ever as we lived here. Let not health deceive you into
the expectation of living long, and so into a senseless
negligence. See your glass running and keep a reckoning
of the expense of time : and spend it just as you would
review it when it is gone.

XII. Let the love of all in their several capacities., hecofne
as it were your very nature : and doing them all the good
you can be very much of the business of your lives. God
must be loved in all his creatures, his natural image on all
men and his spiritual image on his saints. Our neighbour
must be loved as our natural selves, that is, our natural
neighbour as our natural self, with a love of benevolence :
and our spiritual neighbour as our spiritual self, with a love
of complacence. In opposition to complacente we may
hate our sinful neighbour, as we must ourselves, much
more. But in opposition to benevolence we must neither
hate ourselves, our neighbour or our enemy. O that men

* Ephesians v. i6 : John xiv. i, 2 : Acts xvii. 21 : i Corinthians vii. 29 : 2 Cor-
inthians vi. 2 : John ix. 4 : Luke xix. 42, 44 : Psalms xxxix. 4 : Matthew xxv. 10, 12.

ti Timothy i. 5, 6 : Matthew xix. 19; Romans xiii. 10 : i John i. 16 : Ephesians
iv. 2, 15, 16 : Colossians ii, 2, andi. 4 : i Timothy vi. 11 : James iii. 17 : Philippians
ii. 1,2: I Thessalonians iv, 9 : John xiii. 35 : Matthew v. 44, 45 : i Corinthians
xiii. : Jamqs iv. ii : Galalians vi. 10: Titus ii. 14 : Philippians ii. 20, 21 : Romans
XV. I, 3.

TJie Great Case Resolved, 2 9

knew how much of Christianity doth consist in love
and doing good. With what eyes do they read the Gospel
who see not this in every page ? Abhor all that selfishness,
pride and passion which are the enemies of love : and those
opinions and factions and censurings and back-bitings,
which would destroy it. Take him that speaketh evil of
another to you without a just cause and call, to be Satan's
messenger, entreating you to hate your brother or to abate
your love. For to persuade you that a man is bad is di-
rectly to persuade you so far to hate him. Not that the
good and bad must be confounded : but love will call none
bad without constraining evidence. Rebuke back-biters.
Hurt no man and speak evil of no man ; unless it be not
only just but necessarily to some greater good. Love is
lovely : they that love shall be beloved ; hating and
hurting makes men hateful. ' Love thy neighbour as thy-
self,' and ' do as thou wouldst be done by,' are the golden
rules of our duty to men : which must be deeply wTitten on
your hearts. For want of this there is nothing so false, so
bad, so carnal which you may not be drawn to think or say or
do against your brethren. Selfishness and want of love do
as naturally tend to ambition and covetousness, and thence
to cruelty against all that stand in the w^ay of their desires,
as the nature of a wolf to kill the lambs. All factions and
contentions and persecutions in the world, proceed from
selfishness and want of charity. Devouring malice is the
devilish nature. Be as zealous in doing good to all as
Satan's servants are in hurting. Take it as the use of all
your talents, and use them as you would hear of it at last.
Let it be your business and not a matter on the by :
especially for public good and men's salvation. And what
you cannot do yourselves, persuade others to. Give them
good books : and draw them to the means which are most
like to profit them.

XIII. Understand the right terms of Church-communion :
especially the unity of the universal church and the univer-

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sal communion which you must hold with all the parts and
the difference between the Church as visible and invisible.
For want of these how woeful are our divisions ! Read oft
I Corinthians xii., and Ephesians iv. 1-17 : John xvii.
21-23 : Actsiv. 32; ii. 42 : i Corinthians i. 10, 11, 13 : iii. 3 :
Romans xvi. 17: Philippians ii. 1-4: i Thessalonians v.

12, 13 : Acts XX. 30 : i Corinthians xi. 19 : Titus iii. 10 :
James iii. : Colossians i. 4 : Hebrews x. 25 : Acts viii. 12,

13, 37 : I Corinthians i. 2, 13 : iii. 3, 4 : xi. 18, 21. Study
these well. You must have union and communion in faith
and love with all the Christians in the world. And refuse
not local communion when you have a just call so far as
they put you not on sinning. Let your usual meeting
be with the purest church, if you lawfully may — and still
respect the public good — but sometimes occasionally
communicate with defective, faulty churches, so be it they
are true Christians and put you not on sin : that so you
may show that you own them as Christians, though you
disown their corruptions. Think not your presence maketh
all the faults of ministry, worship or people to be yours —
for then I would join with no Church in the world. Know
that as the mystical church consisteth of heart-covenanters,
so doth the Church as visible consist of verbal-covenanters,
which make a credible profession of consent : and that
nature and scripture teacheth us to take every man's word
as credible, till perfidiousness forfeit his credit : which for-
feiture must be proved, before any sober profession can be
taken for an insufficient title. Grudge not then at the
communion of any professed Christian in the Church
visible* — though we must do our part to cast out the ob-
stinately impertinent by discipline : which, if we cannot
do, the fault is not ours. The presence of hypocrites is
no hurt but oft a mercy to the sincere. How small else
would the Church seem in the world ! Outward privileges

♦Matthew xiii. 29, 41.

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belong to outward covenanters and inward mercies to the
sincere. Division is wounding and tends to death.* Abhor
it if you love the Church's welfare or your own. ^ The
wisdom from above is first pure then peaceable.' Never
separate what God conjoineth. It is the earthly, sensual,
devilish wisdom which causeth bitter envying and strife and
confusion and every evil word. ' Blessed are the peace-
makers.'

XIV. Take heed of pride a7id self -conceitedfiess in religion'^: .
If once you over- value your own understandings, your crude
conceptions and gross mistakes will delight you as some
supernatural light ; and instead of having compassion on
the weak, you will be unruly and despisers of your guides
and censorious contemners of all that differ from you, and
persecutors of them if you have power, and will . think all
intolerable that take you not as oracles and your word as
law. Forget not that the Church hath always suffered by
censorious, worldly professors on the one hand — and O
what divisions and scandals have they caused ! — as well
by the profane and persecutors on the other. Take heed
of both : and when contentions are afoot be quiet and
silent and not too froward, and keep up a zeal for love and
peace.

XV. Be faithful and conscio7iable in all your relatio7is.
Honour and obey your parents and other superiors. Despise
not and resist not government. If you suffer unjustly
by them, be humbled for those sins, which cause God to
turn your protectors into afHictors. And instead of
mumiuring and rebelling against them, reform yourselves
and then commit yourselves to God. Princes and pastors
I will not speak to : subjects and servants and children,
must obey their superiors as the officers of God.

* John xvi. 2 : i Corinthians i. lo : Romans xvi. 17 : James iii. 14-18.

1 1 Timothy iii. 6 : Colossians ii. 18 : i Corinthians viii. i ; iv. 6 : i Timothy vi.
4 : 1 Peter v. 5 : James iii, i, 17 : Ephesians v. and vi. : Colossians iii. and iv. :
Romans xiii. i, 7 : i Peter ii. 13, 15.

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XVI. Keep up the government of God in your families.'^
Holy families must be the chief preservers of the interest
of religion in the world. Let not the world turn God's
service into a customary, lifeless form. Read the scrip-
ture and edifying books to them ; talk with them seriously
about the state of their souls and everlasting life ; pray with
them fervently; watch over them diligently; be angry
against sin and meek in your own cause ; be examples of
wisdom, holiness and patience ; and see that the Lord's
day be spent in holy preparation for eternity.

XVII. Let your callings he managed i7i holiness and
labor ious7iess.\ Live not in idleness; be not slothful in
your work be you bound or free ; in the sweat of your
brows you must eat your bread, and labour the six days
that you may have to give to him that needeth : slothful-
ness is sensuality as well as filthier sins. The body that is
able must have fit employments as well as the soul, or else
body and soul will fare the worse ; but let all be but as
the labour of a traveller, and aim at God and heaven in all.

XVIII. Deprive not yourself of the benefit of an able^
faithful pastor, X to whom you may open your case in
secret, or at least of a holy faithful friend :|| and be not
displeased at their free reproofs.§ Woe to him that is
alone ! How blind and partial we are in our own cause !
and how hard it is to know ourselves without an able,
faithful helper ! You forfeit this great mercy when you
love a flatterer, and angrily defend your sin.

XIX. Prepare for sickness, sufferings and death, IF Over-
value not prosperity nor the favours of man. If selfish
man prove false and cruel to you, even those of whom
you have deserved best, marvel not at it, but pray for your

* Command iv: Joshua xxiv. 15 : Deut. vi. 6-8 : Daniel vi.

t Hebrews xiii. 5 : Cojnmand iv. : 2 Thessalonians iii. 10, 12 : i Thessa-
lonians iv. 7 : i Timothy v. 13 : Proverbs xxxi. : i Corinthians vii. 29.

X Malachi ii. 7.

II Ecclesiastes iv. 10, 11. § Proverbs xii, i ; xv. 30, 31 : Hebrews iii. 13.

H Luke xii. 40 : 2 Peter i. 10 : PhiHppians i. 21, 23 : Jeremiah ix. 4, 5 : Matthew
vii. 4, 5 : 2 Corinthians v. 1-2, 4, 8.

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enemies, persecutors and slanderers, that God would turn
their hearts and pardon them. What a mercy is it to be
driven from the world to God, when the love of the world
is the greatest danger of the soul ! Be ready to die and
you are ready for anything. Ask your hearts seriously,
what is it that I shall need at a dying hour ? And let it
speedily be got ready and not be to seek in the time of
your extremity.

XX. Understand the true method of peace of conscience :
and judge not the state of your souls upon deceitful grounds.
x\s presumptuous hopes do keep men from conversion and
embolden them to sin : so causeless fears do hinder our
love and praise of God, by obscuring his loveliness : and
they destroy our thankfulness and our delight in God, and
make us a burden to ourselves and a grievous stumbl-
ing-block to others. The general grounds of all your
comfort are (i) the gracious nature of God* (2) the suffi-
ciency of Christ t and (3) the truth and universality of
the promise % which giveth Christ and life to all, if they
will accept him. But this acceptance is the proof of your
particular title, without which these do but aggravate your
sin. Consent to God's covenant is the true condition and
proof of your title to God as your Father, Saviour and
Sanctifier, and so to the saving blessings of the covenant :
which consent, if you survive, must produce the duties
which you consent to. He that heartily consenteth that
God be his God, his Saviour and Sanctifier, is in a state
of life. But this includeth|| the rejection of the world.
Much knowledge, and memory, and utterance, and lively
affection, are all very desirable. But you must judge your
state by none of these, for they are all uncertain. But i.
If God and holiness and heaven have the highest esti-

* Exodus xxxiv. 6. t Hebrews vii. 25.

X John iv. 42 : John iii. 16 : i Timothy iv. 10 ; ii. 4 : Matthew xxviii. 19, 20 :
Rev. xxii. 17 : Isaiah Iv. 1-3, 6, 7,

II Luke XIV. 26, 33 : i John ii. 15 : Matt. vi. 19, 20, 21, 33 : Colossians iii. i, 2 :
Romans viii. i, 13.
C

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mation by your practical judgment, as being esteemed best
for you : 2. And be preferred in the choice and resolution
of your wills and that habitually before all the pleasures
of the world : 3. And be first and chiefly sought in your
endeavours : this is the infallible proof of your sanctification.
Christian, upon long and serious study and experience I
dare boldly commend these Directions to thee, as the
w^ay to God, w^hich will end in blessedness. The Lord
resolve and strengthen thee to obey them. This is the true
constitution of Christianity : this is true godliness : and
this is to be religious indeed : all this is no more than to
be seriously such as all among us in general would prefer
to be. This is the religion which must difference you from
hypocrites, which must settle you in peace and make you
an honour to your profession and a blessing to those that
dwell about you. Happy is the land, the church, the
family, which doth consist of such as these ! These are
not they that either persecute or divide the church or that
make their religio?i a servant to their policy, to their am-
bitious designs or fleshly lusts ; nor that make it the bellows
of sedition or rebellion or of an envious hurtful zeal or a
pistol to shoot at the upright in heart. These are not they
that have been the shame of their profession, to harden-
ing of ungodly men and infidels, and that have caused the
enemies of the Lord to blaspheme. If any man will make
a religion of or for his lusts : of Papal tyranny, or Phari-
saical formality, or of his private opinions, or of proud
censoriousness and contempt of others : and of faction and
unwarrantable separations and divisions and of standing at
a more observable distance from common professors of
Christianity than God would have them, or yet of pulling
up the hedge of discipline and laying Christ's vineyard
common to the wilderness — the storm is coming when this
religion founded on the sand will fall '^ and great will be the
fall thereof" When the religion which consisteth in faith
and love to God and man, in mortifying the flesh and

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crucifying the world, in self-denial, humility and patience
in sincere obedience and faithfulness in all relations, in
watchful self-government, in doing good and in a divine
and heavenly life, though it will be hated by the ungodly
world — shall never be a dishonour to your Lord nor de-
ceive or disappoint your soul.

A Short Catechism.

Qtiest. I. What is the Christian Religion?
A71S. The Christian Religion is the baptismal-covenant
made and kept : wherein God the Father, Son and Holy
Ghost, doth give Himself to be our reconciled God and
Father, our Saviour and Sanctifier : and we believingly give
up ourselves accordingly to Him, renouncing the ^' flesh,
the world and the devil." Which covenant is to be oft
renewed, specially in the sacrament of the Lord's Supper.

Qiiesi. 2. Where is our covenant-part and duty fullier
opened ?

Ans. I. In the Creed, as the sum of our belief.

„ 2. In the Lord's Prayer, as the sum of our desires.

„ 3. And in the Ten Commandments (as given us

by Christ, with the Gospel-explanations) as

the sum of our practice. Which are as fol-

loweth —

THE CREED.

I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven
and earth ; and in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord, who
was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and
buried : he descended into hell ; the third day he rose
again from the dead ; he ascended into heaven, and sitteth
on the right hand of God the Father Almighty ; from thence
he shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe
in the Holy Ghost ; the holy catholic church ; the com-

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munion of saints ; the forgiveness of sins ; the resurrection
of the body ; and the life everlasting. Amen.

THE lord's prayer.

Our Father, which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth, as it is in
heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us
our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into
temptation ; but deliver us from evil : For thine is the king-
dom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.

THE TEN COMMANDMENTS.

I. I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee
out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

II. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image,
•or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or
that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under
the earth : Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor
serve them : for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God,
visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto
the third and fourth generation of them that hate me ;
and shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me,
and keep my commandments.

III. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy
God in vain : for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that
taketh his name in vain.

IV. Remember the Sabbath-day, to keep it holy. Six
days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work : but the seventh
day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God : in it thou shalt
not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy
man-servant, nor thy maid-servant, nor thy cattle, nor thy
stranger that is within thy gates : for in six days the Lord
made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is,
and rested the seventh day : wherefore the Lord blessed
the sabbath-day, and hallowed it.

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V. Honour thy father and thy mother : that thy days
may be long upon the Land which the Lord thy God giveth
thee.

VI. Thou shalt not kill.
VII. Thou shalt not commit adultery.

VIII. Thou shalt not steal.
IX. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy
neighbour.

X. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou
shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his man-servant,
nor his maid-servant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing
that is thy neighbour's.

Quest. 3. Where is the Christian Religion most fully
opened and entirely contained ?

A?is. In the Holy Scriptures, especially of the New
Testament : where, by Christ and his Apostles and Evan-
gelists, inspired by His Spirit, the history of Christ and His
Apostles is sufficiently delivered, the promises and doctrines
of faith are perfected, the covenant of grace more clearly
opened and church-offices, worship and discipline esta-
blished : on the understanding whereof the strongest Chris-
tians may increase while they live on earth. .

77ie explained Profession of the Christian Religion.

I. I believe that there is One God, an infinite Spirit
of life, understanding and will : perfectly powerful, wise
and good : the Father, the Word and the Spirit, the Creator,
Governor and End of all things : our absolute Owner, our
most just Ruler and our most gracious Benefactor and most
amiable Lord.

II. I believe that man being made in the image of
God, an embodied spirit of life, understanding and will,
with holy suavity, wisdom and love, to know and love and
serve his Creator here and for ever, did by wilful sin-
ning fall from his God, his holiness and innocency, under
the wrath of God, the condemnation of his Law, and the

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slavery of the flesh, the world and the devil. And that
God so loved the world that He gave His only Son to be
their Redeemer, who being God and one with the Father,
took our nature and became man : being conceived of the
Holy Ghost, born of the virgin Mary, called Jesus Christ,
who was perfectly holy [and] sinless, fulfilling all righteous-
ness, overcame the devil and the world and gave Himself
a sacrifice for our sins, by suffering a cursed death on the
cross, to ransom us and reconcile us unto God : and was
buried and went among the dead : the third day He rose
again, having conquered death. And He fully established
the covenant of grace, that all that truly repent and believe
shall have the love of the Father, the grace of the Son and
the communion of the Holy Spirit ; and if they love God
and obey him sincerely to the death, they shall be glorified
with him in heaven for ever ; and the unbelievers, impeni-
tent and ungodly shall go to everlasting punishment. And
having commanded his Apostles to preach the Gospel to
all the world and promised His Spirit, He ascended into
heaven : where He is the glorified Head over all things
to the Church and our prevailing Intercessor with the
Father : who will there receive the departed souls of the
justified : and at the end of this world will come again and
rouse all the dead and will judge all according to their
works and justly execute his Judgment.

III. I believe that God the Holy Spirit was given by
the Father and the Son, to the prophets, apostles and
evangelists, to be their infallible guide in preaching and
recording the doctrine of salvation : and the witness of its
certain truth, by his manifold Divine operations : and to
question, illuminate and sanctify all the believers, that
they may renounce the flesh, the world and the devil.
And all that are thus sanctified are one holy and catholic
Church of Christ and must live in holy communion and
have the pardon of their sins and shall have everlasting
life.

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The Covenant or Covenants. — Believing in God the
Father, Son and Holy Spirit, I do perfectly, absolutely
and resolutely give up myself to Him, my Creator and
reconciled God and Father, my Saviour and Sanctifier :
and repenting of my sins I renounce the devil, the world
and the sinful desires of the flesh : and denying myself and
taking up my cross, I consent to follow Christ the capta,in
of my salvation, in hope of His promised grace and glory.

A short Catechism for those that have learned the first.

Quest . I. What do you believe concerning God?

Ans. There is one only God, an infinite Spirit of life,
understanding and will, most perfectly powerful, wise and
good : the Father, the Word and the Spirit : the Creator,
Governor and End of all things : our absolute Owner, our
most just Ruler, and our most gracious and most amiable
Father.

Quest . 2. What believe you of the Creation, and the
nature of man and the law which was given to him ?

Ans. God created all the world : and made man in his
own image, an embodied spirit of life, understanding and
will, with holy liveliness, wisdom and love : to know and
and love serve his Maker here and for ever : and gave him
the inferior creatures for his use ; but forbad him to eat of
the tree of knowledge upon pain of death.

-,. Quest. 3. What believe you of man's fall into sin and
misery ?

Ans. Man being tempted by Satan, did by wilful sin-
ning fall from his holiness, his innocency, and his happi-
ness, under the justice of God, the condemnation of his
Law, and the slavery of the flesh, the world and the devil ;
whence sinful, guilty and miserable natures are propagated
to all mankind : and no mere creature is able to deliver us.

Quest. 4. What believe you of man's Redemption by
Jesus Christ?

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Ans. God so loved the world that He gave His only
Son to be their Saviour : Who being God and One with
the Father, took our nature and became man : being con-
ceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the virgin Mary and
called Jesus Christ : Who was perfectly holy, without sin,
fulfilling all righteousness : and overcame the devil and the
world ; and gave himself a sacrifice for our sins, by suffering
a cursed death on the Cross to ransom us and reconcile
us unto God : and was buried and went among the dead :
the third day He rose again, having conquered death ; and
having sealed the New Covenant with His blood. He com-
manded His apostles and other ministers, to preach the
Gospel to all the world : and promised the Holy Ghost :
and then ascended into heaven, where He is God and
man, the glorified Head over all things to His Church,
and our prevailing intercessor with God the Father.

Quest. 5. What is the New Testament or Covenant or
law of grace ?

Ans. God through Jesus Christ doth freely give to all
mankind Himself, to be their reconciled God and Father,
the Son to be their Saviour, and the Holy Spirit to be
their Sanctifier, if they will believe and accept the gift and
will give up themselves to Him accordingly : repenting of
their sins and consenting to forsake the devil, the world
and the flesh, and sincerely, though not perfectly, to obey
Christ and the Spirit to the end, according to the law of
nature and the gospel institutions, that they may be glori-
fied in heaven for ever.

Quest. 6. What believe ye of the Holy Ghost ?

Ans. God the Holy Ghost was given by the Father
and the Son to the prophets, apostles and evangelists, to
be their infallible guide in preaching and recording the
doctrine of salvation : and the witness of its certain truth
by his manifold Divine operations. And He is given to
quicken, illuminate and sanctify all true believers, and to
save them from the devil, the world and the flesh.

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Quest. 7. What believe *you of the holy Catholic
Church, the communion of saints and the forgiveness of
sins?

A71S. All that truly consent to the baptismal covenant,
are one sanctified Church or Body of Christ, and have com-
munion in the same spirit of faith and love, and have the
forgiveness of all their sins : and all that by baptism
sensibly covenant and that continue to profess Christianity
and holiness, are the universal visible Church or state :
and must keep holy communion with love and peace in
the particular Churches : in the doctrine, worship and order
instituted by Christ.

Qiiest. 8. What believe you of the Resurrection and
everlasting life ?

Ans. At death the souls of the justified go to happi-
ness with Christ, and the souls of the wicked to misery :
and at the end of the world Christ will come in glory and
will raise the bodies of all men from death and will judge
all according to their works : and the righteous shall go
into everlasting life where being made perfect themselves,
they shall see God and perfectly love and praise Him, with
Christ and all the glorified Church : and the rest into ever-
lasting punishment.

Quest. 9. You have told me what you believe : Tell me
now what is the full resolution and desire of your will con-
cerning all this which you believe.

Afis. Believing in God the Father, Son and Holy
Spirit, I do presently, absolutely and resolutely give up
myself to Him, my Creator and reconciled God and
Father, my Saviour and my Sanctifier ! And repenting of
my sins I renounce the devil, the world and the sinful
desires of the flesh. And denying myself and taking up
my cross, I consent to follow Christ, the captain of my
Salvation ; in hope of the grace and glory promised.
Which I daily desire and beg as He hath taught me saying
Our Father which art in heaven, etc.

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Quest. 10. What is the practice which by this covenant
you are obHged to ?

A?is, According to the law of nature and Christ's in-
stitutions I must — desiring perfection — sincerely obey Him
in a life of faith and hope and love : loving God as God
for Himself above all, and loving myself as His servant,
especially my soul, and seeking its holiness and salvation :
and loving my neighbour as myself I must avoid all
idolatry of mind and body, and must worship God according
to His Word, by learning and meditating on His Word : by
prayer, thanksgiving, and praise and use of his Sacrament.*

I must not profane but holily use His holy name : I must
keep holy the Lord's Day, especially in communion with
tlie Church-assemblies : I must honour and obey my pa-
rents, magistrates, pastors and other rulers : I must not
wrong my neighbour in thought, word or deed, in his soul,
his body, his chastity, estate, right or propriety [=pro-
perty] : but do him all the good I can : and do as I would
be done by : which is summed up in the Ten Command-
mxcnts ' God spake these words, saying,' etc.

A Prayer for Fainilies m the method of the Lord^s Prayer^
beiiig but an Expositmi of it. Most glorious God, who art
Power and Wisdom and Goodness itself, the Creator of all
things : the Owner, the Ruler and the Benefactor of the
Avorld : though by sin, original and natural we were Thy
enemies, the slaves of Satan and our flesh, and under Thy
displeasure and the condemnation of Thy Law : yet Thy
children redeemed by Jesus Christ Thy Son, and regene-
rated by Thy Holy Spirit, have leave to call Thee their
reconciled Father. For by Thy covenant of grace Thou hast
given them Thy Son to be their Head, their Teacher and
their Saviour : and in Him Thou hast pardoned, adopted and
sanctified them : sealing and preparing them for Thy

* The Lord's Supper and other Church-ordinances are referred to in the Vlllth
day's Conference, and more fully in my ' Universal Concord.' — fSee my List of
Baxter's Writings. G.]

TJie Great Case Resolved. 43

celestial kingdom and beginning in them that holy life and
light and love which shall be perfected with Thee in ever-
lasting Glory. O with what wondrous love hast Thou
loved us, that of rebels we should be made the sons of God !
Thou hast advanced us to this dignity that we might be
elevated wholly to Thee as Thine own, and might delight-
fully obey Thee and actively love Thee with all our heart :
and so might glorify Thee here and forever.

O cause both us and all Thy churches, and all the
world, to hallow Thy great and holy name ! and to live to
Thee as our ultimate end : that Thy shining image and holy
soul may glorify Thy divine perfection.

And cause both us and all the earth to cast off the
tyranny of Satan and the flesh and to acknowledge Thy
supreme authority and to become the kingdoms of Thee
and Thy Son Jesus, by a willing and absolute subjection.
O perfect Thy kingdom of grace in ourselves and in the
world and hasten the kingdom of glory.

And cause us and thy churches and all people of the
earth no more to be ruled by the lusts of the flesh and
their erroneous conceits, and by self-will, which is the idol
of the wicked : but by Thy perfect wisdom and holy will
revealed in Thy laws. Make known Thy Word to all the
world and send them the messengers of grace and peace :
and cause men to understand, believe and obey the Gospel
of salvation, and that with such holiness, unity and love,
that the Earth which is now too like hell may be made
liker unto heaven : and not only Thy scattered, imperfect
flock but those also who in their carnal and ungodly minds
do now refuse a holy life and think Thy word and ways too
strict, may desire to imitate even the heavenly Church :
where Thou art obeyed and loved and praised, with high
delight, in harmony and perfection :

And because our being is the subject of our well-being,
maintain us in the life which Thou hast here given us, until
the work of life be finished : and give us such health of

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mind and body and such protection and supply of all our
wants as shall fit us for our duty and make us contented
with our daily bread and patient if we want it. And
save us from the love of the riches and honours and plea-
sures of this world ; and the pride, and idleness and sen-
suality which they cherish. And cause us to serve Thy
Providence by our diligent labours, and to serve Thee
faithfully with all that Thou givest us. And let us not
make provision for the flesh to satisfy its desires and
lusts.

And we beseech Thee of Thy mercy, through the sacri-
fice and propitiation of Thy beloved Son, forgive us all our
sins, original and actual, from our birth to this hour : our
omissions of duty and committing what Thou didst forbid :
our sins of heart and word and deed ; our sinful thoughts
and affections, our sinful passions and discontents, our secret
and our open sins, our sins of negligence and ignorance
and rashness : but especially our sins against knowledge
and conscience, which have made the deepest guilt and
wounds. Spare us O Lord and let not our sins so find us
out as to be our ruin : but let us so find them out as truly
to repent and turn to Thee ! Especially punish us not with
the loss of Thy grace ! Take not Thy Holy Spirit from us
and deny us not Thy assistance and holy operations.
Seal to us by that Spirit the pardon of our sins, and lift up
the light of Thy countenance upon us and give us the joy
of Thy favour and salvation. And let thy love and mercy
so fill us not only with thankfulness to Thee : but with
love and mercy to our brethren and our enemies, that we
may heartily forgive them that do us wrong, as through Thy
grace we hope we do. And for the time to come, suffer us
not to cast ourselves wilfully into temptations : but care-
fully to avoid them and resolutely to resist and conquer
what we cannot avoid. And O sanctify those inward sins
and lusts which are our constant and most dangerous
temptations : and let us not be tempted by Satan or the

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world, or tried by Thy judgments above the strength which
Thy grace shall give us. Save us from a fearless confidence
in our own strength. And let us not dally with the snare
nor taste the bait nor play with the fire of Thy wrath :
but cause us to fear and depart from evil : lest before we
are aware we be entangled and overcome and wounded
with our guilt and with Thy wrath, and our end should be
worse than our beginning. Especially save us from those
radical sins of error and unbelief, pride, hypocrisy, hard-
heartedness, sensuality, slothfulness and the love of the
present world and the loss of our love to Thee, to Thy
kingdom and Thy ways.

And save us from the malice of Satan and of wicked
men and from the evils which our sins would bring upon
us.

And as we crave all this from Thee, we humbly render
our praises with our future service to Thee ! Thou art the
king of all the Avorld and more than the life of all the living !
Thy kingdom is everlasting ! Wise and just and merciful is
Thy government. Blessed are they that are Thy faithful
subjects. But who hath hardened himself against Thee and
hath prospered? The whole creation proclaimeth Thy per-
fection : But it is to heaven where the blessed see Thy glory
and the glory of our Redeemer, where the angels and saints
behold Thee, admire Thee, adore Thee, love Thee, and
praise Thee with triumphant, joyful songs, the holy, holy,
holy God, the Father, Son and Holy Ghost, who was and is
and is to come. Of Thee and through Thee and to Thee
are all things. To Thee be glory for ever. Amen.

A Short Prayer for Families.

Most glorious, ever-Hving God, Father, Son and Holy
Ghost, infinite in Thy power, wisdom and goodness 1
Thou art the Author of all the world, the Redeemer of lost
mankind, and the Sanctifier of Thine elect ! Thou hast

46 Insb'uctions for a Holy Life.

made us living, reasonable souls, placed awhile on earth in
flesh, to seek and know and love and serve Thee, which
we should have done with all our soul and might. For
we and all things are Thine own and Thou art more to us
than all the world. This should have been the greatest
business care and pleasure of our lives. We were bound
to it by Thy Law and invited by Thy love and mercy and
the promise of a reward in heaven. And in our baptism
we were devoted to this Christian life of faith and holiness,
by a solemn covenant and vow. But with grief and shame
we do confess that we have been too unfaithful to that
covenant and too much neglected the Lord our Father,
our Saviour and our Sanctifier, to whom we were devoted.
And have too much served the flesh and the world and
the devil which we renounced. We have added to our
original sin, the guilt of unthankfulness for a Saviour and
resisting the Spirit and grace that should have renewed,
governed and saved us. We have spent much of our lives
in fleshly and worldly vanity and wilfully neglected the
greatest work of making a sure preparation for death and
judgment and our endless state. In a custom of sinning
we have hardened our hearts against Thy Word and warn-
ings and the reproofs of thy ministers and of our con-
sciences that have oft told us of our sin and danger and
called us to repent. And now O Lord ! our convinced
souls confess that we deserve to be forsaken by Thee and
left to our own lust and folly and to the deceits of Satan
and unto endless misery. But seeing Thou hast given a
Saviour to lost man and a pardoning covenant through
the merits of Christ, promising forgiveness and salvation to
every true, penitent, believer, we thankfully accept Thy
offered mercy and penitently bewail our sin and cast our
miserable souls upon Thy grace and the sacrifice, merits
and intercession of our Redeemer.

Forgive all the sins of our hearts and lives; and as a
reconciled Father take us as Thy adopted children in

The Great Case Resolved. 47

Christ. O give us Thy renewing Spirit to be in us a
powerful and constant author of holy light and love and
life, to fit us for all our duty and for communion with
Thee and for everlasting life. And to dw^ell in us as Thy
witness and seal of our adoption. Let Him be better to
our souls than our souls are to our bodies, teaching us Thy
word and will, and bringing all our love and will to a joyful
compliance with Thy will and quickening our dull and
drowsy hearts to a holy and heavenly conversation. Let
Him turn all our sinful pleasures and desires unto the
delightful love of Thee and of Thy ways and servants.
Save us from the great sins of selfishness pride and w^orld-
liness, and give us self-denial, humility and a heavenly
mind, that while we are on earth, our hearts m.ay be in
heaven, where w^e hope to live in Thy joyful love and
praise, with Christ and all His holy ones for ever. Let us
never forget that this life is short and that the life to come
is endless : that our souls are precious and our bodies vile
and must shortly turn to rottenness and dust : that sin is
odious and temptation dangerous and judgment dreadful
to unprepared, guilty souls : and that to them a Saviour
and His grace and Spirit there is no salvation. Cause us
to live as we would die, and let no temptation, company
or business, draw us to forget our God and our everlasting
state.

Lord bless the world, and specially these kingdoms,
with wise, godly, just and peaceable princes and inferior
judges and magistrates; and guide, protect and perfect
them for the common good and the promoting of godliness
and suppressing of sin. And bless all Churches with able,
godly, faithful Pastors, that are zealous lovers of God and
goodness and the people's souls. And save the nations
and churches from oppressing tyrants and deceivers, and
from malignant enemies to serious piety. And cause sub-
jects to live in just obedience and in love and peace.
Bless Families with wise, religious governors, who will care-

48 I?istriictio?is for a Holy Life.

fully instruct their children and servants and restrain them
from sin and keep them from temptation. Teach children
and servants to fear God and honour and obey their
governors.

O our Father which art in heaven, let Thy name be
hallowed : Let Thy kingdom come : Let Thy will be done ^
on earth as it is in heaven : Give us this day our daily
bread : Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive them that
trespass against us : Lead us not into temptation but de-
liver us from evil : for Thine is the kingdom, the power
and the glory for ever. Amen.

Before Meat,
Most gracious God, who hast given us Christ and with
Him all that is necessary to life and godliness : we thank-
fully take this our food as the gift of Thy bounty, procured
by Mis merits. Bless it to the nourishment and strength
of our frail bodies to fit us for Thy cheerful service. And
save us from the abuse of Thy mercies by gluttony,
drunkenness, idleness and sinful fleshly lusts, for the sake
of Jesus Christ our only Saviour and Lord. Amen.

After Meat,

Most merciful Father, accept of our thanks for these
and all Thy mercies : and give us yet more thankful
hearts. O give us more of the great mercies proper to
Thy children, even Thy sanctifying and comforting Spirit,
assurance of Thy love through Christ and a treasure and a
heart and conversation in heaven. And bring and keep
us in a constant readiness for a safe and comfortable
' death : for the sake of Jesus Christ our Lord and only
Saviour. Amen.

FINIS.

OF THE

WRITINGS

- OF

RICHARD BAXTER

AUTHOR OF

E\ft Saint's €&erlasttn3 Eest

Made fro77i

COPIES

OF

THE BOOKS AND TRACTATES

THEMSELVES

BY

THE REV. ALEXANDER B. GROSART,

LIVERPOOL.

' How true time is to the real character of the men whose wrongs it avenges, and
whose merits it rewards ! The proverbial epithet "The holy Baxter" (like that
older one "The venerable Bede"), is just the verdict which a seraph "full of eyes
within and without," might be expected to pronounce after having deliberately
reviewed the whole history and works of the sage of Kidderminster."

Henry Rogers, author of ' The Eclipse of Faith,' etc. etc.

PRINTED FOR PRIVATE CIRCULATION.
1868.

PREFATORY NOTE.

HOPE to be able to complete in a goodly numbei
iM^ of years hence a ''labour of love'' on which I have
been long occupied viz., a full and accurate enume-
ration of the Writings of the Puritans, earlier and later,
and of the ' Ejected* of 1662 — from a personal examina-
tion of their books and tractates themselves, not from
Catalogues or other compilations. This, preparatory to
an Introduction to the Theological Literature of oiu:
Country.

I offer meanwhile the present ' Annotated List ' of the
numerous Works of Richard Baxter as a specimen of
the Catalogue I propose to draw up. I venture to believe
that it will be found accurate, and much more extensive
than any extant. With the trifling exceptions noted in
their places it has been my rare good fortune to have had
access to the entire Writings of our Worthy in the original
and early editions. Nearly all indeed, are contained in my
own Libraiy. In the Catalogue above promised ( ' if the
Lord will') I intend adding (a) Those books to which
Baxter prefixed ' Preface ' or ^ Epistle ' (h) Manuscripts
in Williams' Library and elsewhere — (c) Translations of his
Writings {d) Books and tractates in controversy, or other-
wise relating to him. (a) Will bring up the List to (it is

4 ' Prefatory Note.

believed) 200 distinct publications : and I may observe
that many of his ^ Prefaces ' and ^ Epistles ' are really
priceless * Essays' and even treatises on the subject of
which they treat.*

This is not the place to enter on an examination of
the characteristics of the Writings recorded in this List.
The great Dr Isaac Barrow long ago said of them — " His
practical writings were never mended, and his controversial
ones seldom confuted" [Calamy * Account' vol. i. p. 422]:
Bishop Wilkins observed, " He cultivated every subject
he handled, and if he had lived in the primitive times he
had been one of the Fathers of the Church. It is enough
for one age to produce such a person as Richard Baxter '
['Gift of Preaching']; and, stout Churchman though he
was, — Dr Samuel Johnson, when he was asked by Boswell
what works of Baxter he should read, said, "' Read any of
them: they are all good' ['Life' c. Ixxvi] : and again
and again shewed that he had himself read them. He
deemed it a sufficient reason for resolving to study a
treatise of Grotius that Baxter had recommended it. [See
' Life ' under Baxter, for various references].

* There have been many exaggerations of the extent of Baxter's Works : but
the most astounding is the following from Drs M'Ciintock's and Strong's " Cyclo-
paedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature. Vol. I. A B. New
York 1867 sub 7ioinine " In all he is said to have composed one hundred and forty-
five works in folio and sixty-three in quarto, besides a multitude of more trifling
writings ! ' A number of treatises in Latin are named that have no existence : the
explanation being that the writer of the 'notice' was copying from some conti-
nental bibliographic work wherein the English titles are rendered into Latin, as
Walch does.' — All the Lists of Baxter and of our Theology that I have met with
commit like blunders from their second-hand character. This renders Watt's
Bibliotheca, Allibone et hoc genns omne unreliable. — Orme's List at close of his
* Life ' of Baxter (Vol. L of the ' Practical Works,' 23 vols. 8vo. 1850) extends to
168: and it is one of many illustrations of the worthlessness of any such enumera-
tion taken at second-hand. It not only splits up one work into several, but so mis-
divides others as to show that he had never seen the books or tractates, relying
on Calamy and Catalogues. The same remark, somewhat modified, applies to the
list in Darling's * Cyclopaedia Bibliographica,' etc. etc.

Prefatory Note, 5

I close this * Note' with Baxter's own * censure '
(Calamy's word) of his Writings, which, to my mind, is very
beautiful in its humility : " concerning almost all my Writ-
ings, I must confess that my own judgment is that fewer
well studied and polished would have been better : but the
reader who can safely censure the books is not fit to cen-
sure the Author, unless he had been upon the place
and acquainted with all the occasions and circumstances.
Indeed, for the Saiiifs Rest I had four months vacancy to
write it (but in the midst of continual languishing and
medicine). But for the rest I wrote them in the crowd of
my other employments which would allow me no great
leisure for polishing and exactness or any ornament : so
that I scarce ever wrote one sheet twice over nor stayed
to make any blots or interlinings, but was fain to let it go
as it was first conceived. And when my own desire was
rather to stay upon one thing long than run over many,
some sudden occasions or other, extorted almost all my
writings from me : and the apprehensions of present use-
fulness or necessity, prevailed against all other motives.
So that the Divines which were at hand with me still put
me on and approved of what I did, because they were
moved by present necessities as well as I : but those that
were far off and felt not these nearer motives, did rather
wish that I had taken the other way and published a few
elaborate writings : and I was ready myself to be of their
mind when I forgot the case that then I stood in and have
lost the sense of former motives. The opposing of the
Anabaptists, Separatists, Quakers, Antinomians, Seekers,
etc., were works which then seemed necessary: and so did
the debates about the church-government and communion,
which touched our present practice. But now all those

6 Prefatory Note,

reasons are past and gone I could wish I had rather been
doing some work of more durable usefulness. But even to
a foreseeing man who knoweth what will be of longest use,
it is hard to discern how far that which is presently useful
may be omitted for the sake of a greater future good.
There are some other works wherein my heart hath more
been set than any of these fore-mentioned : in which I
have met with great obstructions. For I must declare
that in this as among other matters I have found that we
are not the choosers of our own employments, no more
than of our own successes.' [Reliquiae Lib. i. page 124] —
Curiously enough the most imperfect and inaccurate list of
Baxter's Writings is his own in the ' Reliquiae.' He
forgot many, and ante-dates and post-dates, and otherwise
mis-describes.

It will much oblige me if any one who chances to see
thife booklet will kindly inform me where I can find the
few in this List uncollated : and also any of the earlier
(contemporary) translations into German, Dutch, French,
etc. I shall cordially acknowledge help rendered.

ALEXANDER B. GROSART.

Liverpool,

annotated list of baxter's
writings!

I. Aphorismes of Justifica-
tion, with their Explication an-
nexed. Wherein also is opened
the nature of the Covenants,
Satisfaction, Righteousnesse, Faith,
Works, &c. Published especially
for the use of the Church of Keder-
minster in Worcestershire. By
their unworthy Teacher Ri. Bax-
ter. Hebr. 9. 15. London,
Printed for Francis Tyton, at the
Three Daggers in Fleet Street,
neer the Inner - Temple Gate.
1649 [i8mo].

Collation: Title-page — the Epistle
Dedicatory ' To the learned, zealous,
faithfiill ministers of Jesus Christ, Mr
Richard Vines, Master of Pembroke-
Hall in Cambridge and Mr Anthony
Burges, Pastor of Sutton-Coldfield in
Warwickshire, members of the Reverend
Assembly of Divines, my very much
valued friends and brethren in the work
and patience of the Gospel' pp. 10-^ to
the Reader pp. 21 — treatise pp. 335 — * the
chief-distinctions upon which this dis-
course dependeth' pp. 11 — postcript
1 page.

The ' Aphorisms ' appears to have
been submitted to some friend in manu-
script ; for in complete copies of the
book there is found the following: —

' An Appendix to the foregoing Treatise
being an answer to the Objections of a
Friend concerning some points therein
contained, and at his own desire annexed
for the sake of others that may have
the same thoughts,' pp. 188.

In the ^ Reliquice Bax'teriance^ [No.
cliv.] Baxter gives a characteristic ac-

count of the origin and reception of the
'Aphorisms.' He recognizes with rare
candour the ability and worth of those
who wrote against his book. See Part I.
pp. 107-108 ; and cf Calamy's Abridge-
ment Vol. I. pp. 410-41 1. My friend
Joshua Wilson Esq. of Tunbridge Wells,
has an edition of the 'Aphorisms' [1655
24mo] bearing the imprint of 'the
Hague: ' but which was actually printed
at Cambridge: See Baxter's 'Catholic
Theology,' Preface p. v. : also Answer to
Dr Tullie's Letter,' p. 10 on this surrepti-
tiotis edition.

Mr Wilson's copy formerly belonged to
the Author himself. There are some
MS. corrections by him and some critical
remarks on a fly-leaf before the title-
page, concluding thus * All which I have
fully open'd in many books written long
after this upon riper thoughts : this being
the first that ever I wrote in my imma-
ture youth, in the crudity of my new con-
ceptions. Cf. Orme's Life and Times
of Baxter, II. 38. In the ' Postscript '
(above noted) reference is made to an
intended publication ' Universal Redemp-
tion ' [No. CLIV.] but which he postponed
because of ' continued sickness' and as
also ' observing how many lately are set
a-work on the same subject, as Whit-
field, Stalham, Howe, Owen, and some
men of note now upon it.' In a short
address to the Reader prefixed to the
' Appendix ' we have this apology. ' The
disorder of the interrogations and objec-
tions which extorted from me this whole
tractate by pieces one after another,
hath caused me — an unfeigned lover of
method — to give thee such a disorderly,
unmethodical miscellany;' and again,
after explanations ' These things need
no excuse but this information : That I
was to follow and not to lead, and that I

Annotated List of the

wrote only for those who knew less than
myself. If thou know more, thank God
and join with me for the instruction of
the ignorant, whose information, refor-
mation and salvation, and thereby God's
glory is the top of my ambition.' For
notices of Vines and B urges (or Burgess}
to whom the * Aphorisms ' is dedicated,
see Brook's ' Lives of the Puritans ' for
the former [Vol. III. pp. 230-235], and for
the latter Calamy ''Account'' [Vol. II.
pp. 739-740 and page 853 ' Contimia-
tioH.'']

II. The Saint's Everlast-
ing Rest : or a Treatise of the
blessed state of the Saints in their
enjoyment of God in Glory.
Wherein is shewed its excellency
and certainty ; the misery of those
that lose it, the way to attain it
and assurance of it ; and how to
live in the continual delightful
foretasts of it by the help of medi-
tation. Written by the Author
for his own use in the time of his
languishing, when God took him
off from all publike imployment ;
and afterwards preached in his
weekly Lecture : and now pub-
lished by Richard Baxter, Teacher
of the Church of Kederminster in
W^orestershire. London, Printed
by Rob. White for Thomas Un-
derhil and Francis Tyton, and are
to be sold at the Blue Anchor and
Bible in Pauls Church-yard, near
the little North-door, and at the
three Daggers in Fleetstreet, near
the Inner-Temple gate. 1650 [4°.]

(i) 1st edn. 1650. Collation : Title-
page [on which is the ' License ' thus
* Jan. 15, 1649. Imprimatur, Joseph
Caryl ' the ' Licenser ' being the erudite
and venerable Commentator on ' Job '] —
Epistle Dedicatory of ' the whole ' book
to * my dearly beloved friends, the in-
habitants of the Burrough and Sovereign
of Kederminster, both magistrates and
people' pp. 11 — Epistle Dedicatory of
' the First Part ' to ' the right Worship-
ful vSir Thomas Rous, Baronet, with the
Lady Jane Rous, his wife ' pp. 3 — Con-
tents or Table pp. 8 — Treatise as fol-
lows :

1st Part pp. 164— On page 164
* Finis' — Next a separate title * The
Saint's Everlasting Rest. The Se-

cond Part. Containing the Proofes
of the Truth and certain futurity
of our Rest. And that the Scrip-
ture promising that Rest to us is
the perfect infallible Word and
Law of God. London, Printed
by Rob. White for T. Underbill
and F. Tyton, and are to be sold
at the sign of the Bible in great
Woodstreet and at the three dag-
gers in Fleet -street, 1649.

Then, Epistle Dedicatory * To
my dearly beloved Friends the
inhabitants of Bridgnorth, both
magistrates and people. Richard
Baxter devoteth this part of this
Treatise. In testimony of his un-
feigned love to them who were the
first to v/hom he was sent (or
fixed) to publish the Gospel. And
in thankfulness to the Divine Ma-
jesty who there priviledged and
protected him' pp. 2 — To the
Reader pp. 8, dated 'Jan. 18,
1649 — Part II. pp. 167-260.
Next, a separate title The Saint's
Everlasting Rest. The Third
Part. Containing severall Uses
of the former Doctrine of Rest.
London [as before]. . Then, Epis-
tle Dedicatory ' To my dearly be-
loved Friends the inhabitants of the
city of Coventry both magistrates
and people : especially Col. John
Barker and Col. Tho. Willoughby,
late Governors, with all the offi-
cers and. soldiers of their garrison.
Rich. Baxter devoteth this Part of
this Treatise in thankful acknow-
ledgment of their great affection
toward him and ready acceptance
of his labors among them —
which is the highest recompense,
if joyned with obedience, that
a faithful minister can expect,
pp. 2.— Part in. pp. 263-551.
Next a separate title ' The Saint's
Everlasting Rest. The Fourth
Part. Containing a Directory for
the getting and keeping of the
heart in heaven : by the diligent
practice of that excellent unknown

Writings of Richard Baxter,

duty of Heavenly Meditation.
Being the main thing intended by
the Author in the writing of this
book : and to which all the rest is
but subservient. London [as be-
fore]. Then, Epistle Dedicatory

* To my dearly beloved friends in
the Lord, the inhabitants of the
town of Shrewsbury, both magis-
trates, ministers, and people, as
also of the neighbouring parts.
Rich. Baxter devoteth this practi-
cale part of this Treatise as a tes-
timony of his love to his native soyl
and to his many godly and faithfull
friends there living' pp. 2 — The
Introduction pp. 555-558— Pt.
IV. pp. 559-848— On fly-leaf,
first side ' Errata, ' headed ' If you
will reade nothing but what was
intended by the Author amend
these misprintings : the rest are
but small. '

(2) 2d edn. 165 1. Same title-
page except 'The second edition
corrected and enlai^ged,' and 'Un-
derbill ' spelled so and not with a
single 1 as in 1st edn.

Collation : Title-page — Ep : Dedy.
pp. 13 — to Rous pp. 3 — A Premonition

* as to alterations and additions ' pp. 12
dated ' May 17, 1651 ' a singularly inte-
resting autobiographic Address — Con-
tents pp. 8 ' Errata ' on the last page —
Pt. I, pp. 184 — separate title — as before
— London [as in general title, S7iprd\ —
Ep : Dedy. pp. 2 — the Preface pp. 35 val-
uable and searching — Pt. II. pp. 185-304.

, Separate title [as before] — Ep.
Dedy pp. 2 — Pt. III. pp., 312 [se-
parate pagination] ' Finis ' on page
312 — Separate title — [as before] —
Ep. Dedy. i page — 'the Intro-
duction pp. 4-6 — Pt. IV. pp. 7-304
[also separate pagination '].

(3) Zd edn : 1652 — Title-page as
before except ' The third edition '
and at bottom 'by Rob. White'
left out.

Collation: Title-page. Ep : Dedy pp.
13 — to Rous pp. 3. Premonition [which
still reads as for 'second' edn.] pp. 12.
'Contents pp. 8. Pt. I. pp. 184. Separate

tide. Ep : Dedy. pp. 2. Preface pp. 35.
Pt. II. pp. 185-304. Separte title. Ep :
Dedy pp. 2. Pt. III. pp. 368 [separate
pagn.] Separate title. Ep. : Dedy. i
page. Introdn. pp. 4-6. Pt. IV. pp. 7-304.
Then ' Broughton in the conclusion of
his concent of Scripture' pp. 305-308.
Herbert's poem of ' Home ' pp. 309-311.
Questions discussed i page. Alphabeti-
cal Table pp. 4.

\* ' Finis on page 304 : and what fol-
lows after awanting.

(4) 4.^/1 edn. 1653. Title-page
as before except ' The fourth edi-
tion. '

Collation : Title-page. Ep. Dedy. pp.
13 — to Rous pp. 3. Premonition [still as
before] pp. 12. Contents pp. 8. Pt. I. po.

183-

At page 160 follows in this edition two
and a half pages unpaged confessing a
mistake in 'doctrine' 1 very curious). Then
goes on from the last of these pages, and
so pp. 161 to 1S3 as supra — which ex-
plains the mispaging of 183 instead of
184. Separate title. Ep. Dedy. on re-
verse. Preface pp. 35. Pt. II. 185-304,
Separate title. Ep. Dy. pp. 2. Pt. III.
pp. 368 ' Finis ' on page 36S [as before].
Separate title. Ep. Dy. on page 3.
Intro, pp. 4-6. Pt. IV. pp. 7-304 : and as
in 3d edn. follg.

(5) ^th edn. 1654. Title-page
as iDcfore except ' The fifth edition. '
All as before but after the final
Table 'An Addition to the nth
chapter of the 3d Part' pp. 8.

(6) 6//^ edn. 1656. Title-page
as before except ' The sixth edn. '
All exactly as before in 5th edn.
*^*In Abp. Marsh's 'Library'
Dublin, the copy of this edition has
the autograph of Mich. Jephson
and th Greek motto Tzavraxr] r']iv
d\r)9eLav

(7) 71/1 edn. 1658. Title-page
same as before except ' The seventh
edition revised by the Author.'
Prefixed is a curious emblematical
engraved title.

Collation: Title-page as snpra. Ep.
Dy. pp. II — to Rous pp. 2. Premonition
pp. 7 [as before] Contents pp. 5. Pt. I.
pp. 153. Separate title. Ep. Dy. pp. 2.
Preface pp. 159-187. Pt. II. pp. 189-291.
Separate title. Ep. Dy. pp. 2. Pt. III.
pp. 297-580. Separate title. Ep. Dy.
pp. 2. Intro, pp. 2. Pt. III. 587-815.
Then as before pp. 817-829. But then pp.

lO

Annotated List of the

830-836 dated 'Jan. 15, 1657' to the
Reader added. Table pp. 3.

(8) %th edit. 1659. Title-pages
as in 7th : except * the eighth
edition.' All the rest the same
as 7th.

(9) ^th edn. I have not hap-
pened to meet with this.

(10) \0thed71, 1669. Title-pages
as before, except 'the tenth edi-
tion.' All the rest the same —
but publisher as follows 'London
Printed by R. W. for Francis
Tyton and are to be sold at the
sign of the three daggers in Fleet
Street.'

(11) wth edn. 1671 and also one
so designated 1677. Title-pages
as before, except ' the eleventh
edition' — and added to publisher
as follows ' And R-obert Boulter
at the Turk's Head over against
the Royal Exchange in Cornhil.'
All the rest the same.

%* Portrait is sometimes inserted

* aetat 55, 1670.'

(12) \2thedn. 1688. Same book
in all respects but pp. 796 instead
of pp. 836 as sup7^a. t^" I note
that after the ' Restoration' the
famous passage in which the Pa-
triots of the Commonwealth are
named as in gloiy, is omitted. Cf
page 86 of ist edition : page 10 1
of 2d, ditto of 3d to 6th, page 83
of 7th and 8th : left out in loth
page 83 — Such names were not to
be exposed to the contumely of a
degenerate succeeding generation.

*^ It will interest the Reader to have
Baxter's own account of this imperish-
able book from the 'Reliquiae:' — 'The
.second book which I wrote — and the
first which I began — was that called

* The Saint's Everlasting Rest : * Whilst I
was in health I had not the least thought
of writing books or of serving God in
any more public way than preaching.
But when I was weakened with great
bleeding and left solitary in my chamber
at Sir John Cook's [Coke's.?] in Derby-
shire without any acquaintance but my
servant about me, and was sentenced to
death by the physicians, I began to con-
template more .seriously on the Everlast-

ing Rest which I apprehended myself to
be just on the borders of. And that my
thoughts might not too much scatter in
my meditation I began to write some-
thing on that subject, intending but the
quantity of a sermon or two — which is
the cause that the beginning is in brevity
and style disproportionable to the rest :
but being continued long in weakness
where I had no books nor no better em-
ploj'ment I followed it on till it was en-
larged to the bulk in which it was pub-
lished. The first three weeks I spent on
it was at Mr Nowel's house at Kirby-
JNIallory in Leicestershire ; a quarter of a
year more at the seasons which so great
weakness would allow, I bestowed on it
at Sir Thomas Rous's house at Rous-
Lench in Worcestershire ; and I finished
it shortly after at Kidderminster. The
first and last parts were first done, being
all that I intended for my own use : and
the second and third parts came after-
wards in besides my own intention. This
Book it pleased God so far to bless to the
profit of many that it encouraged me to
be guilty of all those scripts which after
followed. The marginal citations I put
in after I came home to my books ; but
almost all the book itself was written
when I had no book but a Bible and
a Concordance ; and I found that the
transcript of the heart hath the greatest
force on the hearts of others. For the
good that I have heard that multitudes
received by that writing and the benefits
which 1 have again received by their
prayers I here humbly return my thanks
to Him that compelled me to write it."
[_As before Part 1. page 108.] To this it
were a pleasant but here an impossible,
task to cull the many tributes paid to
this holy and hallowing book by the
foremost men of this generation : and
equallyso to record actual cases of highest
good done by it in all ranks and lan-
guages. Of the latter I would remind
of the conversion thereby of Janeway
[See his "Life"]: and may mention a
very interesting fact, viz., that in Apsley
House, shortly after the death of the
Duke of Wellington I was shewn a copy
of ' The Saint's Everlasting Rest ' [Faw-
cett's abridged edition] with a corner of
a leaf turned down to mark the place
where the great Soldier had " left off"
on departing f<ir Walincr Castle. // is
the last book his Craco is /c!to~o7t to Juxve
read: and that within a 'icw days of
" the end." It is fine to think of " the
old grey head " bent over the old Puri-
tan's heaven-disclosing book.

III. Plain Scripture Proof of
Infants Church-membership and
Baptism : being the Arguments

Writings of Richard Baxter.

\ prepared for (and partly managed)
, in the publike Dispute with Mr
Tombes at Bewdley on the first
day of January 1649. With a full
Reply to what he then answered
and what is contained in his
Sermon since preached, in his
printed Books, his MS. on i Cor.
7. 14 which I saw, against Mr
Marshall against these arguments.
"With a Reply to his valedictory
oration at Bewdley and a Correc-
tive for his Antidote. By Richard
Baxter, a Minister of Christ for his
Church at Kederminster. Con-
strained unavoidably hereto by
Mr Tombes, his importunity : by
frequent Letters, Messengers, in
his Pulpit, and at last in print,
calling out for my arguments and
charging the denial upon my
conscience. Hereto is added an
Appendix against the Doctrine
in the other extream contained in
a tractate of Mr Th. Bedford's
adorned with the great names and
pretended concent of famous
learned Dr Davenant and Dr
Usher ; and with an Epistle of Mr
Cranford's, and a tractate of Dr
Ward's (on which also some Ani-
madversions are added. ) London,
printed for Robert White 1651.
[Sm. 4°.]

Collation: Title-page — two leaves of
quotations from Scripture, the Fathers,
etc. Epistle Dedicatory in double
columns headed respectively 'To the
Church at Kederminster, my dearly be-
loved, my crown and my joy' and 'To
the Church at Bewdley, my unfaignedly
beloved friends in the Lord ' pp. 11, 'The
true History of the Conception and
Nativity of this treatise ; being the
author's Apology for his attempt of this
unpleasant task ' pp. 25. The Contents,
with Errata, on last page pp. 10, Treatise
pp. 1-286.

After page 162 a separate title 'An
Answer to Mr Tombes his valedictory
oration to the people of Berdley : in Vin-
dication of the fifth Direction which I
give my hearers of Kederminster in the
Preface of my book, entituled ' The vSaint's
Everlasting Rest' with a brief confutation
of six more of Mr T.'s errors and a Cor-

rection for his Antidote and Confutation-
Sermon, Being the third part of this
treatise. Extorted unavoidably from one
that abhorreth division and contention
and bendeth his prayers and studies for
the peace of the Church. London, printed
Anno Dom. 165 1 After page 233 another
separate title ' A Corrective for a circum-
foraneous Antidote against the verity of
a passage in the Epistle before my treat-
ise of Rest. London [as before.]

After page 286 there is a separate title-
page as follows, 'An Appendix being
some brief Animadversions on a Tractate
lately published by Mr Th. Bedford ;
and honored with the great names and
pretended consent of famous, learned,
judicious Davenant and Usher, with an
Epistle of Mr Cranford, and a tractate
of Dr Ward (on which also some Animad-
versions are added). Also an Addition
to the fifteenth argument, chap, 20. of
the first part of this book concerning the
Universal Visible Church, occasioned by
Mr Sam: Hudson's most judicious
Vindication. And some Arguments
against the old and new Socinians, who
deny the continued use of Baptism to
settled Churches, occasioned by the late
eruption of that error. London, Printed
Anno Dom. 1651.' A Premonition to
the Reader pp. 289-290, Quotations pp.
291-292. Treatise pp. 293-343, The
conclusion of this treatise page 344.
Postscript 346.

See ''ReliquicE'' for remarks by
Baxter on the * Plain Scripture
Proof and certain opinions con-
cerning the ' salvation ' of children.
[As before, Pt. I. p. 109] A ' Post-
script' to 'Plain Scripture Proof
(pp. 345, 346) contains a curious
'intimation' concerning the 'Apho-
risms' [See No. L] and asks that
before a ' second edition ' be pub-
lished all v/ho love the truth will
send the Author their ' Animad-
versions ' that he may himself profit
and good otherwise be done.

See the ^ Reliqtiice'' also for the
circumstances out of which this
book sprang and various interest-
ing details concerning its influ-
ence : and for an explicit statement
of Baxter's opinion on Infant-sal-
vation as distinguished from Infant-
baptism (merely) — 1^° ORMEgives
the ' Animadversions ' on Bedford
and ' Letters ' to and from Tombes,

Annotated List of the

etc. , as distinct works, one of many
mistakes whereby he over-extends
his List of Baxter's Writings and
betrays not having seen the books
themselves.

*** The * fourth edition ' of ' Plain
Scripture Proof 1656 (4") 'printed for
T. U. F. T. and are to be sold by John
Wright at the King's Head in the Old
Bailey' has considerable additions e.g.
after page 346. ' A Friendly Accom-
modation in the fore-debated Contro-
versie between Mr Bedford and the
Author : wherein is manifested that the
Differences are few and small ; and
those continued with mutual respect and
love. London, Printed Anno Dom.
1656. On reverse of title a ' Note to
Reader ' — pp. 347-367. Then another :
* PraefestinantisMorator' or MrTombes
his Precursor staid and examined, and
proved not to be from heaven but of man.
Yet God by Mr T. sendeth thus truth to
the hearts of all whom it may concern
Proecurs. page 82, 83 [Pastors and Teach-
ers or Presbyters to teach and govern
the Church of God I am assured are a
Divine institution and a very merciful
gift of Christ, Ephesians iv. 11, 12, 13:
I Corinthians xii. 28: Acts xiv. 23:
I Timothy iii. i : Titus ii. 5 to whom
people should yield obedience Hebrews
xiii. 7, 17 and yield maintenance liberally
I Corinthians ix. 14: Galatians vi. 6:
I Timothy v. 17, 18. If any go about to
extirpate them, let him be accursed as an
enemy to Christ and his Church.] Or
if Socinus be of more authority with them
let them receive the same truth from
their Cracovian Catech. de Eccles. cap. 2.
London, Printed in the year 1656. Con-
tents pp. 371-372. Treatise pp. 373-401.
Then * Letters that passed between Mr
Baxter and Mr Tombes concerning the
Dispute. London Printed in the year
1656. On reverse of title a * Note ' on
the publication. Letters pp. 405-415.

IV. The Right Method for a
settled Peace of Conscience and
Spiritual Comfort. In 32 Direc-
tions. Written for the use of a
troubled friend : and now pub-
lished by Richard Baxter, Teacher
of the Church at Kederminster in
Worcestershire. London, Printed
for T. Underbill, F. Tyton and
W. Raybould, and are to be sold
at the Anchor and at the Unicorn
in Pauls Church-yard, and at

the Three Daggers in Fleetstreet
1653 [12°.]

Collation : i Leaf of texts of Scripture
and at the end ' Sound doctrine makes
a sound judgment, a sound heart, a
sound conversation, and a sound con-
science ' — Epistle Dedicatory ' to my
much valued, beloved and honored
friends Col. John Bridges, with Mrs
Margaret Bridges his wife, and Mr
Thomas Foley with Mrs Anne Foley,
his wife," pp. 12 — To the poor in spirit,
pp. 23 — The contents pp. 15 — Errata i
page — Treatise pp. 540,

In the ' Reliquice ' is given an
account of the origin of this search-
ing and still potential book — [As
before Pt. I. pp. 109-110] — Bax-
ter mentions that it had ' pleased
much, Dr Hammond :' but adds
' the women and weaker sort I
found could not so well improve
clear reason as they can a few
comfortable, warm and pretty sen-
tences ; it is style and not reason
which doth most with them. And
some of the Divines were angry
with it for a passage or two about
Perseverance, because I had said
that many men are certain of their
present sanctifi cation which are
not certain of their perseverance
and salvation : meaning all the
godly that are assured of their
sanctification and yet do not hold
the certainty of perseverance. But
a great storm of jealousie and
censure was by this and some such
words raised against me, by many
good men, who lay more on their
opinions and party than they ought.
Therefore whereas some would
have had me to retract it and
others to leave it out of the next
impression, I did the latter, but
instead of it I published not long
after my book called ' ' R. B. 's
Judgment about the Perseverance
of Believers. " [I;ifra. ]

%* In the same year " the second edi-
tion, corrected and augmented " the
augmentation consisting of "An Apo-
logie " at the end (pp. 19} explanatory of
certain portions.

Writings of Richard Baxter.

13

V. Christian Concord : or the
Agreement of the Associated Pas-
tors and Churches of Worcester-
shire. With Rich. Baxter's Ex-
pHcation and Defence of it and
his Exhortation to Unity. Lon-
don Printed by A. M. for Thomas
Underhill, at the Anchor and
Bible in Pauls Church-yard near
the little north-door, and Francis
Tyton at the three Daggers in
Fleet-street near Dunstans Church.
1653 [4°J.

Collation : Title-page — Passages o^
Scripture pp. 2 — Propositions agreed on
pp. 13 — the Profession of the Associated
Churches pp. 6 — A separate title as fol-
lows : — ' An Explication of some Pas-
sages in the foregoing Proposition and
Profession, with an answer to some
Objections that are like to be made
against them. Written by Rich. Bax-
ter to prevent the causless dissent and
separation of any sincere Christians from
our Churches or sincere Ministers from
our Associations. Especially for the
satisfaction of the inhabitants of Keder-
minster. London [as before] — Contents
on reverse — Treatise pp. 120 — Errata
slip pasted on page 120.

*** See 'Reliquiae' [Lib. I. pp. 112-
113] for powerful statement of the occa-
sion of this book.

VI. & VII. The Worcestershire
Petition to the Parliament for the
Ministry of England Defended, by a
Minister of Christ in that Country ;
in Answer to XVI. Queries, Print-
ed in a Book, called a Brief Dis-
covery of the three-fold Estate of
Anti- Christ : Where unto is added

Counter- Queries, and an Humble
Monition to Parliament, People,
and Ministers.

London, Printed for Tho. Un-
derhill at the Blue Anchor in
Paul's Church-yard : and Francis
Tyton at the Three Daggers in
Fleet Street, 1653, sm. 4°.

Collation : Title-page — the Preface —
4 pp. and pp. 40 [Dated on last page
' March 28, 1653.'] The title-page of
the 'Petition' Baxter 'defends' and
which he himself drew up, follows : —
'The Humble Petition of many thou-
sands, Gentlemen, Free-holders, and

others, of the • County of Worcester, To
the Parliament of the Common-wealth
of England. In behalf of the Able,
Faithful, Godly Ministry of this Nation.
Delivered by Colonel John Bridges and
Mr Thomas Foly, December 22, 1652.
With the Parliament's Answer thereunto.
London, Printed by Robert White, for
Francis Tyton, and Thomas Underhill,
and are to be sold at their shops, the
three Daggers in Fleet-street, and the
Bible and Anchor in Pauls Church-3'^ard,
1652, 4°. Title — and pp. 3-8 [subscribed
by above six thousand].

%* In the Williams' Library copy of
preceding there is at page 3 in the holo-
graph of Baxter an addition ' omitted
in the printing' entitled 'Answer to
2d question' — See ' Reliquiae' [Lib. I.
p. 115] where Baxter avows having
drawn up the ' Petition ' and notices
the want of the addition found in Wil-
liams' copy as above : ' by an oversight
[it] is maimed by the want of the answer
to one of the accuser's queries.' Dar-
ling in his 'Cyclopaedia Bibliographica'
s.n. erroneously describes ^^f?/'^ as print-
ed in 'A Brief Discovery of the three-
fold state of Anti-Christ" whereas
Baxter is defending the ' Petition' from
the attack that appeared in this (Quaker ?)
publication.

VIII. Rich. Baxter's Apolog\^
against the modest Exceptions of
Mr T. Blake and the Digression of
Mr G. Kendall. Whereunto is
added Animadversions on a late
Dissertation of Ludiomseus Col-
vinus alias Ludovicus MolinEeus
M. Dr Oxon. And an Admoni-
tion of Mr W. Eyre of Salisbury,
with Mr Crandon's Anatomy for
satisfaction of Mr Caryl. London,
Printed for T. Underhill and F.
Tyton, and are to be sold by Is.
Nevil at the Plough, and Jos.
Barbar at the Lamb in Paul's
Church-yard. 1654. [4°]

Collation: Title-page — Epistle Dedi-
catory to General Edward Whalley pp.
6 — A separate title as follows : ' Rich.
Baxter's Account given to his reverend
brother Mr T. Blake of the Reasons of
his Dissent from the Doctrine of his Ex-
ceptions in his late Treatise of the Cove-
nants. London, Printed by A. M. for
Thomas Underhill at the Anchor and
Bible in Paul's Church-yard and Francis
Tyton at the three Daggers in Fleet-
street 1654 ' — the Preface Apologetical

14

Annotated List of the

pp. 14 — the Contents pp. 4 — Treatise pp.
155 — Postscript p. 3. [Often amissing
from ' Finis ' being on page 155.] A
second separate title as follows : ' The
Reduction of a Digressor : or Rich.
Baxter's Reply to Mr George Kendall's
Digression in his Book against Mr Good-
win. London [as before, only added at
end after Fleet-street ' near Dunstans
Church'] 1654. — Quotations pp. 10 — the
Contents pp. 8 — * Treatise ' pp. 144. 'Post-
script ' pp. 2 — Errata and a note i page.

ArxOther separate title * Rich-
ard Baxter's Confvtation of a
Dissertation for the Justification
of Infidels : Written by Ludio-
mseus Colvinus alias Ludovicus
Molinaeus, Dr of Physick and
History, Professor in Oxford,
against his brother Cyrus Moli-
noeus. London, Printed by R.
W. Anno Dom. 1654.

' Epistle Dedicatory ' to * my
dearly beloved and much honored
and valued friend Colonel Sylvanus
Taylor,' pp. 7 — two short 'notes'
I page — the Apologetical Preface
pp. 6 — the Contents pp. 4 — the
Fragment of an Epistle M^hich was
the cause of this Dissertation pp.
6 — Treatise ' of the Part of P'aith
in Justification' pp. 177-326 —
Another separate title as follows :

* Rich. Baxter's Admonition to Mr
William Eyre of Salisbury con-
cerning his Miscarriages in a book
lately written for the Justification
of Infidels against M. Benj. Wood-
bridge, M. James Cranford, and
the Author. London [as the last] —
the Preface pp. 10 — the Contents
pp. 2 — Treatise pp. 40 — Note to
Reader i page — Postcript i page
— Address to the ' Reader ' on

* Mr Crandon's book' — very
amusing. Another separate title
as follows : — 'An unsavoury
Volume of Mr Jo. Crandon's Ana-
tomized, or a Nosegay of the
choicest Flowers in that Garden
presented to Mr Joseph Caryl by
Rich. Baxter. London [as the
first separate title-page, sitprd\
1(354 — To the Reader pp. 3 — the

Contents pp. 2 — To Caryl pp. 3
— Treatise pp. 84.

^ %* My copy bears on the general
title-page the autograph of Jonathan
Edwardes' Coll. Jesu. Oxon : & Trin.
Coll. Dub.' — the famous namesake and
precursor of the greater Jonathan Ed-
wards of America. There are singular
coincidences of subject in the ' Writings *
of the two, and of others of the Edwards*
name on this side. See ' Reliquiae ' for
Baxter's personal notices of his differ-
ent opponents in this book. [Eib. I. p.
no.] Orme makes five different works
out of abo7<e. Doubtless some of them
were issued separately, but the general
title-page and continuous pagination,
shews Baxter intended them to form
one book.

IX. True Christianity or
Christ's absolute Dominion and
Mans necessary Self-resignation
and subjection. In two Assize
Sermons preached at Worcester.
By Richard Baxter. London,
Printed for Nevill Simmons, Book-
sellar [sic] in Kidderminster, and
are to be sold at London by Wil-
liam Roybould at the Unicorne in
Pauls Church-yard. 1655. [18°.]
There is a separate title-page to
each Sermon as follows :

{a) A Sermon of the absolute
Dominion of God-Redeemer,
and the necessity of being
devoted and living to him.
Preached before the honour-
able Judge of Assize at Wor-
cester, Aug. 2, 1654. [Rest
as in general title. ]
{b) A Sermon of the absolute
Soveraignty of Christ : and
the necessity of man's sub-
jection, dependance and
chiefest love to him. Preach-
ed before the Judges of As-
size at Worcester. [Rest as
in general title.]
Collation: General title-page — ist
.special title-page. — Epistle Dedicatory
to * Serjeant Glyn, now Judge of Assize '
pp. 20. Errors i page, ist Sermon from
I Corinthians vi. 19, 20, pp. i-ii6. 2d
special title-page. To the Christian
reader 2 pp. 2d Sermon from Psalm ii.
10-12, pp 121-216.
%* The ' Reliqjiue^ says 'The first was

Writings of Richard Baxter,

15

preached before Judge Atkins, Sir Tho-
mas Rous being high-sheriff : the second
before Serjeant Glyn, who desiring me
to print it I thought meet to print the
former with it.' [As before Pt. I. p. 110.]
My copy of this little volume has been
successively in the possession of the well-
known critics and editors Thomas Park
and the Rev. John Mitford. The for-
mer's autograph, dated 18 15, is on the
general title-page : that of the latter on
the front fly-leaf, dated Oct. 1840, and he
has written ' Two excellent and eloquent
sermons.'

X. Rich. Baxter's Confession of
his Faith, especially concerning
the interest of Repentance and
sincere Obedience to Christ in our
Justification and Salvation. Writ-
ten for the satisfaction of the mis-
informed, the conviction of Ca-
lumniators and the Explication and
Vindication of some weighty
Truths. London, Printed by R.
W. for Thos. Underhil and Fra.
Tyton, and are to be sold at the
Anchor and Bible in Paul's Church-
yard, and at the three Daggers in
Fleet-street, 1655. [4°.]

Collation: Title-page. i page with
two quotations. The Preface pp. 47.
Contents pp. 3. Errata 1 page. Treatise
pp. 462. On page 462 is ' Finis' and here
usually copies end : but the complete
book has after this ' An Addition to the
nth chapter of the 3d Part of the Saint's
Rest' pp. 8 and Letters of the celebrated
Gataker pp. 19. Errata i page.

\* The last Letter is written by Charles
Gataker for his venerable and then dying
fother. See ''Religuice'' [Lib. L p. iii] for
a very severe and unhappily well-de-
served castigation of Dr John Owen, who
wrote most unrighteously against both
Baxter and John Goodwin. Baxter in
his ' Confession ' and in other of his
treatises stood side by side with John
Goodwin against the wild Antinonian-
ism of the period.

XI. Humble Advice or the
Heads of those things which were
offered to many honourable mem-
bers of Parliament by Mr Richard
Baxter at the end of his sermon,
December 24 at the Abby in
Westminster, with some Additions
as they were delivered by him to
a friend that desired them, who

thought meet to make them pub-
lick. London, Printed for Tho-
mas Underhill and Francis Tyton
1655. [4°.]

Collation: Title-page and pp. 11.

%* The British Museum copy has a
contemporary date 'Jany 2d.' and the
letter 5 in 1655 is marked out and 4
written. Baxter in the ' Reliquise' [Lib.
L p. iii] describes this as ' one scrap of a

sermon taken by

some one and printed.'

XH. The Vnreasonableness of
Infidelity: manifested in Four Dis-
courses, the subject of which is
expressed in the next pages. Writ -
ten for the strengthening of the
weak, the establishing of the
tempted, the staying of the present
Course of Apostasie, and the Re-
covery of those that have not
sinned unto death. By Richard
Baxter.

London, Printed by R. W. for
Thomas Underbill, at the Bible
and Anchor in Paul's Church-yard
and for F. Tyton at the 3 daggers
in Fleet street. 1655. [i2°J.

The following are the 'subjects'
referred to in title-page : —

1. The Spirit's extrinsick wit-
ness to the Truth of Chris-
tianity on Gal. iii. 1-3.
With a determination of
this Question : Whether the
miraculous works of Christ
and his Disciples do oblige
those to Believe who never
saw them ? Aff.

2. The Spirit's Internal wit-
ness to the Truth of Chris-
tianity on I John v. 10.

3. For Prevention of the un-
pardonable sin against the
Holy Ghost : a Demonstra-
tion that the Spirit and
works of Christ were the
finger of God : or the holy

. war between Christ and
Satan ; on Matt. xii. 22
to 33. A Postscript against
Mr Lyford''s exceptions.

Annotated List of the

4. The arrogancy of Reason
against Divine Revelations
repressed : or proud Ignor-
ance the cause of Infidelity
and of men's quarrelling
with the word of God, on
John iii. 9.

Collation: Title-page, Titles as supra
— a page of passages of Scripture. — Dedi-
cation to Lord Broghill pp. 15. An Ad-
vertisement pp. 22. The Preface pp. 43.
The Contents pp. 10. Errata i page.
' The Spirit's Witness' pp. 1-124. Then
a separate title-page.

A Determination of this Ques-
tion, Whether, etc. [as above]
London, Printed [as in general
title-page] 1655.

To the Reader pp. 2. Treatise
pp. 1-195. Another separate title-
page:—

For Prevention [as before, down
to 'finger of God 'J London, Print-
ed Anno Dom. 1655.

Treatise pp. 283. Postscript pp.
284-310. Another separate title-
page:—

The Arrogancy [as before] Lon-
don : Printed by T. N. for Tho.
Underbill 1655.

A page of passages of Scripture.
Treatise pp. 5-77.

*** These several treatises are found
separately issued and without Baxter's
name on the title-page. In the British
Museum Library in the copy of 'The
Arrogancy of Reason' there is contem-
poraneously written on title ' Baxter' and
on 'For Prevention, etc., a reference is
given to page 82 as determining Baxter
to be the author, as follows ' Three or
four of these discourses I have spoak of
already in my second part of the Saint's
Rest.' See ' Reliquiae ' [Lib. L p. ii]for
notice of this very able and acute book.
Orme cannot have seen this work or
any of the combined treatises.

XIII. Gildas Salviantcs ; the
Reformed Pastor. Shewing the
nature of the Pastoral work ; espe-
cially in private instruction and
catechizing. With an open. Con-
fession of our too open sins. Pre-
pared for a day of Humiliation
kept at Worcester, December 4

1655 by the ministers of that
county who subscribed the agree-
ment for catechizing and personal
instruction, at their entrance upon
that work. By their unworthy
fellow - servant Richard Baxter,
Teacher of the Church at Keder-
minster. London, Printed by
Robert White for Nevil Simmons
Book-seller at Kederminster, and
are to be sold by William Roy-
bould at the Unicorn in Paul's
Church-yard. 1656 [i2°j.

Collatioft : Title-page — the Preface
to ' my reverend and dearly beloved
brethren, the faithful ministers of Christ
in Brittain and Ireland ' pp. 50. To the
Lay-Reader pp. 16 — quotations from
Hammond and Gurnal pp. 4 — the
Contents pp. 6. Errata i page. Trea-
tise [from Acts xx. 28] pp. 480. At end
of page 480 is ' Finis. December 25,
1655,' but there follow two Letters (i)
' to the reverend and faithful ministers of
Christ in the several counties of this
Land, and the gentlemen and other
natives of each county now inhabiting
the city of London' pp. 7 (2) 'to all
the rest of the ministers of the Gospel in
this county ' pp. 5.

*i^ The second edition, which rapidly
followed the first, has an ' Appendix in
answer to some Objections which I have
heard of, since the . former edition '
pp. 60. — [1657]. See 'Reliquiai' [Lib.
I. p. 115] for account of the origin and
usefulness of this book.

XIV. The Agreement of divers
Ministers of Christ in the County
of Worcester and some adjacent
parts for Catechizing or personal
instructing all in their several
Parishes that will consent there-
unto. Containing I. The Arti-
cles of Agreement. II. An Ex-
hortation to the People to submit
to this necessary work. III. The
Profession of Faith and Catechism
which we desire them first to
learn. The second edition. Lon-
don, Printed by R. W. for Nevil
Simmons, Bookseller at Kidder-
minster and are to be sold there
by him and at London by William
Raybould at the Unicorn in Paul's
church-yard. 1656 [i2°J.

Writings of Richard Baxter.

17

Collation : This small volume con-
taining Creed, Commandments and a
Catechism consists of 42 pages. The
former part of 11 pages is subscribed by
58 ministers, of whom Richard Baxter
stands first.

*:ic* See 'Reliquiae' [Lib. I. p. 115] —
; The Catechism we here learn was an
enlargement of a 'Confession' which
had been before printed as * an open
sheet ' when * Church-discipline ' was
'set up.'

XV. Certain Disputations of
Right to Sacraments and the true
nature of Visible Christianity : de-
fending them against several sorts
of opponents, especially against
the second assault of that pious,
reverend and dear brother Mr
Thomas Blake. By Richard Bax-
ter, Teacher of the Church in
Kederminster. London, Printed
by William Du-Gard for Thomas
Johnson at the Golden Key in St
Paul's Church-yard. 1657 [srru
4°].

Collation : Title-page — On reverse the
subjects of the several 'Disputations'
— ' To the faithfuU servants of Christ,
the associated ministers of Worcestershire
pp. 2 — the Preface pp. 32 — quotations
pp. 3 — the Contents pp. 7 — Treatise pp.
523 — On reverse a quotation from Au-
gustine— Two Postscripts pp. 527-541 —
Errata pp. 2.

*** Cf. 'Reliquiae' [Lib. I. pp. 113-
114.

XVI. The Quakers Catechism
or the Quakers questioned ; their
Questions answered, and both
Published, for the sake of them
that have not yet sinned unto
death ; and of those ungrounded
novices that are most in danger
of their Seduction. By Richard
Baxter.

London, Printed by A. M. for
Thomas Underbill at the Anchor
and Bible in Paul's Church-yard
and Francis Tyton at the Three
Daggers in Fleetstreet. 1657. [4°].

Collatio7t : Title-page, and texts on
reverse — To the Reader pp. 3 — To the
Separatists and Anabaptists in England
pp. 6 — ' An Answer to a young unsettled

Friend' pp. 11 — The Information of
George Coolishey, etc. pp. 4 [all un-
paged]— Answer pp. 32.

*:,,* See ' Reliquiae ' [Lib. I. p. 116] for
an incisive 'rebuke' of the Quakers in
connection with this ' Catechism.'

XVIL The Safe Religion or
Three Disputations for the Re-
formed Catholike Religion against
Popery. Proving that Popery is
against the Holy Scriptures, the
Unity of the Catholike Church,
the consent of the Antient Doctors,
the plainest Reason and common
judgement of sense itself. By
Richard Baxter.

London, Printed by Abraham
Miller, for Thomas Underbill at
the Anchor and Bible in Paul's
Church-yard and Francis Tyton
at the three Daggers in Fleet -
street. 1657 [thick 12°.]

Collation : Title-page — To the Pro-
testant Reader pp. 10 — To the Literate
Romanists that will read this Book pp.
37 — the Contents pp. 4 — Errata i page —
Treatise pp. 455 — Table pp. 13 [the last
often awanting].

%* See 'Reliquiae.' [Lib. I. pp. 116].

XVIII. A Treatise of Conver-
sion. Preached and now pub-
lished for the use of those that are
strangers to a true Conversion,
especially the grossly ignorant and
ungodly. By Richard Baxter,
Teacher of the Church of Christ
at Kederminster. London, Printed
by R. W. for Nevil Simmons,
Bookseller in Kiderminster, and
are to be sold by Joseph Nevil at
the Plough in PauPs Church-yard.
1657 [sm. 4°].

Collation: Title-page — Epistle Dedi-
catory to the inhabitants of Kider-
minster pp. 10 — To the Reader pp. 6 —
the Contents, pp. 6 — Errata i page —
Treatise [on Matthew xviii. 37] pp. 307.

*^* See ' Reliquiae.' [Lib. L pp.
1 1 4]. ' I published a treatise of Conver-
sion, being some plain Sermons on that
subject, which Mr Baldwin — an honest
young minister that had lived in my
house and learned my proper characters
or short-hand in which I wrote my ser-
mon-notes— had transcribed out of my
notes,' etc. etc.

Amwtated List of the

XIX. A Winding-sheet for
I^opery. By Richard Baxter,
CATHOLICK.

London, Printed by Robert
White, for Nevil Simmons, Book-
seller in Kederminster, Anno
Dom. 1657. [12°].

Collatio7i : Title-page — and pp. 13.

%* See 'Reliquiae' [Lib. I. p. 116].

XX. One Sheet for the Mi-
nistry against the Malignants of
all sorts. By Richard Baxter.

London, Printed by Robert
White, for Nevil Simmons, Book-
seller in Kederminster, Anno
Dom. 1657. [12°].

Collation : Title-page — and pp. 14.
%* See ' Reliquiae' [Lib. L p. 117].

XXL One Sheet against the
Quakers. By Richard Baxter.

London, Printed by Robert
White for Nevil Simmons, Book-
seller in Kederminster, Anno
Dom. 1657. [12°].

Collation : Title-page — Treatise pp.
13.
*i„* See ' Reliqui^' [Lib. I. p. 116].

XXIL A Second Sheet for the
Ministry justifying our Calling
against Quakers, Seekers and
Papists, and all that deny us to be
the Ministers of Christ. By
Richard Baxter. London, Printed
by R. White for Nevil Simmons,
Bookseller in Kidderminster.
1657. [sm. 4°].

Collation : Title-page — and pp. 16.
%* See ' Reliquice ' [Lib. I. p. 117].

XXIIL Directions to Justices
of Peace, especially in Corpora-
tions, for the discharge of their
duty to God : written at the request
of a Magistrate, and published
for the US8 of others yt need it. By
Richard Baxter, impelled by the
love of God and men to become
tlieir submissive Monitor. London,
l*rinted by Robert White for
Nevil Simmons. 1657. [12°].

%* Collation: Half-title — and pp. 7.
My copy is a contemporary MS. dated

' Octob. 20. 1657 ' — and looks like the
holograph of Baxter. I purchased it in
Worcester along with a number of
Baxters rarest tractates. In the * Reli-
quiae' [Lib. L p. 117] he says ' I printed
it in an open sheet to stick upon a wall.'

XXIV. A Call to the Uncon-
verted to Turn and Live and
Accept of Mercy while Mercy
may be had, as ever they would
find mercy in the day of their
extremity : From the Living God.
By his unworthy servant Richard
Baxter, to be read in families
where any are unconverted. The
eleventh edition. London, Printed
by R. W. for N. Simmons, Book-
seller at Kederminster and are to
be sold by Henry Mortlock at the
sign of the Phoenix in St Paul's
Church-yard, 1665. At is. bound
[18°].

Collation : Title-page. The Reason
of this work pp. 4. The Preface pp. 32.
Contents pp. 4. Books by Baxter pp. 4
[all unpaged]. Treatise pp. 239. [Text
Ezekiel xxxiii. 11].

%* Among many editions I have se-
lected that of the year of the plague
' 1665.' We can well understand the
wistfulness with which then he would
re-issue it. The 13th edition ' 1669' has
the 'addition of some passages.' The
first edition was published in 1657. It at
once seized the popular heart and has
never lost its hold. It is perhaps the
most vital of all Baxter's books. See
his ' Reliquiae' [Lib. L pp. 114-115], for
his own wondering and grateful account
of its ' unexpected success.' ' I had
rather,' said Dr Isaac Watts, ' be the
author of Mr Baxter's " Call to the
Unconverted " than the author of Milton's
Paradise Lost.' In common with other
of Baxter's writings it imparts its own
unearthly fervour — as Henry Rogers has
noted — to the many great minds wljo
have written of it. Cf. Rogers' splendid

* Essay ' prefixed to the modern reprint
of Baxter's * Practical Works' [4 vols.
impl. 8vo. 1838], and Dr Chalmers'

* Introduction to the ' Call ' and ' Now or
Never' in Collins' series. It was soon
translated into nearly every language of
Europe. I was shewn at Harvard
University Library, Cambridge U. S.
a copy of a versicm by holy John Eliot
the Apostle of the Indians into their
strange tongue ; .which with the Bible
is the one pathetic monument of a
nation and language long since extinct.

Writings of Richard Baxter.

19

Cotton Mather in his Life of Eliot
tells very tenderly of one of the Indian
chiefs dying with the ' Call ' as his one
light as he travelled towards the setting
Sun.

XXV. Richard Baxter's Ac-
count of his present Thoughts
concerning the Controversies about
the Perseverance of the Saints.
Occasioned by the gross misreports
of some passages in his book,
called The Right Method for
Peace of Conscience, etc. ; which
are left out in the last impression
to avoid offence, and this here
substituted, for the fuller explica-
tion of the same points. London,
Printed for Tho. Underbill at the
Anchor and Bible in Paul's
Church-yard and F. Tyton at the
Three Daggers in Fleet -street.
1657 [4°].

Collation: Title-page. — Treatise pp.
42.

*** On the title-page of my copy is the
autograph of the good 'John Billings-
ley' 1687. See 'Reliquiffi' [Lib. I. p.
110] for autobiographic references in
connection with this tractate,

XXVI. Making Light of Christ
and Salvation too oft the issue of
Gospel - Invitations. Manifested
in a sermon preached at Laurence
lury in London. By Rich. Bax-
ter, Teacher of the Church of
Christ at Kederminster, in Wor-
cestershire. London, Printed by
R. White for Nevil Simmons
Bookseller in Kederminster, 1658
12° [Text Matthew xxii. 5].
Title-page. To the Reader pp. 4.
Treatise pp. 181-243.

\* In the * Reliquiae ' there is a singu-
larly interesting account of the original
* preaching ' of this Sermon : and as it
evidences his popularity and power it
follows ' This Sermon was preached at
Laurence lury, where Mr Vines was
pastor: where though I sent the day
before to secure room for the Lord Brog-
hill and the Earl of Suffolk, with whom
I was to go in the coach : yet when I
came the crowd had so little respect of
persons that they were fain to go home
again because they could not come within

hearing : and the old Earl of Warwick
who stood in the abbey) brought me
home again. And Mr Vines himself was
fain to get up into the pulpit and sit
behind me and 1 to stand between his
legs : which I mention that the reader
may understand that verse in my poem
concerning him which is printed, where
I say

* At once the pulpit held us both '
[Lib. L s. 112.]

XXVII. A Sermon of Judge-
ment. Preached at Pauls before
the Honourable Lord Maior and
Aldermen of the City of London,
Decemb. 17, 1654. And now
enlarged. By Rich. Baxter. Lon-
don, Printed by R. W. for Nevil
Simmons, Bookseller in Keder-
minster, 1658. 12°.

Collation : Title-page — Dedication 'To
the Right Honourable Christopher Pack,
Lord Maior of London, with the right
worshipful Aldermen ' pp. 1 1 — To the
ignorant or careless reader pp. 3 — Trea-
tise pp. 174 [Text 2 Corinthians v. 10,
II].

*.)(.* My copy has on the front fly-leaf
the autograph of the excellent 'John Raw-
let' — [Nos. xxvi. and xxvii. make one
volume, with continuous pagination]. I
have another edition of this little book
by itself '1672.' 'Another of these
Sermons [as preached in London] which
I published was * a Sermon of Judgment,
which I enlarged into a small treati.se.
This was preached at Paul's [St Paul's]
at the desire of Sir Christopher Pack,
then Lord Mayor, lo tJie gj^eatest attdi-
to7'y that I ez'er saw.^ ' Reliquije ' [Lib.
L p. 112].

XXVIII. The Crucifying of the
World by the Cross of Christ.
With a Preface to the Nobles,
gentlemen and all the rich, direct-
ing them how they may be richer.
By Richard Baxter. London,
Printed by R. W. for Nevill Sim-
mons, Bookseller in Kederminster,
and are to be sold by him there ;
and by Nathaniel Ekins at the
Gun in Paul's Church-yard. Anno
Dom. 1658 [4°].

Collation : Title-page — Epistle Dedi-
catory ' to my worthy friend, Thomas
Foley, Esq.' pp. 6 — the Preface pp. 50
— quotations from Baronius, etc., pp. 6 —

Annotated List of the

the Contents pp. 6 — books of same au-
thor pp. 2 — Treatise pp. 254 — [The
' Text ' on which it is based is Gala-
tians vi. 14.]

%* See 'Reliquise' [Lib. I. p. 116.]
It has been recently admirably re-printed
imder the careful editorship of Mr
Baillie the biographer of Hewitson.

XXIX. Of Saving Faith : that
it is not only gradually but specifi-
cally distinct from all common
faith. The Agreement of Richard
Baxter with that very learned
consenting adversary that hath
maintained my assertion by a pre-
tended confutation in the end of
wSergeant wShephard's book of Sin-
cerity and Hypocrisie. With ten
Reasons of my Dissent in some
passages that came in on the by.
London, Printed by R. W. for
Nevill Simmons Bookseller in Ke-
derminster, and are to be sold by
him there ; and by Nathaniel
Ekins at the Gun in Paul's Church-
yard. Anno Dom. 1658 [4°].

Collation : Title-page — Epistle to Ser-
geant S. pp. 2 — Contents pp. 3 — errata
on reverse of p. 3 — Treatise pp. 96.

*;,£* * Finis ' is placed on page 89 and
on page 90 this Note : * Reader, Be-
cause many that have bought the former
editions of my book called the Sainfs
Rest, do grudge that I have annexed a
sheet to the 7th impression on this sub-
ject which was not in the former, that
they may have it here without buying
that book again, I shall here also annex
it.' It fills pp. 90-96. — In the ' Reli-
quiae' [Lib. I. p. 117] Baxter refers to
Bi.shop Barlow's part in Sergeant Shep-
hard's book : and complains bitterly of
the Printer for having done his work so
' shamefully that it is scarcely to be im-
derstood.'

XXX. Confirmation and Res-
tauration, the necessary means of
Reformation and Reconciliation :
for the Healing of the Corruptions
and Divisions of the Churches :
Submissively, but earnestly ten-
dered to the consideration of the
Soveraigne Powers, Magistrates,
Ministers and People, that they
may awake and be up and doing

in the execution of so much as
appeareth to be necessary, as they
are true to Christ, His Church
and Gospel, and to their own and
other souls, and to the peace and
wellfare of the Nations ; and as
they will answer the neglect to
Christ at their peril.

By Richard Baxter, an unworthy
Minister of Christ, that longeth to
see the healing of the Churches.

London, Printed by A. M. for
Nevill Simmons, Bookseller in
Kederminster, and are to be sold
by Joseph Cranford, at the Kings-
Head in Pauls Church-yard.
1658. [12°.]

Collation: Title-page — To the Reader
pp. 9 — The Contents pp. 18 — Treatise
316 — Postscript [unpaged] p. 64 — Errata
I page.

*** This book was highly commended
by Dr Patrick, late Bishop of Ely, in
his Aqua Genitalis p. 471. Calamy
Account Vol. I. p. 413. All Patrick's
references to Baxter are respectful and
kindly. See the recent collective edition
of his Works by Taylor, sub noinine.
Cf. also 'Reliquiae' [Lib. I. p. 117].

XXXI. The Judgment and Ad-
vice of the Assembly of the Associ-
ated Ministers of Worcester-shire,
held at Worcester Aug. 6th 1658.
Concerning the endeavours of Ec-
clesiastical Peace and the waies
and means of Christian vmity, which
Mr John Durey doth present ;
sent unto him in the name, and
by the appointment of the afore-
said Assembly. By Richard Bax-
ter Pastor of the Church at Ked-
erminster. London, Printed for
T. Underbill at the three Daggers
in Fleet-street, 1658 [4°].

Collation : Title-page — and pp. 2-8.
Inscription * To my reverend and much
honoured brother Mr John Durey'. . .
See 'Reliquiae' [Lib. I. pp. 117] where
Baxter states that besides above, he
' drew up in Latin more largely ' a
'judgment' how best to expedite ' Paci-
fication,'

XXXH. Of Justification : Four
Disputations clearing and amica-

Writings of Richard Baxter.

bly defending the Truth against
the unnecessary oppositions of
divers learned and reverend bre-
thren. By Richard Baxter, a ser-
vant of Christ for Truth and Peace.
London, Printed by R. W. for
Nevil Simmons, Bookseller in
Kederminster and are to be sold
by him there ; and by Nathanal
Ekins at the Gun in Pauls Church-
yard, 1658 [4°]

Collation: Title-page — the Preface
pp. 12 — the Contents pp. 6 — Errata i
page — Treatise pp. 423.

%* See 'Reliquiae' [Lib. I. p. 14] for
account of this — He there says * If the
Reader would have the sum of my judg-
ment about justification in brief, he may
find it very plainly in a sermon on that
subject among the ' Morning Exercises
at St Giles in the Fields, preached by my
worthy friend Mr Gibbons of Black-
Fryers — in whose church I ended my
public ministry,' etc. etc.

XXXIII. Directions and Per-
swasions to a Sound Conversion :
For Prevention of that Deceit and
Damnation of Souls, and of those
Scandals, Heresies and desperate
Apostasies, that are the conse-
quents of a Counterfeit or Super-
ficial Change. By Richard Baxter.

London, Printed by A. M. for
Nevil Simmons, Bookseller in
Kederminster, and are to be sold
by him there, and by N. Ekins,
at the Gun in Paul's Church-yard,
1658 [I2°J.

Collatio7t : Title-page — The Preface
pp. 8 — The Contents pp. 4 — Errata —
Treatise pp. 534 — ' Which book hath been
marvellously useful to many, and, by
. preventing those mistakes in practical
religion which are often fatal,' Calamy :
Account, Vol. I. p. 413. See also ' Re-
liquiae' [Lib. I. p. 115].

XXXIV. The Grotian Religion
Discovered, at the Invitation of Mr
Thomas Pierce in his Vindication.
"With a Preface, vindicating the
Synod of Dort from the calumnies
of the New Tilenus ; and David,
Peter, etc. And the Puritanes
and Sequestrations, etc., from the

censures of Mr Pierce. By Rich-
ard Baxter, Catholick.

London, Printed by R. W. for
Nevill Simmons, Bookseller in
Kederminster, and are to be sold
by him there, and by Tho. Brew-
ster, at the three Bibles, and by
John Starkey at the Miter at the
West end of Paul's, 1658 [18°].

Collation : Title-page — Errata — The
Preface pp. 51 — Books by Baxter pp. 2
— Treatise pp. 119.

*** At commencement of this Trea-
tise Baxter has printed * April 9, 1658,
Incept,^ and at close ' Finitur, April 14,
1658,' an example of his extraordinary
rapidity of composition, * Written
against Dr Pierce containing a vindica-
tion of the doctrine of the Synod of
Dort and the old Puritans,' Calamy,
' Account,' Vol. I. p. 413. Cf. Baxter's
own full and passionate account : Re-
liquiae, Baxt. [Lib. L p. 113.] He says
' It was only the matter of fact which I
undertook, viz., to prove that Grotius
profest himself a moderate Papist : but
for his fault in so doing I little meddled
with it.'

XXXV. Five Disputations of
Church-Government and Worship.
I. Whether it be necessary or
profitable to the right order or
peace of the Churches of England,
that we restore the extruded Epis-
copacy? Neg. II. Assert. Those
who nullifie our present ministry
and Churches which have not the
prelatical ordination, and teach the
people to do the like, do incur the
guilt of grievous sin. III. An
Episcopacy desirable for the Refor-
mation, Preservation and Peace of
the Churches. IV. Whether a
stinted Liturgie or Form of Wor-
ship be a desirable means for the
peace of these Churches? V.
Whether human ceremonies be
necessary or profitabfe to the
Church? By Richard Baxter.
London, Printed by R. W. for
Nevil Simmons, Bookseller in
Kederminster, and are to be sold
by him there and by Thomas
Johnson at the Golden Key in St

Annotated List of the

Paul's Church -yard, 1659. At
4s. 6d. bound [sm. 4°].

Collatio7t : Title-page — Epistle Dedi-
catory ' To his Highness Richard, Lord
Protector' pp. 8 — a Preface pp. 38 — the
Contents pp. 8 — Errata i page — an Ad-
vertisement to prevent misunderstanding
pp. 24 — Treatise pp. 492 — On page 491 is
added ' Finitur. July 9, 1658,' and then
' Satisfaction to certain Calumniators ' —
This refers to a charge that he was mak-
ing ' three or four hundred a-year ' by
his books — with curious details as to the
prices of books and publishing arrange-
ments. Ba.xter with great vigour rebukes
his ' slanderers' pp. 491-492.

The following are the separate
title-pages of each part : —

I. Only a heading as follows,
' Whether it be necessary or profit-
able to the right order or the peace
of the Churches of England that
we restore the extruded Episco-
pacy ?'

II. The Second Disputation vin-
dicating the Protestant Churches
and ministers that have not pre-
latical ordination, from the re-
proaches of those dividers that
would nullify them. Written upon
the sad complaints of many godly
ministers in several parts of the
nation, whose hearers are turning
Separatists. By Richard Baxter.
London, Printed by Robert White
for Nevil Simmons, Bookseller in
Kederminster. 1658.

III. The Third Disputation for
such sorts of Episcopacy or Dis-
parity in exercise of the ministry,
as is desirable or conducible to the
peace and reformation of the
Churche-s. [As before].

IV. The Fourth Disputation of
a Form of Liturgy : how far it is
necessary, desirable or M^arrant-
able : in order to a Peace between
the Parties that differ herein, and
too uncharitably prosecute their
difference. [As before].

V. The Fifth Disputation of
humane ceremonies whether they
are necessary or profitable to the

imposed or observed ? By Richard
Baxter. London [as before].

*** *A book pleading for moderation
at the time when bishops, liturgy and
ceremonies were most decried and op-
posed.' Calaniy 'Account' Vol. I. p.
413. See Baxter's own fuller statement
in ' Reliquiae' [Lib. L pp. 117, 118].

XXXVI. A Key for Cathohcks
to open the Jugling of the Jesuits
and satisfie all that are but truly
willing to understand, whether the
cause of the Roman or Reformed
Churches be of God ; and to leave
the reader utterly unexcusable that
after this will be a Papist. The
first Part, containing some Argu-
ments by which the meanest may
see the vanity of Popery ; and 40
Detections of their Fraud ; with
Directions and Materials sufficient
for the Confutation of their volumi-
nous deceits : particularly repelling
Boverius, Richlieu, H. T. 's Manual,
some Manuscripts, etc. With some
Proposals for a (hopeless) Peace.
The second Part sheweth (especi-
ally against the French and Gro-
tians) that the Catholick Churcli
is not united in any meerly hu-
mane head, either Pope or Coun-
cil. By Richard Baxter, a Catho-
lick Christian and Pastor of a
Church of such at Kederminster.
London, Printed by R. W. for
Nevil Simmons, Bookseller in
Kederminster, and are to be sold
by him there, and by Thomas
Johnson at the Golden Key in St
Paul's Church-yard. 1659. At
4s. bound [sm. 4"].

Collation: Title-page — the Preface
pp. 18 — the Contents pp. 19-26 — Errata
I page — Treatise pp. 459 — On pp. 459-60
the ' Satisfaction to certain Calumnia-
tors' referred to under No. XXXV.

*^* At the close of ' the Preface ' he
thanks, of all men, the * Earl of Lauder-
dale ' for having ' translated ' his PVench
' quotations ' for him ! In 1674 Baxter
published a 2d edition of the 'Key'
which is described as 'much corrected
and augmented.' See ' Reliquiae' [Lib.
I. p. 118J for a powerful statement of the

Church, and how far they may be I circumstances under which the ' Key

IVrit'uigs of Richard Baxter.

23

was written, even 'at the hazard of his
life.' — Cf. also ' Reliquiae ' p. 180. It
lias been well edited and republished by
Allport.

XXXVII. A Holy Common-
wealth or Political Aphorisms
opening the true Principles of
Government : for the healing of the
mistakes and resolving the doubts
that most endanger and trouble
England at this time (if yet there
may be hope). And directing the
Desires of sober Christians that
long to see the Kingdoms of this
world become the Kingdoms of
the Lord and of his Christ.
Written by Richard Baxter at the
invitation of James Harrington,
Esquire. With a Preface to them
that have caused our eclipses since
1646, and a sounder Answer to
the Healing Question, and the Je-
suits Method for restoring Popery.
London, Printed for Thomas Un-
derbill and Francis Tyton, and
are to be sold at the sign of the
Anchor and Bible in Paul's
Church-yard and at the Three
Daggers in Fleet-street. 1659.
[Cr. 8vo.]

Collation : Title-page — the Preface
pp. 28 — an addition pp. 44 — Adam Cout-
zen the Jesuites Directions for preserv-
ing and restoring Popery, and changing
Religion in a Nation before the people
are awake pp. 13 — the Contents pp. 6 —
Treatise pp. 517 — catalogue of the Pub-
lishers' books pp. 9 — On reverse of last
page, 'To the Binder' and this note,
' The price of this book is 3s. bound.'

*^* See the 'Reliquiae' [Lib. I. pp.
118, T19] for a full account of this very
remarkable book — also onward [Part
III. pp. 71, 72J where he assigns his
reasons for recalling it_and asking it to
be regarded as nou scripttun.

XXXVHL A Treatise of S elf-
Denial. By Richard Baxter, Pas-
tor of the Church at Kedermifister.

London, Printed by Robert
White, for Nevil Simmons at the
Princes Arms in Saint Pauls
Church-yard. 1675 [cr. 8°].

Collation : Title-page. A Premonition

concerning this Second Edition, pp. 4.
Epistle Dedicatory to Colonel James
Berry, etc. pp. 38 [entitled ' The Epistle
Monitory']. The Preface, pp. 39. The
Contents, pp. II [all unpaged]. Treatise
pp. 417. A Dialogue of Self-Denial (in
verse) pp. 13 [unpaged]. Text [Luke ix.
23,24.1

*^* The Dialogue is often awanting.
The following is the title, etc. of the
original edition : —

A Treatise of Self-Denyall. By
Richard Baxter, Pastor of the
Church at Kederminster. Lon-
don, Printed by Robert White, for
Nevil vSimmons, Bookseller in
Kederminster, and are to be sold
by him there, and by William Gil-
bertson at the Bible in Gilt Spur-
street without Newgate, and by
Joseph Nevil at the Plow in Pauls
Church -yard, 1660. At 3s. 3d.
bound, [sm. 4°.]

Collation : Title-page. Epistle Dedi-
catory to Berry [as above] pp. 30. The
Preface, pp. 30. The Contents, pp. 5
and on reverse of page 5 ' Errata.' Trea-
tise [from Luke ix. 23, 24] pp. 329. A
' Dialogue ' pp. 8. As noted above from
* Finis ' being placed on page 329 this
' Dialogue ' which is added, unpaged, is
often amissing.

*4(-*See 'Reliquiae' [Lib. I. p. 117].

XXXIX. Catholick Unity : or
the only way to bring us all to be
of one Religion. By Rich. Bax-
ter. To be read by such as are
offended at the differences in Reli-
gion and are willing to do their
part to heal them.

London, Printed by R. W. for
Thomas Underbill and Francis
Tyton, and are to be sold at the
sign of the Anchor and Bible in
Paul's Church-yard, and at the
three Daggers in Fleet Street.
1660. [i8°j.

Collation : Title-page. Dedication
'To all those in the several! Pari.shes of
these Nations that complain of the di.s-
agreements in matters of Religion' pp.
29. The Contents, pp. 4. Treatise, pp.
379. On last page this note ' Preached
Dec. 24th 1657.

*^.* 'Another Sermon which I preached
at Martin's Church, I printed with en-
largement called Catholick Unity.' ' Re-
liquiae' [Lib. I. p. 112]. Text, Ephesians
iv. 3.

24

AfmOfated List of the

XL Universal Concord. The
first Part. The sufficient Terms
proposed for the use of those who
have the Uberty to use them : and
as the Author's Profession of his
own Religion in a contentious,
dividing age. By Richard Baxter.
The First and General Part is pre-
paratory to the Second Part, con-
taining the Particular Terms of
Reconciling the severall differing
Parties that are Reconcileable.
London, Printed by R.W. for Nevil
Simmons, Bookseller in Keder-
minster. 1660. [12°].

Collation: Title-page — to the Reader
pp. 10. Treatise, pp. 80.

*^* The only copy of this that I have
anywhere traced is in the Bodleian, ac-
quired since the printed Catalogue was
prepared. From the ' Reliquiae ' [Lib. I.
pp. 119, 120], we learn that above was
all that was published. 'When I wrote I
thought to have published a second part

but the change of the times

hath necessarily changed that purpose.'
Calamy assigns it to 1658: so that he can't
have seen it ; nor Orme who copies 1658.
It is difficult to account for its extreme
scarcity. Others preceding the Fire of
London are frequently to be found.

XLL The True Catholick and
Catholick Church described and
the vanity of the Papists and all
other Schismaticks that confine
the Catholick Church to their
sect discovered and shamed. By
Richard Baxter, a memi)er of
that one Universal Church which
containeth all the true Christians
in the world. With an applogeti-
cal Postscript against the factions
principles and writings -^f 'Mr T.
Malpas, Mr T. Pierce, Philo-Tile-
nus and such others. — London,
Printed by A. M. for T. Under-
bill at the Anchor and Bible in
Pauls Church yard, and F. Tyton
at the three Daggers in Fleet-
street. 1660 [i8°J.

Collation : Title-page — the Preface
pp. 6 — Contents pp. 4 — Treatise [from
I Corinthians xii. 12J pp. 275 — Postscript

pp. 277-331 — Errata on reverse of page
331-

** See 'Reliquiae' [Lib. I. p. 112]
for a stirring account of the design of
this book and a pungent notice of ' Mal-
pas'—Orme misdates this 1659.

XLII. A Sermon of Repent-
ance, preached before the Honour-
able House of Commons assembled
in Parliament at Westminster at
their late solemn Fast for the set-
tling of these Nations, April 30,
1660. By Richard Baxter. Lon-
don, Printed by R. W. and A. M.
for Francis Tyton and Jane Un-
derbill, and are to be sold at the
sign of the three Daggers in Fleet -
street and at the Bible and Anchor
in Pauls Church-yard. 1660 [4°].

Collation : Title-page — To House of
Commons pp. 4 — Sermon [Text xxxvi.
31] PP- 47-

*^* 'Reliquiae' [Lib. L p. 120].

XLIIL. Right Rejoycing : or
the Nature and Order of rational
and warrantable joy. Discovered
in a Sermon preached at St Pauls
before the Lord Maior [sic] and
aldermen, and the several com-
panies of the city of London on
May 10, 1660, appointed by both
Houses of Parliament to be a day
of solemn Thanksgiving for God's
raising up and succeeding his Ex-
cellency and other instruments, in
order to his Majestie's restoration
and the settlement of these Na-
tions. By Richard Baxter. Lon-
don, Printed by R. W. and A. M.
for Francis Tyton and Jane Un-
derbill, and are to be sold at the
sign of the three Daggers in Fleet -
street and at the Bible and Anchor
in Paul's Church-yard. 1660 [4°.]

Collation: Fly-leaf 'request of the
court for the sermon' — Title-page —
Epistle Dedicatory to Lord Mayor,' etc.
pp. 4 — Sermon [Luke x. 20] pp. 51.

*^* 'Reliquiae' [Lib. L p. 120].

XLI V. The Life of Faith, as it
is the Evidence of things unseen.
A Sermon preached [contractedly]

Writings of Richard Baxte7\

25

before the King at White-Hall
upon July the 22th [sic] 1660. By
Richard Baxter, one of his Majes-
ties Chaplains in Ordinary. Pub-
lished by his Majestie's special
Command. With enlargement, and
relaxation of the style for common
use.

London, Printed by R. W. and
A. M. for Francis Tyton and Jane
Underbill, and are to be sold at
the three Daggers in Fleet -street
and at the Bible and Anchor in
Pauls Church-yard ; and by Nevil
Simmons at Kederminster. 1660.
[4°]-

Collation : Title-page — Address to
' Readers ' i page — Sermon pp. 68 [Text,
Hebrews xi. i.]

*^* This was subsequently very much
enlarged and re-published as virtually a
new book — See No. LIX. : 'Reliquiae'
[Lib. I. p. 120].

XLV. The Successive Visibility
of the Church of Which the Pro-
testants are the soundest Members.

1. Defended against the Oppo-
sition of Mr William Johnson.
II. Proved by many Arguments.
By Richard Baxter. Whereto is
added i. An Account of my
judgement to Mr J. how far Here-
ticks are or are not in the Church.

2. Mr J. 's Explication of the most
used terms ; with my Queries
thereupon and his Answers, and
my Reply. 3. An Appendix about
successive Ordination. 4. Letters
between me and T. S. a Papist,
with a Narrative of the Success.

London, Printed by R. W. for
Nevil Simmons, Bookseller in Ke-
derminster, and are to be sold by
Francis Tyton at the three Dag-
gers in Fleet-street. 1660 [12°].

Collation : Title-page — The Preface
and Postscript pp. 1-28 — The Contents
pp. 6 — Errata — Treatise pp. 392.

*** This Treatise has the following
separate title-pages : —

At page 194 'The Second
Part : Wherein the succes-

sive Visibility of the Church,
of which the Protestants
are chief Members, is clearly
proved : And the Papists
exception against it con-
futed. London, Printed in
the year 1660.

At page 308 ' Mr Johnson's
Explication of Some of the
most used Terms, with
Queries thereupon : and his
Answer and my Reply.
London, Printed 1660.

At page 362 ' A Letter Writ-
ten to Thomas Smith a Pa-
pist, concerning the Church
of Rome. London, Printed
1660.

See 'Reliquise' [Lib. I. p. 119] for
account of this book.

XLVI. The Vain Religion of
the Formal Hypocrite and the
mischief of an unbridled tongue
(as against religion, rulers or dis-
senters) described in several ser-
mons, preached at the Abby \sic\
in Westminster before many mem-
bers of the Honourable House df
Commons. 1660. And the Fool's
Prosperity, the occasion of his de-
struction : a Sermon preached at
Coven-Garden \sic\ Both pub-
lished to heal the effects of some
hearers' misunderstandings and
mis-reports. By Richard Baxter.
London, Printed by R. W. for F.
Tyton at the three daggers in
Fleet-street, and Nevel vSimmons
Bookseller at Kederminster. 1 660.
At IS. bound. [18°.]

Collation : Title-page — To the Reader
pp. 7] — Postscript pp. 3 — Contents pp. 5
—Treatise pp. 271 [' Text ' James i. 26J
— A separate title as follows : ' The
Fool's Prosperity.' A Sermon preached
at Coven-Garden : published upon oc-
casion of some offence and mis-reports
By R. B. Printed in the year 1660 —
[Text Proverbs i. 32, 33] — Treatise pp.
275-340.

^'^ 'Reliquiae' [Lib. I. p. 120].

XLVII. A Petition for Peace :
with the Reformation of the Li-

26

Annotated List of the

turgy. As it was Presented to the
Right Reverend Bishops by the
Divines appointed by His Majes-
ties Commission to treat with
them about the alteration of it.

London, Printed Anno Dom.,
1 66 1 [4°J.

Title-page— Petition pp. 1-2 1 — 'The
Reformation,' pp. 22-102.

*^* On this in the ' Reliquiae,' Baxter
says 'After our Dispute at the Savoy
somebody printed our Papers (most of
them) given in to them in that Treaty :
of which the Petition for Peace, the Re-
formed Liturgy (except the Prayer for
the King which Dr W. wrote) the large
reply to their Answer of our Exceptions,
and the last two Addresses, were my
writing. But in the first Proposals and
the Excepti.)ns against the Liturgy I had
less to do than others' [Lib. L p. 121].
Orme again over-extends his List by
making two distinct books of this trac-
tate. The following relates to the
same : —

An Accompt of all the Proceed-
ings of the Commissioners of both
Perswasions appointed by His
sacred Majesty, according to Let-
ters Patents, for the Review of the
Book of Common Prayer.
•London, Printed for R. PL,
1 66 1 [4°J.

Collation : Title-page — A copy of his
Majesty's commission 6 pp. [unpaged]
and pp. 35 — Documents, 2 pp. [unpaged]
and pp. 128.

XLVHL The Mischiefs of Self-
Ignorance and the Benefits of
Self-Acquaintance : Opened in
divers Sermons at Dunstan'sr
West. And Published in answer
to the Accusations of some and
the Desires of others. By Rich-
ard Baxter.

London, Printed by R. White
for F. Tyton, at the three daggers
in Fleet-street, 1662, at 2.s. 6d.
bound [i2°J.

Collation : Title-page — Epistle Dedi-
catory to Anne Countess of Balcarres
\sic\ with a Postscript pp. 46 — Another
to 'my dearly beloved the inhabitants
of the Burrough and Parish of Keder-
minster in Worcestershire,' pp. 12 — Con-
tents pp. 10 — Errata i page —Treatise
pp. 504 — [Text 2 Cor. xiii. 5] 'Cata-

logue of Books M^ritten and published by
the same Author,' pp. 4.
\* 'Reliquiae' [Lib. L p. 120.]

XLIX. Richard Baxter, his
Account to his dearly beloved the
inhabitants of Kidderminster of
the causes of his being forbidden
by the Bishop of Worcester to
preach within his Diocess. With
the Bishop of Worcester's Letter
in Answer thereunto. And some
short Animadversions upon the
said Bishop's Letter. London,
Printed Anno Dom. 1662 [4°].

Collation : Title-page — ' To my dearly
beloved the inhabitants of the Burrough
and Parish of Kederminster in Wor-
cester-shire' pp. 6 [unpaged] in the
Bishop of Worcester's Letter pp. 118 —
the Attestation of Dr Gunning and Dr
Pearson concerning a command of law-
ful_ superiors, what was sufficient to its
being a lawful command, page 19 — the
Postscript pp. 20-26 [but pages 25 and
26 mispaged 31 and 32 — a letter unto a
person of honour and quality containing
Animadversions upon the Bishop of Wor-
cester's Letter pp. 33 — 41 signed D. E.
[continued mis-printing of the pages on
from page 25] a 'Second Letter' pp. 42-
45 also signed D. E. and a curious little
'postscript' on J. C. m. d. page 45.

*^* Never was a ' Dignitary ' of any
Church so mercilessly handled. Baxter
is here specially terse and pungent in
his style, and has occasional gleams of
admirable humour. — The Address to his
Kidderminster ' friends ' is very pathetic
and intensely earnest.

L. A Saint or a Brute. The
certain Necessity and Excellency
of Holiness, etc. So plainly
proved and urgently applied, as
by the blessing of God may con-
vince and save the miserable,
impenitent, ungodly sensualists,
if they will not let the Devil hinder
them from a sober and serious
reading and considcjiiii;-. To be
communicated by the charitable,
that desire the conversion and
salvation of souls, while the pa-
tience of God and the day of
grace and hope continue. By
Richard Baxter. The First Part :
shewing the necessity of Holiness.

London, Printed by R. W. for

Writings of Richard Baxter,

27

Francis Tyton, at the three dag-
gers in Fleet-street, and Nevil
Simmons, Bookseller at Keder-
minster, Anno Dom. 1662 [4"].

Collation : Title-page — Dedication ' to
my dearly beloved triends, the inhabi-
tants of Kederminster,' etc. pp. 9 — The
Contents [of both Parts] pp. 5 — The In-
troduction pp. 23 [separate pagination]
Treatise [from Luke x. 41, 42J pp. 98 — A
second title as follows : — ' A Saint or a
Brute. The Second Part. Clearly
proving by Reason as well as Scripture,
I. In general that Holiness is best and
necessary to our felicity : 2. Particularly
that it is best, i. For Societies, 2. For
individual persons. And more distinctly,
I. That it is the only way of safety : 2.
Of honesty : 3. The most graceful way :
4. The most honourable : 5. The most
pleasant. And therefore to be chosen
by all that will obey true reason and be
happy. London, Printed Anno Dom.
1662.' Treatise [same text] pp. 101-384.

LI. Besides the ' Farewell Ser-
mon' [No. CXXVI.] there is
another in all the Collections of
the 'Ejected's' Farewell Sermons.
In my copy of the famous quarto
of 1663, it follows Jenkyn's, and
fills 24 pages — ' Preached August
17, 1662.' The text is Colossians
ii. 6, 7.

LII. Fair Warning : or XXV.
Reasons against Toleration and
Indulgence of Popery ; with the
Arch-Bishop of Canterbury's Letter
to the King and all the BishojDS of
Ireland's Protestation to the Par-
liament to the same purpose. With
an Answer to the Roman Catho-
licks reasons for Indulgence. x\lso
the Excellent Reasons of the
Honourable House of Commons
against Indulgence ; with His-
torical Observations thereupon.

London, Printed for S. U. N.
T. F. S. 1663 [4°].

Collation : Title - page — Letter [as
above] pp. 2 — Protestation [as above] pp.
2 — Appeal [signed John Wigorn] pp. 2 —
Twenty-five Reasons pp. 1-23 [signed
Richard Baxter, Catholique] — Answer
[as above] pp. 23-32 — The excellent Rea-
sons [as above] pp. 33-39.

* ^* This is also found as follows : —

A Word in Season. Or, The
Great Plot for Restoring Popery
by Opposing all Settlement and
Uniformity, Foreseen by the Or-
thodox, Confessed by the Non-
conformists ; and managed by the
Jesuits, as evidently appeares by
their own several following words :

1. To Remove all Jealousies of
the present Government and Re-
ligion.

2. To justifie to all sober and
honest Catholicks who are not
herein concerned, the present great
care and laws against Popery.

3. And to reclaime all godly
Men from those courses against
Government that they know and
confesse have given, and do give
the greatest advantage to Popery.
With Serious Considerations to
those multitudes of late inclined to
Popery : and XL. Godly Reme-
dies against it.

London, Printed for William
Squire, 1663. [4°]

Title-page — and pp. 55 'Finis'
being placed on pp. 55 : but theH-
after is an ' Appendix ' mis-paged
49-60, then 73-76, ' Finis ' being
again placed on p. 76 and ' Richard
Baxter, Catholique ' immediately
beside. To this impression there
is this general title-page —

Fair Warning. First and Second
Part. To which is added a Third.
By the Direction of the same
Person.

London, Printed for S. T. V.
T. 1663 [4°].

Orme makes two distinct works
of adoz'e, drawing his description
from Hallam's Constitutional His-
tory,' S. 71.

LIII. The Divine Life : in
three Treatises : the first. Of the
Knowledge of God ; the second,
Of Walking with God ; the third.
Of Conversing with God in Soli-
tude. By Richard Baxter. London,
Printed for Francis Tyton at the

28

Annotated List of the

three Daggers in Fleet-street, and
Nevil Simmons Bookseller in
Kederminster. 1664 [sm. 4°].

Collation : Title-page — Special title
for first part as follows: — * A Treatise of
the Knowledge of God and the impres-
sion which it must make upon the heart ;
and its necessary effects upon our lives.
Upon John xvii. 3.' By Richard Baxter.
London [as before] — Epistle Dedicatory
' to the right honourable and exemplary
lady Ann, countess of Balcarres' pp. 9 —
to the Reader pp. 2 — the Contents pp. 4
—Errata at bottom of fourth page —
Treatise pp. 151. A special title for
second part as follows: — 'The Descrip-
tion, Reasons and Reward of the Belie-
vers Walking with God. On Gen. v. 24.'
By Richard Baxter. London [as before]
— the Contents pp. 3— Treatise pp. 159-
291. A special title for third part as fol-
lows:— 'The Christians converse with
God: or the Insufficiency and Uncer-
tainty of Humane Friendship and the Im-
provement of Solitude in Converse with
God. With some of the author's breath-
ings after him. By Richard Baxter.
London [as before] — the Contents pp. 2
— Treatise [on John xvi. 32] pp. 297 —
[misprinted 379]— 379- My copy has the
autograph of Romaine on the front fly-
leaf.

jL.* The general title-page is often
a^nting. See ' Reliquiae ' [Lib. I. pp.
120-121] for very interesting autobio-
graphic account of this book : and of the
portion which * the Bishop's chaplain '
caused to be expunged.'

LIV. Below [No. LV.] is a
' Second Sheet. ' I have not been
able to find a copy of the ' First
Sheet.' It is thus described in the
* Reliquiae ' [Lib. L p. 122.] 'I
wrote two sheets for poor Families :
the first containing the method and
motives for the conversion of the
ungodly.' Orme makes the
' Two Sheets ' one publication.
The * Reliquiae ' supra shews this
to be incorrect.

LV. The Second Sheet for Poor
Families. Instructions for a Holy
Life. By Richard Baxter. London,
Printed by Robert White, for
Francis Tyton at the three Dragons
in Fleet-street : and for Nevil

Simmons Bookseller in Keder-
minster. 1665. [12°].

Collation : Title — and 14 pp. : dated
' May 10, 1665.'

*4{.* On my copy there is written on
the title-page ' By Subscription at the
London Coffee-house ' undated. See
' Reliquiae ' [Lib. I. p. 122].

LVI. The Reasons of the Chris-
tian Religion. The first Part of
Godliness : proving by natural evi-
dence the Being of God, the neces-
sity of Holiness and a future life
of Retribution ; the sinfulness of
the world ; the desert of hell ; and
what hope of recovery mercies in-
timate. The second Part of Chris-
tianity : Proving by Evidence
super-natural and natural, the cer-
tain truth of the Christian Belief ;
and answering the Objections of
Unbelievers. First meditated for
the well-setling of his own belief,
and now published for the benefit
of others, by Richard Baxter. It
openeth also the true Resolution
of the Christian Faith. Also an
Appendix defending the soul's im-
mortality against the.Somatists and
Epicureans and other Pseudo-phi-
losophers. London, Printed by
R. White for Fran. Titon at the
three Daggers in Fleet-street.
1667. [4°J.

Collation : Title-page — To the Chris-
tian Reader pp. 8 — To the doubting and
the unbelieving readers pp. 7 — To the
hypocrite readers pp. 7 — the Contents
pp. 7 — Errata i page— Treatise pp. 604.

*^* The 'Reliquiae' [Part III. p. 61]
gives the occasion of this lucid and un-
answerable book,which anticipates nearly
all vaunted modern objections — and
refutes them,

LVI I. Directions for Weak dis-
tempered Christians to Grow up to
a confirmed State of Grace. With
Motives opening the lamentable
Effects of their Weaknesses and
Distempers. The First Part.
Published also to further that
Repentance which Wars, and

Writmgs of Richard Baxter.

29

Plagues and Flames and Church-
Convulsions, have so long and
loudly Preached to England. By
Richard Baxter. London, Printed
for Nevil wSimmons at the Three
Crowns over against Holborn Con-
duit. 1669 [12°].

Collation: Title-page — Epistle Dedi-
catory to Church at Kederminster pp.
3 — The Preface pp. 13 — The Contents
pp. 2 — Treatise pp. 158.

V 'Reliquiai' [Part III. p. 61].
' This book came forth when I was in
prison, being long before refused by Mr
Grigg.'

LVIII. The Character of a
Sound Conlirmed Christian, as
also 2. Of a Weak Christian ; and
3. Of a Seeming Christian. Writ-
ten to imprint upon men's minds
the true Idea or (conception) of
Godliness and Christianity. By
Richard Baxter. The Second Part
of the Directions for Weak Chris-
tians.

London, Printed by R. White
for Nevil Simmons at the Three
Crowns near Holborn Conduit.
1669. [12°].

Collation : Title-page— To the Reader
pp. 7— Contents pp. 7 — Treatise pp. 183.

*^* * Reliquiae ' as in LV.

LIX. The Life of Faith. In
three parts. The first is a sermon
on Hebrews xi. i, formerly preached
before his Majesty, and published
by his command ; with another
added for the fuller application.
The second is Instructions for
confirming believers in the Chris-
tian Faith. The third is Direc-
tions how to live by faith or how
to exercise it upon all occasions.
By Richard Baxter. London,
Printed by R. W. for Nevil Sim-
mons at the three crowns over
against Holborn Conduit. 1670.
[4°].

Collation : Portrait of Baxter * ^Etat
55, 1670 ' with long love-locks, mous-
tache and imperial — curious engraved
title-page (a reduction of that prefixed to
the ' Saint's Everlasting Rest'). [See No.

II. (7).] — Title-page as supra — Epistle
Dedicatory ' to the worshipfull, my much
honoured friend, Richard Hampden of
Hampden Esquire and the Lady Laetitia,
his wife' pp. 6 — the Preface pp. 4 — the
Contents pp. 5 — Errata i page, wherein
' the first and great errour of the printer
is that he hath not distinguished the three
distinct parts ' — another Epistle or Ad-
dress to the Reader asking his * Holy
Commonwealth ' for reasons assigned, to
be regarded as non-scripttan [See No.
XLIV.] pp. 2 — Treatise pp. 607 — a cata-
logue of books written and published by
the same author and other books pub-
lished by Simmons pp. 4.

'^^ See ' Reliquiae ' [Part III. p. 61].

LX. The Cure of Church-divi-
sions : or Directions for weak
Christians to keep them from
being Dividers or Troublers of the
Church. With some Directions
to the Pastors how to deal with
such Christians. By Richard Bax-
ter. London, Printed by Nevil
Simmons at the three crowns over
against Holborn-Conduit. 1670
[thick 12°].

Collation : Title-page — The Author's
purpose, reasons and prognostics pp. 34
— Abstract of the directions pp. 12 —
Treatise pp. 430 — Violence, Love and
Separation contrasted in three columns
pp. 5 — Errata i page — books by Baxter,
etc. p. 6.

*-t* In * Reliquiae ' [Part III. pp. 70, 71]
will be found account of a lamentable
dispute between the booksellers [or Pub-
lishers] : wherein Baxter shews that
when he elected to use it he had rare
sarcastic power and even humour — See
also p. 72,

LXI. A Defence of the Princi-
ciples of Love which are neces-
sary to the unity and concord of
Christians ; and are delivered in a
book called the Cure of Church-
Divisions. I. Inviting all sound
and sober Christians (by what
name soever called) to receive
each other to communion in the
same Churches. II. And when
that (which is first desirable) can-
not be obtained, to bear with each
other in their distinct Assemblies
and to manage them all in Chris-
tian love. Written to detect and

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Annotated List of the

eradicate all love-killing, dividing
and Church-destroying principles,
passions and practices, and to pre-
serve the weak in this hour of
manifold temptations. By Richard
Baxter, one of the Mourners for
a self-dividing and self-afflicting
Land. London, Printed for Ne-
vill Simmons at the sign of the
three Crowns near Holborn Con-
duit. 1671 [cr. 8°].

Collation : Title-page — quotations
from Calvin pp. 4 — Contents pp. 8 — the
Preface ' to those Readers who are of
the Exceptor's mind and are offended at
my book called the Cure of Church-
Divisions, pp. 22— Then a separate title
as follows : ' The General Part or Intro-
duction to the Defence of my Cure of
Church-Divisions, being a Narrative of
those late actions which have occasioned
the offence of men in both extremes ;
with the true reasons of them, and of
those writings which some account un-
reasonable : with the true stating of the
Case of that Separation which my op-
posed treatise meddletb with : and an
answer to several great objections. Print-
ed in the year 1671 — pp. 25-104 — Part
II. pp. 1-150 — Postscript pp. 151-183.

*** See ' Reliquise ' [Part III. p. 73]
for account of the reception of No. LXI.:
and of the occasion of this ' Defence.'
Again Dr Owen acted most disingenu-
ously— Darling misunderstanding Ca-
LAMY gives two ' Defences ' for this one.

LXIL Now or Never. The
Holy, Serious, Diligent Believer
justified, encouraged, excited and
directed. And the Opposers and
Neglecters convinced by the light
of Scripture and Reason. By
Richard Baxter. To be commu-
nicated by such as want ability or
opportunity themselves to plead
the cause of Serious Holiness, for
men's conviction.

London, Printed by R. W. for
F. Tyton, at the three Daggers in
Fleet-street, and Nevil Simmons
at the three Crowns near Holborn
Conduit. 1 67 1 [18°].

Collation : Title-page — The Preface
pp. 37 — The Contents pp. 6 — Treatise
pp. 240.

*^(.* A quaint little edition was pub-

lished at Edinburgh immediately. * Print-
ed by Andrew Anderson, and are to be
sold at his house on the north side of the
street fore-gainst the Cross. Anno Dom.
1672 [iB-J.

LXH. The Divine Appoint-
ment of the Lord's Day proved :
as a separated day for holy Wor-
ship ; especially in the Church
Assemblies. And consequently
the cessation of the seventh day
Sabbath. Written for the satis-
faction of some religious persons
who were lately drawn into error
or doubting in both these points.
By Richard Baxter. London,
Printed for Nevil Simmons at the
three Crowns near Holborn Con-
duit. 1 67 1 [cr. 8°].

Collation : Title-page — the Contents
pp. 6 — Treatise pp. 153. There follows :
' An Appendix for further Confirmation
of God's own Separation of the Lord's
Day, and disproving of the Jewish
seventh day Sabbalh. Written since
the Treatise went to the Press, upon the
invitations of some latter objections.
London [as beforej — pp. 157-227 — Post-
script pp. 229-237.

V ' Reliquiae' [Part III. p. 74.]

LXIV. The Duty of Heavenly
Meditation reviewed by Richard
Baxter at the invitation of Mr Giles
Firmin's Exceptions, in his book
entitled The Real Christian. Lon-
don, Printed for Nevil Simmons
at the sign of the three crowns
near Holbom-conduit. 1671 [4°].

Collation: Title-page — Treatise pp. 33.

*^* * Reliquiae' [Part III. p. 74.]

LX V. How far Holinesse is the
Design of Christianity. Where
the Nature of Holiness and Mo-
rality is opened and the Doctrine
of Justification, Imputation of Sin
and Righteousness, etc., partly
cleared and vindicated from abuse.
In certain Propositions returned to
an unknown Person, referring to
Mr Fowler's Treatise on this sub-
ject. London, Printed for Nevill
Simmons at the Three Crowns at
Holborn Conduit. 167 1 [4°].

Writings of Richard Baxter,

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Collation. : Title-page and pp. 24 — At
bottom of p. 22 date ' Aug. 24 (the fatal
day) 167 1.' On p. 23 ' What Happiness
is.' ' What Holiness or virtue is.' On
p. 24 * Holiness not fanatically proud or
aspiring.'

V^ See ' Reliquiae ' [Part III. p. 85]
for notice of Fowler — Baxter excels in
these etchings or sketches of character.

LXVI. The Difference between
the Power of Magistrates and
Church- Pastors and the Roman
Kingdom and Magistracy under
the name of a Church and Church-
Government usurped by the Pope
or Hberally given him by Popish
Princes: Opened by Richard Bax-
ter. To the Learned and sincere
Ludovicus MoHnoeus Dr of Physick
and Author of Jugukim Causae,
Papa Uhrajectinus, and other
books on this subject. For the
Vindication of the true Pastoral
Discipline exercised by the ancient
Churches and claimed but alas !
too little exercised, by the Churches
Protestant and Reformed. And to
acquaint Posterity what we hold in
this, that false accusations misin-
form them not. London, Printed
for Nevil Simmons at the sign of
r the three Crowns near Holborn
Conduit. 1 67 1. [4°].

Collation : Title-page — To the Reader
pp. 2. Treatise pp. 59.

V See * Reliquiae' [Part III. p. 85] for
. a characteristic notice of the occasion of
this treatise.

LXVII. God's Goodness Vin-
dicated. For the help of such
(especially in Melancholy) as are
Tempted to deny it and think him
Cruel because of the Present and
' Future Misery of Mankind : With
respect to the Doctrine of Repro-
bation and Damnation. By
Richard .Baxter. Published and
Prefaced by a Friend at whose
desire it was Written and to whom
it was Committed.

London, Printed for N. Sim
mons at the three Crowns near
Holborn Conduit. 1671. [sm.
18°].

Collation : .Title-page. The Publisher
to the Reader pp. 4. Treatise pp. 99.

*^* There is no text : but on the title-
page I John iv. 16. This is extremely
rare. The ' friend ' was the famous John
Corbet. See 'Reliquiae' [Part III. p.
85].

LXVIII. A Second Admoni-
tion to Mr Edward Bagshaw :
Written to call him to Repentance
for many false doctrines, crimes,
and specially fourscore palpable
untruths in matter of fact, deli-
berately published by him in two
small libels ; in which he exem-
plifieth the love-killing and de-
praving principles of Church -divi-
ders : and telleth the world to
what men are hasting, when they
sinfully avoid Communion with
true Churches and Christians for
tolerable faults. With a Confuta-
tion of his Reasons for Separation :
Written to preserve the weak, to
resist the dividing temptations of
the imperious, unskilful clergy, to
revive our dying hopes of Concord
and to vindicate the Nonconform-
able ministers from the unjust im-
putation of schismatical principles.
By Richard Baxter, a long maligned
and resisted endeavourer of the
Churches unity and peace. Lon-
don, Printed jfor Nevill Simmons
at the Three Crowns near Hol-
born Conduit. 1671. [8°].

CollatioJi : Title-page. Contents pp.
7. Treatise pp. 188. Postscript pp.
188-190. fly-leaf i page about misquota-
tion on Cromwell.

VSee 'Reliquiae' [Part III. p. 85
on Bagshaw.

LXIX. More Reasons for the
Christian Religion and No Reason
against it. Or a Second Appendix
to the Reasons of the Christian
Religion, Being

I. An Answer to a Letter
from an unknown Person,
charging the Holy Scrip-
tures with Contradictions.

II. Some Animadversions on.
a Tractate De Veritatc,

F

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Annotated List of the

written by the noble and
learned Lord Edward Her-
bert, Baron of Chizbury
[sic] etc. and printed at
Paris 1624 and at London
1633. Resolving Twelve
Questions about Christian-
ity. By Richard Baxter.
London, Printed for Nevil
Simmons at the Princes
Arms in St Pauls Church-
yard, 1672. [18°].

Collation : Title-page. Epistle Dedica-
tory * To the Right Worshipful Sir Henry-
Herbert, Kt. etc' 4 pp. — and pp. 172.
* Errata ' on fly-leaf.

***The 'Epistle Dedicatory' being
addressed to the brother of Lord Herbert
Baxter writes very lovingly of the family,
especially of the ' excellently holy as well
as learned and ingenious a person Mr
George Herbert orator to the University
of Cambridge and a faithful Pastor in the
English Church.' He praises much in
the De Veritate : and he thus closes ' I
may well suppose that your approbation
of the cause I plead for will make it
needless to me to apologize for my bold-
ness in meddling much with such an
Author, while I do it with all tenderness
of his deserved honour.' The 'Letter'
from the ' unknown person ' is given pp.
1-7. It is signed ' Your loving Friend in
the Bond of Peace.' The alleged diffi-
culties adduced relate to the apparently
discrepant accounts of the Resurrection
of our Lord. Baxter replies with much
sagacity and insight and more terseness
than was common with him — adducing
Hammond and other authorities with
fine catholicity of appreciation. See
'Reliquiae' [Part IIL p. 90].

LXX. A Treatise of Death the
Last Enemy to be destroyed.
Shewing wherein its enmity con-
sisteth and how it is destroyed.
Part of it was preached at the
P'uneral of Elizabeth the late wife
of Mr Joseph Baker, Pastor of the
Church at Saint Andrews in Wor-
cester. By Rich. Baxter. With
some few passages of the life of the
said Mrs Baker observed. London,
Printed for Nevil Simmons at the
Princes Arms in St Pauls Church-
yard 1672. [12°].

Collation : Title-page. Epistle Dedi-

catory to Mayor etc. of Worcester, pp. 32.
Contents pp. 3. Treatise [on i Corin-
thians XV. 26] pp. 143. ' Some suitable
passages of the life of Mrs Baker' pp.
144-159.
*^*See 'Reliquiae' [Lib. L p. 120].

LXXL Sacrilegious Desertion
of the holy ministery rebuked and
tolerated preaching of the Gospel
vindicated, against the reasonings
of a confident Questionest in a
book called [Toleration not to be
abused] with Counsel to the Non-
conformists and Petition to the
Pious Conformists. By one that
is consecrated to the Sacred Minis-
tery and is resolved not to be a
wilful deserter of it, in trust that
any undertakers can justifie him
for such desertion at the judgment
of God ; till he knew better how
those can come off themselves who
are unfaithful Pastors or unjust
Silencers of others. Printed in
the year, 1672 [12°].

Collation: Title-page — Treatise pp.
139 — On the reverse of page%39 a few
errata.

*:^* See ' Reliquiae [Part IH. p. 102]—
Extremely rare : and historically im-
portant as shewing the ground-princi-
ple whereon the 'Ejected' rested in
refusing to cease the exercise of their func-
j.ion as ' Preachers.'

LXXII. The Certainty of Chris-
tianity without Popery : or
whether the Catholick Protestant
or the Papist have the surer faith.
Being an Answer to one of the oft
canted questions and challenges of
the Papists, sent to one who de-
sired this. Published to direct
the unskilful how to defend their
faith againt Papists and Infidels,
but especially against the Tempta-
tions of the Devil, that by saving
their Faith they may save their
Holiness, their Comfort and their
souls. By Richard Baxter. Lon-
don, Printed by Nevil Simons
at the Sign of the Prince's Arms
in St Paul's Church -yard, 1672

[12-].

Writings of Richard Baxter.

^Z

Collation : Title-page — Address to the
Protestant Reader pp. 3 — Paper ' from
an unknown person in a letter,' pp. 6 —
Contents pp. 3 — Treatise pp. 112.

%* See ' Reliquiae' [Part III. pp. 99].

LXXIIL The Church Told of
Mr Ed. Bagshaw's Scandals and
Warned of the dangerous snares
of Satan now laid for them in his
Love-Killing Principles : With a
farther proof that it is our com-
mon duty to keep up the interest
of the Christian Religion, and
Protestant Cause in the Parish
Churches, and not to imprison
them by a confinement to tolerated
meetings alone. By Richard Bax-
ter, a Mihtant Servant of Christ
for Faith, Hope, and Love, Unity,
Concord, and Peace, against their
contraries on both extremes.

London, Printed in the year
1672 [4°].

Collation : Title-page and Errata on
reverse — pp 32.

■*•** The following from the * Reliquiae'
[Part III. p. 89] is interesting — 'Mr
Bagshaw*-in his rash and ignorant zeal,
thinking it a sin to hear; a Conformist,
and that the way to deal with the per-
secutors was to draw all the people as
far away from them as we could, and not
to hold any communion with any that did
conform— having printed his third revil-
ing libel against me, called for my third
Reply which I entitled "The Church
Told," etc. But being printed without
licence, L' Estrange the Searcher, sup-
pressed part of it in the press — there being
lately greater penalties laid on them that
print without a licence than ever before
— And about the day that it came out
Mr Bagshaw died — a prisoner though
not in prison : which made it grievious
to me to think that I would seem to
write against the dead. While we
VJrangle here in the dark, we are dying-
and passing to the world that will
decide all our controversies : and the
safest passage thither is by peaceable
holiness.'

LXXIV. A Christian Directory:
or a Summ of Practical Theolo-
gie and Cases of Conscience. Di-
recting Christians how to use their
Knowledge and Faith ; how to
improve all Helps and Means and
to perform all Duties; how to

overcome Temptations and to
escape or mortifie every Sin. In
Four Parts, I. Christian Ethicks
(or private Duties) II. Christian
Oeconomicks (or Family Duties)
III. Christian Ecclesiesticks (or
Church Duties) IV. Christian
Politicks (or Duties to our Rulers
and Neighbours). By Richard
Baxter. London, Printed by Ro-
bert White for Nevill Simmons
at the sign of the Princes Arms
in St Paul's Church-yard, 1673,
[folio].

Collation : Prefixed is the curious em-
blematical title-page as ante. — Title-
page — Advertisements [i.e. Preface]
pp. 7 — Contents pp.21 — an alphabetical
Table and and Errata pp. 15 — There are
separate titles as follows : —

1. A Christian Directory. The
First Part : Christian Ethicks or
Directions for the ordering of the
private actions of our hearts and
lives in the work of holy self-go-
vernment unto and under God.
By Richard Baxter. London,
Printed by Robert White for Ne-
vill Simmons at the Three Crowns
near Holborn Conduit 1672 —
Title and pp. 469.

2. A Christian Directory or a
Sum of Practical Divinity. The
Second Part : viz. Christian Oeco-
nomicks ; or the Family Directory,
containing Directions for the true
practice of all duties belonging to
Family relations, with the Appur-
tenances. By Richard Baxter.
London [as in the general title-
page] — Title and pp. 475-667.

3. A Christian Directory. The
Third Part. Christian Ecclesias-
ticks ; or Directions to Pastors and
People about sacred doctrine, wor-
ship and discipline and their
mutual duties. With the solution
of a multitude of Church-contro-
versies and cases of conscience.
By Richard Baxter. London [as
the last] Title — Note I page and
pp. 673-929,

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Annotated List of the

4. A Christian Directoiy or a
Summ of Practical Divinity by
way of Direction. The Fourth
Part. Christian Pohticks: con-
taining all the duties of the six
last commandments in our poli-
tical relations and towards our
neighbours. With the principal
Cases of Conscience about them.
By Richard Baxter. London [as
the last] Title — Epistle pp. 2 and
pp. 214 — Advertisements [to
Readers] pp. 8, giving account
of the Books, signed ' a most un-
worthy servant of so good a Mas-
ter'— Contents of all pp. 19 —
Errata i page.

*** Joseph Thompson Esq. Ardwick,
Manchester has in his fine Collection a
copy of above work which from the
crowns (in gold} and initials appears to
have been in the possession of Charles
II. It is a fine copy in full red morocco
and has White's portrait from the ' Re-
liquisei' prefixed. A 'second' edition was
published in 1678. — A comparison of the
pagination, etc. shews it to have been
a re-print and not a mere re-issue. — ' The
most complete ['Directory'] that is ex-
tant in the English language or perhaps
in any other.' Calainy, 'Account,' Vol.
I. p. 416. See 'Reliquiae,' [Part III.
p. 61].

LXXV. Short Instructions for
the Sick, Especially for the [who
by] Contagion or otherwise are
deprived of the Presence of a
faithful Pastor. By Richard Bax-
ter. 1673. A folio broad-sheet.
At the bottom ' This was written
in the time of the great plague
1665 for the sick in the city of
London : but because it is the work
of all our lives to prepare for a
safe and comfortable death it is
reprinted for the use of all. 1673.'

%* British Museum copy has by a
contemporary ' for the ' erazed and * who
by' inserted, 2l% supra. Query 'those?'
See 'Reliquiae' [Lib. 1. p. 121].

LXXVI. Full and Easy Satis-
faction which is the True and Safe
Religion. In a Conference be-
tween D. a Doubter, P. a Papist

and R. a Reformed Catholick
Christian. In Four Parts.

i. The true stating of our Dif-
ference and opening what each
Religion is :

ii. The true, easie and full Jus-
tification of the Reformed or Pro-
testant Religion.

iii. The Protestant's Reasons
and Charges against Popery enume-
rated.

iv. The first Charge, viz.,
Against Transubstantiation made
good ; In which Popery is proved
to be the Shame of Humane Na-
ture, notoriously contrary to Sense,
Reason, Scripture and Tradition,
or the Judgment of the Antient and
the Present Church ; devised by
Satan to expose Christianity to
the Scorn of Infidels. By Richard
Baxter.

London, Printed for Nev. Sim-
mons at the Princes Arms in St.
Pauls Church-yard. 1674. [cr. 8°].

Collation: Title-page. Epistle Dedi-
catory to the Duke of Lauderdail \sic\
pp. 13. To the Reader pp. 3. The
Contents and Errata pp. 4. pp. 189.

*** On back of p. 189 is a notice that
'the First Part of the Key for Catholicks
being re-printed ' is intended ' to be
bound ' with the above, as ' the chief
part of the book.' See ' Reliquiae ' [Part
III. p. 107] for a fuller account.

LXXVII. The Poor Man's
Family Book.

i. Teaching him how to become
a true Christian.

ii. How to live as a Christian,
towards God, himself and others,
in all his relations ; especially in
his Family.

iii. How to die as a Christian
in Hope and Comfort, and so to
be Glorified with Christ for ever.
In plain, familiar Conferences be-
tween a Teacher and a Learner.
Written by Rich. Baxter. With
a request to Landlords and Rich
men to give to their Tenants and
poor Neighbours, either this or
some fitter Book.

Writings of Richard Baxter.

35

London, Printed by R. W. for
Nevill Simmons at the Sign of the
Prince's Arms in St Paul's Church-
yard. 1674. [12°].

Collation : Title-page. A Request to
the Rich pp. 2, To the Reader pp. 3.
The Contents pp 6. Treatise pp. 423.
Forms of Prayer etc. pp. 117 [but a mis-
pagination after page 100, 97 being re-
peated thereafter and the further pagina-
tion reckoned therefrom.]

*^* I have the ' 5th edn. ' which bears
to be ' corrected by the Author, with the
additions of some hymns,' 1684. ' Re-
liquiae' [Part III. p. 147].

LXXVIII. An Appeal to the
Light or Richard Baxter's Ac-
count of four accused passages of
a Sermon on Eph. i. 3 pubHshed
in hope either to procure the con-
vincing instructions of the wise or
to humble and stop the erroneous
resisters of the truth. Read Joh.
3. 20, 21 and Jam. 3. London,
Printed for Nevil Simmons at the
Princes-Arms in St Paul's Church-
yard, 1674 [sm. 4°).

Collat^n : Title-page — 'Appeal'
pp. 6.

*4^* On page 6 is this * Postscript '
which reminds us of Bunyan's like com-
plaints, ' I must here tell the world that
there are divers sheets published and
cryed about as mine : with my name
prefixed : as one called Mr Baxter's
Directions for Family Duties ; another
of Sentences about Conversion, and
more such, which are none of mine, but
are falsely so pretended, to my wrong :
some said to be printed by John Coniers
in Southwark, and some by others.' See
'Reliquiae^ [Part III. p. 154].

LXXIX. Richard Baxter's
Catholick Theologie : plain, pure,
peaceable : for Pacification of the
dogmatical Word-Warriours who
I . By contending about things un-
revealed or not understood 2. and
by taking verbal differences for
real, and their arbitrary notions
for necessary sacred truths, de-
ceived and deceiving by ambi-
guous unexplained words, have
long been the shame of the Chris-
tian Religion, a scandal and
hardning to unbelievers, the in-

cendiaries, dividers and distracters
of the Church, the occasion of
State discords and wars, the cor-
rupters of the Christian Faith and
the subverters of their own souls
and their followers, calling them
to a blind zeal and wrathful war-
fare against true piety, love and
peace, and teaching them to cen-
sure, backbite, slander, and prate
against each other, for things
which they never understood. In
three books. I. Pacifying prin-
ciples about God's decrees, fore-
knowledge. Providence, operations,
redemption, grace, man's power,
free-will, justification, merits, cer-
tainty of salvation, perseverance,
etc. II. A pacifying praxis or
dialogue about the five articles,
justification, etc. proving that men
here contend almost only about
ambiguous words and unrevealed
things. III. Pacifying disputa-
tions against some real errors which
hinder reconciliation viz. about
physical predetermination, original
sin, the extent of redemption, suffi-
cient grace, imputation of right-
eousness, etc. Written chiefly for
Posterity, when sad experience
hath taught men to hate theologi-
cal logical wars, and to love, and
sue, and call for peace. (Ex Bello
Pax). London, Printed by Robert
White for Nevill Simmons at the
Princes Arms in St Pauls Church-
yard. 1675 [folio].

Collation : Title-page — Quotations
pp. 5 — the Preface pp. 26 — * Table ' of
* Divisions and Corltentions of Christians
I page. Then a separate title-page as
follows : — ' Catholick Theologie: The
first Book. Pacifying Principles col-
lected from the common notices of
Nature, the certain Oracles of God in
the Holy Scriptures and the common
consent of Christians. For the reconcil-
ing of the Church-dividing and destroy-
ing Controversies, especially about Pre-
destination, Providence, Grace and Free-
will, Redemption, Justification, Faith,
Merit, Works, Certainty of Salvation,
Perseverance, and many others. In
three Parts. I. Of God's nature, know-

z^

Annotated List of the

ledge, decrees (and Providence about
sin, with man's free-will as the objects of
the former). II. Of God's government
and moral works. III. Of God's opera-
tions on man's soul. By Richard Baxter,
an earnest desirer of the unity, love and
peace of Christians : for endeavouring
of which he expecteth with resolved
patience, still to undergo the censures,
slanders and cruelties of ignorance,
pride and malice, from all that are pos-
sessed by the wisdom and zeal which
are from beneath, earthly, sensual and
devilish, ^ the causes of confusion and
every evil work. James iii. 14, 15, 16.

London [as in ^^//^r^/ title-page].
Then a third title-page —

{a) The First Part : Of the
Nature, Relations, Knowledge and
Decrees of God and of Free-Will
and Providence as the Objects
thereof. Such selected Verities
as are needful to reconcile the
common Differences about Pre-
destination, Providence, Grace and
Free Will ; between the Synodists
and Arminians, Calvinists and
Lutherans, Dominicans and Jesuits,
etc. By Richard Baxter.
London [as before].
General title-page to 1st Book
supra (i) — Separate title-page to
1st Part — The Contents pp. 2 —
Errata i page — pp. 136. Then —
{b) The Second Part : Of God's
Government and Moral Works.
Wherein of his laws or Covenants,
of Redemption, of sufficient and
effectual Grace, of Faith, Justifi-
cation, Works, Merits, Persever-
ance, certainty of Salvation, etc.
so far as the Church-troubling-
Controversies do require.
London [as before].
Separate title — The Contents
pp. 2 — A Premonition pp. 26 —
Appendix to this Premonition
pp. 4 [unpaged] — pp. 27-124.
Then —

{c) The Third Part : Of God's
Gracious Operations on Man's
Soul ; their Difference and the
Operations of Man's Will. For
the fuller Decision of the Contro-
versies about Effectual and Dif-

ferencing Grace. By Richard
Baxter.

London [as before].

Separate title — The Contents
pp. 2 — pp. 118. Then —

Catholick Theology: The Second
Book. The Synodists and Ar-
minians, Calvinists and Lutherans,
Dominicans and Jesuits Recon-
ciled. Or An End of the Contro-
versies about God's Decrees and
Grace and Man's Free Will,
Merit, &c. if men are willing. A
Retreat to the Militant Divines
who have too long warred about
words and unrevealed things ; and
kept the Church of God in Flames
and drawn Christ's Members to
hate, reproach and persecute each
other for they knew not what. In
a Dialogue between C. (a Calvin-
ist) A. (an Arminian) and B. (the
Reconciler) : and others. By
Richard Baxter.

London [as before].

Separate title — The Contents 5
—pp. 299.

V See 'Reliquiae' [Part III. p. 181]
for notice of this ' matter-full ' book.

LXXX. More Proofs of In-
fants Church -Membership and
consequently their right to Bap-
tism : or a Second Defence of our
infant rights and mercies. In
three parts. The first is. The
plain proof of God's statute or
covenant for infants Church-mem-
bership from the Creation, and the
continuance of it till the institution
of Baptism ; with the Defence of
that proof against the frivolous ex-
ceptions of Mr Tombes. And a
Confutation of Mr Tombes, his
arguments against Infants Church-
membership. The second is, A
Confutation of the strange forgeries
of Mr H. Danvers against the
antiquity of infant baptism and of
his many calumnies against myself
and writings. With a catalogue
of fifty-six new commandments and

Writings of Richard Baxter.

37

doctrines which he and the sec-
1 taries who joyn with him in those
calumnies seem to own. The third
part is Animadversions on Mr
Danver's Reply to Mr Wilks.
Extorted by their urgent impor-
tunity from an earnest desirer of
the love and peace of all true
Christians. By Richard Baxter.
London, Printed for N. Simmons
at the Princes Arms and J. Robin-
son at the Golden Lyon in St
Pauls Church-yard. 167$. [8°].

Collation : Title-page — the Preface
pp. 4 — Contents pp. 8 — Treatise pp. 414.
At close of page 414 is a curious notice
of the * hawkers ' crying B.'s books
* under his window ' as aJtle — book advt.

V See ' Reliquise' [Part III. p. 187]
where Baxter describes above as consist-
ing of a * few sheets ' whereas it is a con-
siderable volume.

LXXXI. In the different edi-
tions of the 'Morning Exercise
against Popery' [1675] the 5th
Sermon is by Baxter ' Against any
meer Humane Head of the Church
of Christ, either Personal or Col-
lective. '

LXXXII. Two Disputations of
Original Sin. I. Of original sin.
11. Of original sin, as from our
neerer parents. Written long ago
for a more private use ; and now
pubHshed — with a Preface — upon
the invitation of Dr T. Tullie. By
Richard Baxter. London, Printed
for Robert Gibbs at the Golden
Ball in Chancery- Lane, 1675 [12°].

Collation: Title-page — 'To the im-
partial friends of sacred truth pp. 64 —
Treatise pp. 65-245.

LXXXIII. Select Arguments
and Reasons against Popery. By
R. Baxter. London, Printed in
the year 1675. [4°].

Collation : Title-page— pp. 6.

*^* The only copy of this tract that I
have found is in ' Sion College ' Library.

LXXXI V. A Treatise of Jus-
tifying Righteousness. In Two
Books : I. A Treatise of Imputed

Righteousness, opening and de-
fending the True Sense, and con-
futing the False, with many of Dr
Tullie's Reasonings against Truth,
Peace and Me : With an Answer
to Dr TuUie's Letter adjoyned.
II. A Friendly Debate with the
Learned and Worthy Mr Chris-
topher Cartwright, containing I.
His Animadversions on my Apho-
risms with my Answer. 2. His
Exceptions against that Answer.
3. My Reply to the Summe of
the Controversies agitated in those
Exceptions. All PubHshed in-
stead of a fuller Answer to the
Assaults in Dr Tullie's Justificatio
Paulina^ for the quieting of Cen-
sorious and Dividing Contenders,
who raise odious Reports of their
Brethren as Popish etc. who do
but attempt Reconcilingly to open
this Doctrine more clearly than
themselves. By Richard Baxter.
London, Printed for Nevil Si-
mons and Jonath. Robinson at the
Prince's-Arms and Golden-Lion
in St Paul's Church-yard. 1676.
[cr. 8°].

Collation : Title-page— To the Readers
pp. 14.

There are separate titles as
follows : —

(i. ) Of the Imputation of Christ's
Righteousness to Believers: in what
sence sound Protestants hold it ;
and of the false devised sence by
whichLibertines subvert theGospel.
With an Answer to some common
Obj ections, especially of Dr Thomas
Tully whose Justif. Paulina occa-
sioneth the publication of this.
By Richard Baxter a compassionate
Lamenter of the Churches wounds
caused by hasty judging and un-
digested conceptions and by the
theological wars which are hereby
raised and managed ; by perswad-
ing the world that meer verbal or
notional differences are material
and such as our faith, love, con-

38

Annotated List of the

cord and communion must be
measured by, for want of an exact
discussion of the ambiguity of
words. London [as before] — the
Preface pp. 15. Contents pp. 2.
Treatise pp. 198.

(2.) An Answer to Dr Tullies
angry Letter. By Richard Baxter.
London [as before] pp. 94 — errata
pp. 2. Without a separate title
but headed.

(3.) 'May 26, 1652.' 'An ac-
count of my Consideration of the
friendly, modest, learned Animad-
versions of Mr Chr. Cartwright of
York, on my Aphorisms' pp.
294. Postscript pp. 8.

(4. ) The Substance of Mr Cart-
wright's Exceptions considered.
By Rich. Baxter. London [as
before] — pp. 3-69. Postscript on
Mr Danvers pp. 7o~79-

LXXXV. Rich. Baxter's Re-
view of the State of Christians
Infants. Whether they should be
entered in the Covenant with God
by Baptism and be visible mem-
bers of His Church and have any
Covenant-right to pardon and sal-
vation? or Whether Christ, the
Saviour of the World, hath shut
all mankind out of His visible
Kingdom and covenant-rights and
hopes till they come to age ? And
whether he did so from the be-
ginning of the world or after his
incarnation? Occasioned by the
importunity of Mr E. Hutchinson
(and of Mr Danvers and Mr
Tombes) who called him to this
Review in order to his Retracta-
tion. An unpartial reading is
humbly requested of those dis-
senters who would not be found
despisers of holy truth nor such as
judge before they hear. London,
Printed for Nevil Simons at the
Princes Arms in Pauls Church-
yard. 1676. [cr. 8°.]

Collation : Title-page— To the Reader
pp. 6. Treatise pp. 64.

VSce ' Reliquia ' [Part III. p. 187.]

LXXXVI. The Judgment of
Nonconformists of the Interest of
Reason in matters of Religion, in
which it is proved against Make-
bates that both Conformists and
Nonconformists and all parties if
true Protestants are herein really
agreed though unskilful speakers
diifer in words. London, Printed
in the year 1676. [4°.]

Collation : Title-page and pp. 21.

**** On page 21 is the following 'We
whose names are subscribed, not undertak-
ing for any individual person who is other-
minded, do ourselves believe the real
concord of Protestants as it is here ex-
pressed. Thomas Manton, William
Bates, Rich. Baxter, Thos. Case, Mat.
Sylvester, Edward Lawrence, etc., etc'
In the Williams Library copy there are
added in MS. ' Gabriel Sangor, Heny.
Hurst, Roger Morice.'

LXXXVIL The Judgment of
Nonconformists of Things Indiffe-
rent commanded by Authority, as
far as the Subscribers are acquaint-
ed with it. Written to save the
ignorant from the temptations of
DiaboHsm (described 2 Tim. 3. 3
and I John 3. 10, 12, 15. John
8. 44). Printed in the year 1676.

[4°.] ^ .

Collation : Title-page— Treatise pp.
21-41. ("continued pagination from No.
LXXXV).

LXXXVIIL The Judgment of
Nonconformists of Things sinful
by Accident and of Scandal, pub-
lished to save Men's Souls from
the Guilt of believing those Men
who tell them that the Noncon-
formists asserted that Whatever
may be the occasion of sin to any
must be taken away or that Nothing
may be imposed which Men may
take Scandal at or by Accident
turn to sin. And to help those to
Repentance who have polluted
their Souls with Falshood and
Uncharitableness by relieving them
and seconding their Reports.
Printed in the Year 1676. [4°.]

Collation: Title-page— Treatise pp.
43-79 (continued pagination from No.
LXXXVIL)

Writings of Richard Baxter.

39

LXXXIX. What Meer Non-
conformity is not: the Profession
of Several whom these Times have
made and called Nonconformists.
Printed in the Year 1676. [4°.]

Collation : Title-page — Treatise pp.
81-123. (continued pagination from
LXXXVill).

XC. Roman Tradition Examin-
ed as it is urged as Infallible
against all men's senses, reason,
the Holy Scripture, the tradition
and present judgment of the far
greatest part of the Universal
Church in the point of Transub-
stantiation, in answer to a book
called a Rational Discourse of
Transubstantiation. Printed in the
year 1676 [4°].

Collation: Title-page — Treatise pp.
73 — a ' Postcript' being on pp. 72, 73.

XCI. A Supplement to the
Morning-Exercise at Cripplegate :
or several more Cases of Conscience
practically resolved by sundry mi-
nisters. London, Printed for
Thomas Cockerill at the sign of
the Atlas in Cornhil near the
Royal Exchange. 1676 [4°].

Sermon XXII. 'What light
must shine in our souls ' [Matthew
V. 16] pp. 545-578.

*♦* In the British Museum copy some
one has written (in pencil) ' Baxter :
judicious, nervous, spiritual and remark-
ably evangelical tho' often charged to
the contrary : a manly eloquence.'

XCII. Reasons for Ministers
using the greatest plainness and
seriousness possible in all their ap-
plications to their people. 1676.
[8°].

*^* I have not met with this. I sus-
pect it was a ' Preface ' or ' Epistle ' to
some book of another's. It is given by
Orme in ' Practical Works,' Vol. XV.

XCIII. Naked Popery ; or
the Naked Falsehood of a book
called the Catholick Naked Truth
or the Puritan Convert to Apos-
tolical Christianity : written by W.

H. Opening their fundamental
errour of Unwritten Tradition and
their unjust descriptions of the
Puritan, the Prelatical Protestant
and the Papist, and their differ-
ences ; and better acquainting the
ignorant of the true difference,
especially what a Puritan and
what a Papist is. By Richard
Baxter, a Professor of meer Apos-
tolical Christianity. London, Print-
ed for N. Simmons at the Princes
Arms in S. Paul's Church-yard.
1677 [4°].

Collation: Title-page — Treatise pp.
3-196 — Contents pp. 7 — Errata on reverse
of last page.

*** My copy has on the title-page the
autograph of ' B. Robinson ' author of a
treatise on * Liturgies.'

XCIV. The Judgment of Non-
conformists about the Difference
between Grace and Morality. Print-
ed in the year 1678 [4°].

Collation : Title-page — Errata on re-
verse— Treatise pp. 18.

*^* This and the others onward, are
stated in the * Reliquise ' [Part III. p.
185] to have been 'suppressed' which
explains their great rarity.

XCV. The Death of Ministers
improved or an Exhortation to the
inhabitants of Horsley in Gloces-
ter-shire, and others, on the much
lamented death of that reverend
and faithful minister of the gospel
Mr Henry Stubbs. By Tho. Vin-
cent, John Turner, Rob. Perrot,
M. Pemberton. To which is added
a Sermon upon that occasion by
Richard Baxter. Printed in the
year 1678 [18°].

Collation: Title-page — the 'Address'
as supra pp. 48 — Then a separate title —
' A Sermon preached at the Funeral of
that holy, peaceful and fruitful minister
of Christ Mr Henry Stubbs; about fifty
years a successful Preacher at Bristol,
Wells, Chew, Dursley, London, and di-
vers other places. By his unworthy fel-
low-servant hasting after him, Richard
Baxter. Printed in the year 1678.'

Title-page and Sermon pp. 54 — [Text
Acts XX. 24].

40

Annotated List of the

XCVI. Which is the True
Church? The whole Christian
World as headed only by Christ
(of which the Reformed are the
soundest part) or the Pope of Rome
and his subjects as such ? In three
parts. I. The Papists Confusion
in explaining the terms of the
Questions : not able to bear the
light. II." A Defence of a Dispu-
tation concerning the continued
visibility of the Church of which
the Protestants are Members. III.
A Defence of the several Addi-
tional proofs of the said visibility.
By Richard Baxter. Written espe-
cially to instruct the younger un-
experienced scholars how to deal
with these deceivers in these dan-
gerous times. London, Printed,
and are to be sold by Richard
Janeway in Butcher-hall lane. 1679
[4°]-

Collation : Title-page — Preface pp. 4
— Treatise pp. t68 — [At page 100 the
pagination passes to 121 by misprint].

XCVII. The Nonconformist's
Plea for Peace : or an Account of
their Judgment in certain things in
which they are mi^nderstood :
written to reconcile and pacify
such as by mistaking them hinder
love and concord. By Richard
Baxter. London, Printed for Benj.
Alsop at the Angel and Bible over
aeainst the Stocks-Market. 1679

m-

Collation : Title-page — ' To the reve-
rend Conforming Clergy ' pp, lo — Con-
tents, etc. pp. 2 — Treatise pp. 340 —
Errata i page — books pubd. by Alsop i
page.

V See * Reliquiae' [Part III. 180-
187.]

XCVIII. A True Believer's
Choice and Pleasure. Instanced in
the Exemplary Life of Mrs Mary
Coxe, the late wife of Doctor
Thomas Coxe. Preached for her
Funeral by Richard Baxter, Lon-

don, Printed by R. E. in the year
1680. [4°].

Collation : Title-page — Dedication to
Dr Thomas Coxe pp. 3 — On reverse,
Errata — Sermon pp. 65 — [Text Psalm
cxix. III.]

XCIX. The True and only way
of Concord of all the Christian
Churches ; the desirableness of it
and the detection of false dividing
terms. Opened by Richard Bax-
ter. London, Printed for John
Hancock at the Three Bibles in
Pope's-head-alley over against the
Royal Exchange in Cornhill. 1680
[cr. 8°].

Collation : Title-page — Texts etc. on
reverse — the Preface * To the honourable
and reverend Dr George Morley, late
Lord Bishop of Worcester and now of
Winchester ; and Dr Peter Gunning,
Lord Bishop of Ely,' pp. 11 — a Premo-
nition pp. 7 — Contents pp. 7 — Errata i
page— Pt. L pp. 133— Pt. IL pp. 135-327
— Pt. in. T44 [Text prefixed to Pt. I.
Ephesians iv. 3.]

C. The Defence of the Noncon-
formists Plea for Peace or an Ac-
count of the Matter of their Non-
conformity against Mr J. Cheney's
answer called The Conforming
Nonconformist and The Noncon-
forming Conformist to which is
added the second Part in answer
to Mr Cheney's Five Undertak-
ings. By Richard Baxter. Lon-
don, Printed for Benjamin Alsop
at the Angel over against the
Stocks-Market. 1680 [8°].

Collation: Title-page — the Preface
pp. 6 — Contents pp. 6 — Treatise pp. 176.

CI. Fasciculus Literarum or
Letters on Several Occasions.

I. Betwixt Mr Baxter, and
the Author of llic Pemva-
sive to Con/or niity. Where-
in many things are dis-
cussed which are repeated
in Mr Baxter's late Plea for
the Nonconformists.

II , A Letter to an Oxford

W7'itings of Richard Baxter,

41

Friend concerning the In-
dulgence i67|-.

III. A Letter from a Minister
in the Country to a Minis-
ter in London.

IV. An Epistle written in Latin
to the Triers before the
King's most happy Restau-
ration. By John Hinckley
D.D. Rector of Northfeild
in Worcestershire. Lon-
don, Printed for Thomas
Basset at the George near
St Dunstans Church in
Fleet-street, mdclxxx.
[8vo].

Collation : Title-page — Preface pp. 14
[unpaged] and pp. 344. The Baxter por-
tion pp. 200.

*** See 'Reliquiae' [Part III. p. 90]
for a short notice of Hinckley and his
tactics.

CII. The Second Part of the
Nonconformists Plea for Peace.
Being an account of their Prin-
ciples about Civil and Ecclesiasti-
cal Authority and Obedience (as
far as the Author knoweth it) and
about Things Indifferent, and evil
by Accident or Scandal : and what
their Nonconformity is not : and
whether the Ministers encourage
vSects and Schism : With their
judgements and earnest desires of
the Churches Peace and Concord,
and the true and necessary means.
Mostly written many years past,
and now published to save our
Lives and the Kingdom's Peace,
from the false and bloody Plotters,
who would first persuade the King
and people that the Protestants,
and particularly the Nonconform-
ists are Presbyterians and Fana-
ticks ; and next that it was such
Presbyterians that killed his Father;
and next that our Principles are
rebellious ; and next that we are
plotting a rebellion and his death ;
and lastly that this is the genius of
the Parliament ; and therefore that
they and we must be used as ene-

mies to the King. By Richard
Baxter.

London, Printed for John Han-
cock at the three Bibles near the
Royal Exchange in Cornhill. 1 680.
[4°].

Collation : Title-page — The Preface
pp. 22 [Signed R. e., no doubt a misprint
for R. B.] — The Contents, etc. 'of this
Extorted and Distorted Treatise ' pp. 4
— Treatise pp. 204.

V" No. LXXXVII. to LXXXIX.
are often found along with this agreeably
to ' Reliquiae ' [Part III. p. 188]. Orme
enumerates them separately and as they
were separately issued (though ' sup-
pressed ' afterwards) it seems right in this
case to give each distinctly.

cm. A Moral Prognostication.
I. What shall befall the Churches
on earth till that Concord, by the
Restitution of their primitive purity,
sim.plicity and charity. II. How
that restitution is like to be made
(if ever) and what shall befall them
thenceforth unto the end in that
golden age of love. Written by
Richard Baxter. When by the
King's Commission we (in vain)
treated for Concord. 1661. And
now published not to instruct the
proud that scorn to learn ; nor to
make them wise who will not be.
made wise : but to instruct the
sons of love and peace in their
duties and expectations. And to
tell Posterity that the things which
befall them were .foretold, and that
the evil might have been pre-
vented, and blessed peace on earth
attained if men had been but will-
ing, and had not shut their eyes
and hardened their hearts against
the beams oflight and love. London,
Printed for Thomas Simmons at
the Princes Arms in Ludgate-
street, 1680 [4°].

Collation : Title-page — To the Reader
pp. 2 — Treatise pp. 67.

*4(.* I have another edition ' London,
Printed in the year 1680 and published
in the year 1690 and are to be sold by
Tho, Parkhurst at the Bible and three
crowns in Cheapside near Mercer's

42

Annotated List of the

Chapel.' See 'Reliquiae' [Part III. p.

i88J.

CIV. 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. Written for the use
especially of them. I. Who are
ignorant or misinformed of the
state of the Antient Churches.
II. Who cannot read many and
great volumes. III. Who think
that the universal Church must
have one visible soveraign, per-
sonal or collective, Pope or Gene-
ral Councils. IV. Who would
know whether Patriarchs, Dio-
cesans, and their Councils, have
been or must be, the cure of here-
sies and schismes. V. Who would
know the truth about the great
heresies which have divided the
Christian world, especially the
Donatists, Novatians, Arrians,
Macedonians, Nestorians, Euty-
chians, Monothelites, etc. By
Richard Baxter, a hater of false
History. London : Printed by B.
Grifhn, and are to be sold by
Thomas Simmons at the Princes
Arms in Ludgate-street, and John
Kidgell at the Atlas in Cornhil
near the Royal Exchange. 1680.
[4°].

Collation: Title-page — The Preface
pp. 6 — What history is credible and what
not pp. 10 : at end of paj^e 10 ' a notice
concerning Mr Henry Dodwell ' — Con-
tents pp. 25 — Books pubd. by Simmons
I page — Treatise pp. 488.

CV. Richard Baxter's Answer
to Dr Edward Stillingfleet's Charge
of Separation : containing —

I. Some Queries necessary for
the understanding of his Accusa-
tion.

II. A Reply to his Letter which
denyeth a Solution.

III. An Answer to his Printed
Sermon.

Humbly tendred I. To Him-
self; II. To the Right Honour-
able the Lord Mayor and the
Court of Aldermen ; HI. To the
Readers of his Accusation : the
Forum where we are accused.

London, Printed for Nevil Sim-
mons at the Three Cocks at the
West-end of St Paul's, and Thomas
Simmons at the Prince's Arms in
Ludgate-street. 1680. [4°].

Collation : Title-page — The Preface
pp. 5 — and pp. 8-100 — Appendix [un-
paged] pp. 4.

*4(.* The Appendix is frequently awant-
ing from ' Finis' being printed at close of
page 100 — a not uncommon thing with
Baxter — for he has overflowing ' Post-
scripts' and 'Notes,' etc. etc. See
'Reliquiae' [Part III. p. 187].

CVI. A Treatise of Episcopacy,
confuting by Scripture, Reason
and the Churches Testimony, that
sort of Diocesan Churches, Prelacy
and Government, which casteth out
the primitive Church-species, Epis-
copacy, ministry and discipline,
and confoundeth the Christian
world by corruption, usurpation,
schismes and persecution. Medi-
tated 1640 when the etc. oath
was imposed. Written 167 1 and
cast by: pubhshed 1680 by the
call of Mr H. Dodwel, and the
importunity of our superiors, who
demand the Reasons of our Non-
conformity. The designe of this
book is not to weaken the Church
of England, its government, riches,
honour or unity : but to strengthen
and secure it. i. By the concord
of all true Protestants who can
never unite in the present imposi-
tions. 2. And by the necessary
reformation of Parish- Churches,
and those abuses which else will
in all ages keep up a succession of
Nonconformists. As an account
why we dare not covenant by oath
or subscription never to endeavour

Writings of Richard Baxter.

43

any (amending) alteration of the
Church government (by lawful
meanes, as subjects) nor make our-
selves the justifying vouchers for
all the unknown persons in the
kingdom who vowed and swore it,
that none of them are obliged to
such (lawful) endeavours by their
vow. By Richard Baxter, a Catho-
lick Christian, for love, concord
and peace of all true Christians,
and obedience to all laM^ful com-
mands of rulers ; but made, called
and used as, a Nonconformist.
London, Printed for Nevil Sim-
mons at the three Cocks at the
West-end of St Pauls and Thomas
Simmons at the Prince's Armes in
Ludgate-street. 1681 [4°].

Collation: Title-page — Books of Bax-
ter's pp. 2 — the history of the production
of this treatise, etc. pp. 10 — Quotations
I page — Contents pp. 3 — Treatise — First
Part pp. 170 — Second Part pp. 233 — Post-
script pp. 3.

\* The Williams Library copy has
manuscript [holograph] additions by
Baxter. See ' P.eliquise ' [Part III. p.
188].

CVII. An Apology for the Non-
conformists Ministry : containing

I. The reasons of their preaching

II. An answer to the accusations
urged as reasons, for the silencing
of about 2000, by Bishop Morley,
Bishop Guning's chaplain, Dr Say-
well, Mr Durel, the nameless Ec-
clesiastical Politician and Debate-
maker the Counterminer, H.
Fowlis, DrGood, and many others.

III. Reasons proving it the duty
and interest of the Bishops and
Conformists to endeavour ear-
nestly their Restoration. With a
Postscript upon oral debates with
Mr H. Dodwell against his reasons
for their silence. And a Scheme
of Interests. Written in 1668
and 1669 for the most of it, and
now published as an addition to
the Defence against Dr Stillingfleet
and as an account to the Silencers
of the Reasons of our Practice.

By Richard Baxter. London,
Printed for Thomas Parkhurst at
the Bible and Three Crowns in
Cheapside near Mercers Chappel.

1681. [4°.]

Collation .-Title-page — Epistle Dedica-
tory to certain of the * peaceful ' Bishops
pp. 6. Contents pp. 3. Treatise pp. 252.

%* * Reliquia' [Part III. p. 188.]

CVIII. Faithful Souls shall be
with Christ : the certainty proved
and their Christianity described
and exemplified in the truly Chris-
tian life and death of that excellent,
amiable saint Henry Ashurst Esq.
citizen of London. Briefly and
truly published for the conviction
of hypocrites and the malignant,
the strengthening of believers and
the imitation of all, especially
the masters of families in London.
By Richard Baxter. London,
Printed for Nevil Simmons at the
Three Golden Cocks at the west
end of St Paul's Church, 1681.
[4°.]

Collation : Title-page — Epistle Dedi-
catory to widow and son pp. 6. Sermon
[John xii. 26] pp. 60,

CIX. Poetical Fragments :
Heart-Imployment with God and
itself. The concordant discord of
a broken-healed heart. Sorrow-
ing-rejoycing, fearing-hoping, dy-
ing-living. Written partly for
himself and partly for near friends
in sickness and other deep afflic-
tion. By Richard Baxter. Pub-
lished for the use of the afflicted.
London, Printed by T. Snowden
for B. Simmons at the 3 Golden
Cocks at the west end of St Pauls.
1681. [18°.]

Collation : Title-page — To the Reader
pp. 12 signed 'at the door of eternity'
Aug. 7, 168 T. Poems pp. 135. The
three little volumes of Verse, by B. were
collected together by the late celebrated
Publisher Mr Pickering as the ' Poetical
Fragments ' of Baxter (i vol. 12°) a very
pretty and now scarce book.

ex. A Search for the English
Schismatick : By the Case and

44

Annotated List of the

Characters I. Of the Diocesan
Canoneers II. Of the Present
Meer Nonconformists. Not as an
Accusation of the former but a
Necessary Defence of the later, so
far as they are wrongfully Accused
and Persecuted by them. By
Richard Baxter, One of the Ac-
cused.

London : Printed for Nevill
Simmons at the Sign of the Three
Golden Cocks at the West-end of
St Pauls Church-yard. i68i.
[4°.]

Collation: Title-page. Postscript pp.
2. Treatise pp. 44.

V ' Reliquiae ' [Part III. pp. 188, 189].

CXI. A Third Defence of the
Cause of Peace, proving i. The
need of our Concord 2. The Im-
possibility of it on the terms of the
present impositions. Against the
Accusations and Storms of viz. Mr
John Hinckley, A Nameless Im-
pleader, A Nameless Reflector or
Speculum etc. Mr John Cheney's
Second Accusation, Mr Roger
L' Strange Justice etc. the Dia-
logue between the Pope and a
Fanatic, J. Varney's Phanatic
Prophesie. By Richard Baxter.
London, Printed for Jacob Samp-
son, next to the Wonder Tavern
in Ludgate-Street. 1681. [8°.]

Collation : Title-page — the Preface
pp. 7. — books pp. 2. Answer to Hinck-
leyipp. 128 — to Cheney pp. 76. Impleader
pp. 77-146. Reflector pp. 147-149 —
Varney and L'Strange pp. 150.

CXII. A Second true Defence
of the meer Nonconformists against
the untrue Accusations, Reason-
ings and History of Dr Edward
Stillingfleet, dean of St Pauls
etc. Clearly proving that it is
(not sin but) duty. I. Not wil-
fully to commit the many sins of
Conformity. 2. Not sacrilegiously
to forsake the preaching of the
Gospel. 3. Not to cease publick
worshipping of God. 4. To use
needful pastoral helps for salva-

tion, though men forbid it and call
it Schism. Written by Richard
Baxter, not to accuse others but
to defend God's truth, and the
true way of peace after near 20
years loud accusations of the si-
lencing, prosecuting clergy and
their sins. With some Notes on
Mr Joseph Glanvile's zealous and
impartial Protestant and Dr L.
Moulins Character. London,
Printed for Nevil Simons at the
sign of the Three Golden Cocks
at the West-end of St Pauls.
1681 [4°].

Collation : Title-page — an historical
Preface pp. 10 — a premised explication
of the equivocal word * church ' pp. 4 —
advertisement at bottom of page*-Con-
tents pp. 4 — Treatise pp. 195 — books
pubd. by Simmons.

*^* Able and acute as was Stilling-
fleet it only needeth to read this and No.
CV. to be convinced of the larger and
finer intellect of Baxter, as well as supe-
rior learning within the debated ground.

CXIII. A Breviate of the Life
of Margaret, the Daughter of
Francis Charlton of Apply in
Shropshire Esq. ; and Wife of
Richard Baxter. For the use of
all, but especially of their Kindred.
There is also Published the Cha-
racter of her Mother, truly de-
scribed in her Published Funeral
Sermon. Reprinted at her Daugh-
ter's Request, called ' The Last
Work of a Believer, His passing-
prayer, recommending his depart-
ing Spirit to Christ, to be received
by him.

London, Printed for B. Sim-
mons at the Three Golden Cocks
at the West-end of St Paul's.
1681. [4°].

Collation : Title-page — To the Reader
pp. 8 — ' Breviate ' pp. 107.

*** Cf, John Howe's great Sermon,
with loving and reverent * Epistle ' to
Baxter, preached on the death of Mrs B.
The * Breviate ' is very rare.

CXIV. An Answer to Mr Dod-
well and Dr Sherlocke ; confuting

Writings of Richard Baxter,

45

an Universal humane Church-su-
premacy, aristocratical and monar-
chical ; as Church-tyranny and
Popery : and defending Dr Isaac
Barrow's treatise against it. By
Richard Baxter, Preparatory to a
fuller Treatise against such an
Universal Soveraignty, as contrary
to reason, Christianity, the Pro-
testant profession and the Church
of England : though the corrupters
usurp that title. London : Printed
for Thomas Parkhurst at the Bible
and Three Crowns at the lower
end of Cheapside near Mercer's
Chapel. 1682 [4°].

Collation : Title-page— To the Reader
pp. 10 — Contents pp. 3 — Letters between
B. and Dodwell pp. 8— Treatise pp. 151
—Then separate title. * An Account of
my Dissent from Dr Sherlocke, his doc-
tnne, accusations and argumentation.
Especially about the essence of the uni-
versal, national and single Church, and
the nature of Schism and the terms of
Christian Concord. As also of my dis-
sent from the French, from Bishop Gun-
ning, and his chaplain Dr Saywell, Mr
Thorndike,* Bishop Bramhall, Bishop
Sparrow, Mr Dodwell, etc., on the same
subject. By Richard Baxter, not as
their Accuser, but a Defender of himself
and the Protestants against other mens
accusations who call for the execution of
the laws against us. London, Printed
for Tho. Parkhurst at the Bible and
Three Crowns in Cheapside near Mer-
cers Chappel. 1681 — pp. 155-230 — books
pp. 2.

%* See * Reliquiae' [Part III. p. 189.]

CXV. Methodus Theologi^
Christianae. i. Naturae rerum.
2. Sacra Scripturse. 3. Praxi,
congrua, conformis adaptata. Ple-
rumque (corrigenda tamen et perfi-
cienda). Non i. Ignavis, festi-
nantibus, delassatis. 2. Stolidis,
indocilibus. sectariis (ex homine
etfucojudicantibus). 3. Superbis,
mundanis, maliguis : Ergo, Non
plurimis : Sed Juventutis Acade-
micae et Pastorum juniorum parti.

1. Studiosae, sedulae, indefessae.

2. Ingeniosae, docili, veritatem et
ordinem sitienti. 3. Humih, can-

didae, Deo devotae : Quippe ad
I. Veritatis indagationem, custo-
diam, propagationem. 2. Sancti-
tatis cultum incrementum laudem,
3. Ecclesiae salutem, pacem, de-
cus. Supra omnes natae, disposita
consecratae. Dicata par Richardum
Baxterum, Philotheologum.

Londini, Typis M. White et
T. Snowden et prostant venales
apud Nevil Simmons ad insigne
trium gallorum in vico Ludgate
prope Templium Paulinum. 168 1
[folio].

Collation : Imprimatur, etc. on fly-
leaf— engraved title-page as ante, —
Prefatio pp. 8 — Index pp. 12 — Post-
scriptum pp. 2 — large circular engraving
shewing the whole details — Treatise :
Pars L pp. 380 — Pars IL pp. 381-450 —
Pars III. pp. 369 — Pars IV. pp. 371-439.

*** ' This book cost him the most
pains by far of any of his works. He
was a great many years about it. It
cost him one way or other about ;^5oo
[;^2ooo fully now] the printing : for he
was forced to print it at his own charge.
And after all 'tis generally esteemed so
abstruse and scholastical that few have
been willing to be at the necessary pains
to understand it. But such as will ex-
cuse the Latin of it, will find a more
than ordinary accuracy [of thought] in
it. Calamy * Account ' Vol. I. p. 417.
There can be no doubt that there are
'slips' in the Latinity of this ' Me-
thodus ' but it is an extraordinary book :
and perhaps evidences more than any
other the broadness of Baxter's intellect
and the excursiveness of his speculation.
There are too bits of terse, apothegmatic
Latin worthy of Hobbes' renderings of
Bacon : and there are separate ' Thoughts'
that well translated would make a com-
panion volume to Fuller's wise and
quaint * Thoughts :' without their sparkle
but of perhaps a truer spirituality. See
'Reliquiae' [Part IIL pp. 69, 70] for a
curious narrative of the preparation of
this treatise.

CXVI. The Ready Way of
comfuting Mr Baxter : a Speci-
men of the present mode of Con-
troversie in England. On last
page ' London, Printed for R.
Janewayin Queen's- Head- Alley in
Paternoster-row, 1682 ' [4°] — pp.
8. No title-page save al?ove.

46

Annotated List of the

CXyil. The True History of
Councils Enlarged and Defended,
against the Deceits of a pretended
Vindication of the Primitive
Church, but indeed of the Tym-
panite and Tyranny of some
Prelates many hundred years after
Christ. With a Detection of the
false History of Edward, Lord
Bishop of Corke and Rosse in
Ireland. And a Specimen of the
way by which this Generation
confuteth their Adversaries, in
several instances. And a Preface
abbreviating much of Ludolphus's
History of Habassia. Written to
shew their dangerous Errour, who
think that a general Council or
Colledge of Bishops, is a supream
Govemour of all the Christian
World, with power of Universal
Legislation, Judgment and Execu-
tion, and that Christ's Laws with-
out their Universal Laws, are not
sufficient for the Churches Unity
and Concord. By Richard Baxter,
a Lover of Truth, Love, and Peace,
and a Hater of Lying, Malignity,
and Persecution. To which is
added by another Hand, a Defence
of a Book, Entituled No Evidence
for Diocesan Churches. Wherein
what is further produced out of
Scripture and ancient Authors, for
Diocesan Churches, is described.

London, Printed for Tho. Park-
hurst at the Bible and Three
Crowns, at the lower end of Cheap-
side, near Mercer's Chappel. 1682.
[4°].

Collation : Tide-page — The Preface
pp. 23 — The Contents pp. 3 — Treatise pp.
240 — Defence of * No Evidence,' etc. —
Title-page and Errata on reverse —
Preface pp. 6 and pp. 113 — Postscript
pp.8.

V * Reliquiae' [Part III. p. 189].

CXVIH. A Sermon preached at
the Funeral of that faithful minister
of Christ Mr John Corbet. With
his true and exemplary Character.
By Richard Baxter. London,

Printed for Thomas Parkhurst at
the Bible and three Crowns at
the lower end of Cheapside. 1682.
[sm. 4°].

Collation : Title-page — Sermon [from
2 Corinthians xii. 1-9] pp. 36, and i page
giving list of C.'s writings.

CXIX. The Last Work of a
Believer. His passing-Prayer, re-
commending his departing spirit to
Christ to be received by him.

Prepared for the Funerals of
Mary, the Widow first of Francis
Charlton, Esq., and after of
Thomas Hanmer, Esq. : and
partly preached at St Mary Mag-
dalens Church in Milk-street,
London. And now, at the desire
of her daughter, before her death,
reprinted. By Richard Baxter.

London, Printed by B. Griffin
for B. Simmons at the three
Golden Cocks, at the West-end of
St Pauls. 1682. [4°.]

Collation: Tide-page— The Contents
pp. 2 — To the Reader pp. 12 — Sermon
pp. 79- [Text Acts vii. 29].

^*^ * Reliquiae ' [Lib. I. p. 120].

CXX. Compassionate Counsel
to all Young Men, especially 1.
London Apprentices. II. Students
of Divinity, Physick and Law.
III. The sons of magistrates and
rich men. By Richard Baxter.
London, Printed by T. S. and are
to be . sold by B. Simmons and
Jonath. Greenwood at the Three
Golden Cocks at the West-end of
St Pauls and at the Crown in the
Poultry. 1682 [I2°J.

Collation : Title-page — Contents pp. 2
— Treatise pp. 192.

*^* Had an instant and sustained
popularity : enormous numbers were
gratuitously circulated. Not until * 1691 '
did the Publishers put * second edition *
on fhe title-page — which edition contains
a pretty full ' catalogue ' of B.'s * books '
published and then unpublished—* Printed
by H. Clark for George Conyers next
door to the Princes Arms in Little
Britain.' I have an edition of *i7o8'
which has printed on the title-page the

Writings of Richard Baxter.

47

gift of the Author ' — * Printed for J. Liint-
ley at the Three Bibles in Portugal-
street near Lincolns-Inn- Fields.' See
'Reliquiae ' [Part III. p. 190].

CXXI. How to do good to
Many : or the Publick Good is the
Christians Life. Directions and
Motives to it. Intended for an
auditory of London citizens, and
published for them, for want of
leave to preach them. By Richard
Baxter. London, Printed for Rob.
Gibs at the Ball in Chancery Lane.
1682. [4°].

Collation : Title-page — ' To the truly-
Christian merchants and other citizens of
London ' pp. 2 — Treatise pp. 48. [Text
Galatians vi. 10].

CXXII. Of the Immortality of
Man's Soul and the nature of it
and other spirits. Two discourses :
One in a Letter to an unknown
Doubter : the other in a reply to
Dr Henry Moore's [More] Animad-
versions on a private Letter to him :
which he published in his second
edition of Mr Joseph Glauvil's
Sadducismus Triumphatus or His-
tory of Apparitions. By Richard
Baxter. London, Printed for B.
Simons at the Three Golden
Cocks at the West -end of St
Pauls. 1682. [12°].

Collation : Title-page — the Preface
pp. 6 — Separate title 'The Nature and
Immortality of the Soul proved. In
answer to one who professed perplexing
doubtfulness. By Richard Baxter.
London [as before] — pp. 3-72. Separate
title — * Of the Nature of Spirits : especi-
ally man's soul. In a placid collation
with the learned Dr Henry More, in a
Reply to his Answer to a private Letter,
etc. [as before] — Letter [by Baxter to
More] pp. 10 — Treatise pp. no.

CXXIII. The Catechizing of
Families : a Teacher of House-
holders, how to teach their House-
holds. Useful also to School-
masters and tutors of youth. For
those that are past the common
small Chatechisms [sic] and would
grow to a more rooted Faith and
to the fuller understanding of all

that is commonly needful to a safe,
holy, comfortable and profitable
life. Written by Richard Baxter,
in hope that family and school-
diligence may do much to keep up
true Religion. London, Printed
for T. Parkhurst at the Bible and
Three Crowns at the lower end of
Cheapside near Mercers Chappel,
and B. Simmons at the Three
Golden Cocks at the West-end of
St Pauls. 1683. [8°].

Collation : Portrait 1674 — Title-page
— Reasons and use of the book pp. 10 —
Contents pp. 3 — Errata and books pubd.
I page — Treatise pp. 439 — Books pubd.
I page.

*^* ' Reliquiae' [Part III. p. 191].

CXXIV. Additional Notes on
the Life and Death of Sir Matthew
Hale, the late universally honoured
and loved Lord Justice of the
King's Bench. Written by Richard
Baxter at the request of Edward
Stephens Esq. the Publisher of
his Contemplations and his familiar
friend, and published by the ur-
gency of others. London, Printed
for Richard Jane way in Queens -
head-alley in Patemoster-row.
1682. [12°.]

Collation : Tide-page— To the Reader
pp. o — Note I page — Treatise pp. 45.

CXXV. A Continuation of
Morning- Exercise Questions and
Cases of Conscience practically
resolved by sundry ministers in
October 1682. London, Printed
by J. A. for John Dunton at the
sign of the Black Raven in the
Poultry over-against the Stocks-
market. 1683 [4°]. Serm. XL
' The Cure of Melancholy and
over-much sorrow by Faith and
Physick' pp. 263-303. [Text 2
Corinthians ii. 7].

CXXVI. Obedient Patience in
General ; and in XX particular
cases : with Helps to obtain and
use it ; and impatience repressed :
Cross-bearers less to-be pityed than
G

48

Annotated List of the

Cross -makers. Written for his
own use under the cross, imposed
at once by God and man, and pub-
lished as now reasonable to many
thousands who hold fast faith and
conscience. By Richard Baxter.
London, Printed for Robert Gios,
at the sign of the Ball in Chancery-
Lane 1683. [12°.]

Collation : Title-page — the Preface
pp. 6. Contents pp. 4. Treatise pp. 288.

%* Extremely rare and valuable as
rare.

CXXVIL Richard Baxter's

Farewell Sermon, prepared to
have been preached to his hearers
at Kidderminster at his departure,
but forbidden. London Printed for
B. Simmons at the Three Golden
Cocks on Ludgate-Hill at the
west-end of St Paul's. 1683.
[4°.]

Collation : Title-page — To the inhabi-
tants of K. pp. 2. Sermon [from John
xvi. 22] pp. 42. [See LI.]

CXXVIII. Richard Baxter's
Dying Thoughts upon Phil[ippians]
i. 23. Written for his own use in
the latter times of his corporal
pains and weakness.

London, Printed by Tho. Snow-
den, for B. Simmons at the Three
golden Cocks, at the West-end
of St Pauls. 1683. [cr. 8vo.]

Collation: Portrait "Aetat 68" with
Verses beneath — Title-page. The Pre-
face to the Reader pp. 4. The Contents
pp. 16. Sentences on Love, Death etc.
pp. 2. The Introduction [unpaged] pp.
16. Treatise pp. 259. Appendix pp.
260-357. Short Meditations on Romans
V. 1-5, pp. 358-381.

CXXIX. Mr Baxter's Judg-
ment and Reasons against com-
municating with the Parish-As-
semblies, as by Law required.
Impartially stated and proposed.
Printed in the year 1684.

Collation : To the Reader pp. 6 and
pp.31. [See No. CXXXI.]

CXXX. Catholick Communion
Defended against both Extreams :
and Unnecessary Division Con-

futed, by Reasons against both the
Active and Passive ways of Sepa-
ration : Occasioned by the Racks
and Reproaches of one sort, and
the Impatience and Censoriousness
of the other ; and the Erroneous,
tho Confident Writings of Both.
And written in Compassion of a
Distracted, Self-tearing People,
tho with little hope of any gi'eat
success. In Five Parts.

I. The Dangerous Schisma-
tick; on the Three Cases
about Church- Communion.

II. Animadversions on part
of Mr Raphson's Book.

III. A Survey of the Unrea-
sonable Defender of Dr
Stillingfleet, for Separation,
pretending to oppose it.

IV. Reasons of the Author's
censured Communion with
the Parish Churches.

V. The Reasons why Dr J.
O. 's Twelve Arguments
change not his Judgement.
By Richard Baxter, a Lover
of Love and Peace ; and by
defending them, displeasing
those that labour to destroy
them.

London : Printed for Tho. Park-
hurst at the Bible and Three
Crowns in Cheapside near Mercer's
Chappel. 1684. [4°.]

Collation : Title-page — To the Reader
pp. 3. The Contents pp. 3. A Separate
title as follows : ' The Dangerous Schis-
matick clearly detected and fully con-
futed : for the saving of a distracted Na-
tion from that which would destroy
Christian love and unity. Occasioned by
a Resolver of three Cases about Church-
Communion. By Richard Baxter, a
catholique Christian who is against con-
fining Christian love and communion to
any sect how great soever. London [as
before]. Treatise pp. 58. Another
title — * The Second Part against Schism'
being Animadversions on a book famed
to be Mr Raphson's. London [as before]
— To the Reader i page. Treatise pp.
18. Another but no separate title (?) —
the*Preface pp. 44. A Survey of the Re-
ply to Mr Humphrey and myself called
a Vindication etc. of Dr Stillingfleet, pp.

Writings of Richard Baxter.

49

56. Another but also without separate
title ' Unnecessary separating disowned '
in the reasons of the author's censured
practice pp. 29. Then a separate title
— 'An account of the Reasons why the
Twelve Arguments said to be Dr John
Owen's change not my judgment about
communion with Parish-Churches. By
Richard Baxter. London [as before]—
the Preface pp. 2. Treatise pp. 46. Post-
script and Letter pp. 18 — books pubd. by
Parkhurst i page.

*^* A perfect set, as above described,
of this volume is exceedingly rare. See
'Reliquiae' [Part IIL pp. 197, 198].
Orme divides above into five distinct
works in one place and other two in
another.

CXXXI. Whether Parish Con-
gregations be true Christian Chur-
ches and the Capable, Consenting
Incumbents, be truly their Pastors
or Bishops over their Flocks.
And so Whether the old Protes-
tants, Conformists and Noncon-
formists or the Brownists, were
in the right herein. And how
far our present Case is the same.
Written by Richard Baxter as an
Explication of some Passages in
his former Writings ; especially
his Treatise of Episcopacy, mis-
understood and misapplied by
some ; and answering the strong-
est Objections of some of them ;
especially a Book called

Mr Baxter's Judgment and Rea-
sons against Communicating with
the Parish Assemblies as by Law
required. And another called, A
Theological Dialogue.

Or CathoHck Communion once
more Defended upon men's nec^-
sitating importunity. By Richaird
Baxter.

London, Printed for Thomas
Parkhurst, at the Bible and Three
Crowns in Cheapside, near Mer-
cer's Chappel, 1684 [4°].

Collation : Title-page pp. 2-43 — Post-
script I page — Answer to ' Theological
Dialogue ' pp. 30— Postscript pp. 31-32—
[See No. CXXIX]. Orme makes /^7^r
separate works of above.

CXXXIL Catholick Com-

munion Doubly Defended : By
Dr Owen's Vindicator and Richard
Baxter. And the State of that
Communion opened and the
Questions discussed, whether there
be any Displeasure at Sin or Re-
pentance for it in Heaven. With
a Parallel of the case of using a
faulty Translation of Scripture
and a faulty Lyturgy.

London, Printed for Thomas
Parkhurst at the Three Bibles and
Crown [as before] 1684 [4°].

Collation : Title-page — Preliminary
* Note ' I page — Contents i page —
Treatise pp. 40.

CXXXIIL The Judgment of
the late Lord Chief Justice Sir
Matthew Plale, of the nature of
True Rehgion, the Causes of its
Corruption and the Churches Ca-
lamity by mens Additions and
Violences : with the desired cure.
In three Discourses written by
himself at several times. Humbly
dedicated to the honourable Judges
and learned lawyers who knew
and honoured the author, because
in their true sentiments of Religion
and its depravations, and the cure,
the welfare of England under his
majesty, as well as their own, is
eminently concerned. By the
faithful Publisher, Richard Baxter.
To which is annexed the Judgment
of Sir Francis Bacon, Lord Veru-
1am St Albans and Chancellour of
England : and somewhat of Dr
Isaack Barrow's on the same sub-
ject. London, Printed for B.
Simmons at the three Cocks near
the West-end of S. Paul's church,
1684 [4°].

Collation: Title-page-^a Preface pp.
5 — Contents pp. 5 — Treatise pp. 64.

*.>- * The ' Reliquiae ' contains various
delightful notices of the great and good
Judge.— See Part IIL pp. 47, 175, 181.

CXXXIV. * Umim Necessari-
mn: The One Thing Necessary
or Christ's Justification of Mary's
Choice and of his Servants wrong-

50

Annotated List of the

fully accused, 1685. Calamy :

* Account,' Vol. I. p. 420.

^4(.* I have not met with this except in
the re-prints e.g, in ' Practical Works ' of
Baxter, Vol. IV. pp. 759-781 [4 Vols.
royal 8vo 1838] : also Orme, as before.

CXXXV. A Paraphrase on
the -New Testament with Notes
doctrinal and practical by Plain-
ness and Brevity fitted to the use
of religious Families in their daily
reading of the Scriptures, and of
the younger and poorer sort of
Scholars and Ministers who want
fuller help. With an advertise-
ment of difficulties in the Revela-
tions. By the late Reverend Mr
Richard Baxter. The second
edition, corrected. To which is
added at the end Mr Baxter's
account of his Notes on some par-
ticular texts for which he was
imprisoned. London, Printed for
T. Parkhurst at the Bible and
Three Crowns at the lower end of
Cheapside : S. Sprint at the Bell
in Little Britain : J. Taylor at the
Ship, and J. Wyat at the Rose in
St Paul's Church Yard. 1695
[8vo].

Collation : Portrait — Title-page — On
reverse 'The Farewell' [poetry] — An
Account of the Reason and Use of this
Paraphrase pp. 4 — the book not paged,
final sheet E e e 2. — At end An Adver-
tisement respecting the difficulties in the
Revelations signed 'Richard Baxter,
London 1684, Nov. 12. Natali Authoris
setat suae 70 ' — a Postcrlpt pp. 8 — On last
page is ' Mr Baxter's own account of the
cause of his imprisonment, left under his
own hand to be printed with his Para-
phrase.' Macaulay has made Baxter's
trial' before Judge Jeffreys — for the

* Paraphrase,' etc. etc. — immortal.

CXXXVL R. Baxter's Sence
of the Subscribed Articles of
Religion. London, Printed for
Ben. Cox next door to the Dog-
Tavern in Ludgate-street, 1689

[4°].

Collation : Half-title — and pp. 12 —
imprint at end.

CXXXVIL A Treatise of
Knowledge and Love compared.

In two parts L Of falsely pretend-
ed knowledge II. Of true saving
knowledge and love. I. Against
hasty judging and false conceits of
knowledge and for necessary sus-
pension. II. The excellency of
Divine love, and the happiness of
being known and loved of God.
Written as greatly needful to
the safety and peace of every
Christian and of the Church. The
only certain way to escape false
religions, heresies, sects and ma-
lignant prejudices, persecutions
and sinful wars : all caused by
falsely pretended knowledge and
hasty judging, by proud ignorant
men who know not their ignorance.
By Richard Baxter who by God's
blessing on long and hard studies
hath learned to know that he
knoweth but little, and to suspend
his judgment of uncertainties, and
to take great, necessary, certain
things, for the food of his faith and
comforts and the measure of his
Church - Communion. London,
Printed for Tho. Parkhurst at the
Bible and Three Crowns at the
lower end of Cheapside near Mer-
cers Chapel. 1689. [sm. 4°.]

Collation: Title-page — Epistle Dedi-
catory to Sir Henry and Lady Diana
Ashurst pp. 8. To the Reader pp. 2.
Contents pp. 4. Treatise pp. 342. [Text
I Corinthians viii. 2, 3.] books pubd by
Parkhurst pp. 2.

CXXXVIIL Cain and Abel
Malignity, that is. Enmity to
Serious Godliness, that is, to an
holy and heavenly State of Heart
and Life : Lamented, Described,
Detected and unanswerably proved
to be the Devilish Nature and the
Militia of the Devil against God,
and Christ and the Church and
Kingdoms, and the surest sign of
a state of damnation. By Richard
Baxter or Gildas Salvianus, who
earnestly beseecheth all enemies,
scorners, opposers and persecutors
of serious Obedience to God, not to

Writings of Richard Baxter.

51

refuse so small a matter as the
reading this short undeniable
Evidence, to save their souls, while
yet there is hope, from so damnable
a state of Sin and Diabolism.
Especially Magistrates and Clergy-
men, who are sacrilegious and
blasphemous, if in the name of
Christ's Ministers they turn those
Sacred Offices against him.

London, Printed for Tho. Park-
hurst at the Bible and Three
Crowns, at the lower end of Cheap-
side, near Mercer's Chapel. 1689.

[I2°J.

Colia tion : Portrait — Title-page — To
the Reader pp. 1 1 dated thus ' August
24. (1689) The fatal Day of Silencing in
England in 1662.' Treatise pp. 146.

See 'Reliquiae' [Part III. p. 196].

CXXXIX. The Scripture Gos-
pel defended and Christ, Grace
and Free Justification Vindicated,
against the Libertines, who use
the names of Christ, Free Grace
and Justification, to subvert the
Gospel and Christianity, and that
Christ, Grace and Justification,
which they in zealous Ignorance
think they plead for, to the injury
of Christ, the danger of Souls, and
the scandalizing of the weak, the
insulting of Adversaries and the
Dividing of the Churches. Yet
charitably differencing the wordy
Errours of unskilful Opiniaters,
from their Practical Piety. And
the mistaken Notions of some Ex-
cellent Divines, from the gross
Libertine Antinomian Errours.
In Two Books. The first, a
Breviate of Fifty Controversies
about Justification ; written about
thirteen years past, and cast by
till now, after many provocations,
by Press, Pulpit and Backbiting.
The second upon the sudden re-
viving of Antinomianism, which
seemed almost extinct near Thirty
four years : And the re-printing of
Dr Crisp's Sermons with Additions ;
with twelve Reverend Names pre-

fixed for a decoy, when some of
them abhor the Errour of the Book
and knew not what was in it, but
yielded by surprize only to declare
that they believed him that told
them that the Additions were a
true Copy. By Richard Baxter,
an Offender of the Offenders of the
Church, by Defending the Truth
and Duty which they fight against.

London, Printed for Tho. Park-
hurst at theBible and Three Crowns
at the lower end of Cheapside.
1690. [cr. 8°.]

Collatio7i : Title-page — Texts pp. 5 and
* the Answer to all this by the Adver-
saries ' I page.

There are the following separate
titles —

(i.) A Breviate of the Doctrine
of Justification, dilivered [sic] in
many Books, By Richard Baxter :
In many Propositions and the So-
lution of 50 Controversies about it.
Written i. To end such Contro-
versies. 2. To confute rash Cen-
surers and Errours. 3. To inform
the Ignorant. 4. To procure Cor-
rection from wiser men, if I mis-
take. Occasioned by some mens
accusation of me to others, that
will not vouchsafe their instruction
to myself. And by the Erroneous
and dangerous Writings and
Preachings of some well-meaning
men, such as Mr Troughton etc.
who at once mistake and misre-
port God's Word and ours, and
fight in the dark against Christian
Faith and Love.

London, [as before].

Collation: Separate title — The Pre-
face pp. 5. The Prologue pp. 8. The
Contents pp. 5. Treatise pp. 116.

(2.) A Defence of Christ and
Free Grace : against the Sub-
vert ers commonly called Antino-
mians or Libertines ; who ignorant-
ly blaspheme Christ on Pretence
of extolling Him. In a Dialogue
between an Orthodox Zealot and
a Reconciling Monitor. Written

52

Aii7iotated List of the

on the Occasion of the reviving of
those Errours and the Reprinting
and Reception of Dr Crispes Writ-
ings, and the danger of subverting
many thousand honest souls by the
Notions of Free Grace and Justifica-
tion misunderstood and abused by
injudicious, unstudyed, prejudiced
Preachers. By Richard Baxter.

London [as before, but after
Cheapside, is added 'near Mercers-
Chapel. ']

Collation: Separate title — To the
Reader pp. II. Another pp. 3. To the
Teachers of Dr Crispe's Doctrine pp. 6.
Treatise pp. 71. The Contents i page.
Books published by Parkhurst i page.
Extremely rare.

CXL. The EngUsh Noncon-
formity 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 De-
stroy 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 re-
proach 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,
and 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 Book of uncon-
futable Defence of a Mistaken per-
secuted Cause may not be Wit-
nesses against them for such great
and wilful Sin to their Condemna-
tion. The Second Edition, Cor-
rected and Amended.

London, Printed for The. Park-
hurst at the Bible and Three
Crowns, at the lower End of
Cheapside. 1690 [4°].

Collation: Title-page. The Preface
pp. 6. An Instance of the Accusations
which call for our Defence etc. pp. 4.
The Contents pp. 4. Treatise pp. . 304.

\* On last page a pungent Note of
the valiant old man, headed ' England's
Slavery.'

CXLI. An End of Doctrinal
Controversies which have lately
troubled the Churches, by Recon-
ciling Explication, without much
Disputing. Written by Richard
Baxter.

London, Printed for John Salus-
bury at the Rising Sun in Corn-
hil. 1691. [fc. 8°.]

Collation: Title-page — The Preface
pp. 6 — The Contents pp. 4— Books pubd.
by Salusbury i page— Treatise, Prelimi-
nary chap. I. pp. xxxiv. — and pp. 320.

\* See 'Reliquiae' [Part III. p. 182].

CXLII. The Glorious King-
dom of Christ, described and
clearly vindicated against the bold
asserters of a Future Calling and
Reign of the Jews and 1000 years
before the Conflagration, and the
Asserters of the 1000 years King-
dom after the Conflagration. Open-
ing the promise of the new heaven
and earth and the everlastingness
of Christ's Kingdom, against their
debasing it, who confine it to 1000
years which with the Lord is but
as one day. Answering Mr Tho.
Beverley who imposed this task by
his oft and earnest challenges of
all the doctors and pastors, and
his censure of dissenters as semi-
Sadduces of the Apostasie in his
Twelve Principles and Catechisms,
etc. By Richard Baxter, whose
comfort is only the hope of that
kingdom. London, Printed by T.
Snowden for Thomas Parkhurst at
the Bible and Three Crowns, the
lower end of Cheapside. 1691.
[4°]-

Collation : Title-page — to * Mr Increase
Mather, the learned and pious rector of
the New England CoUedge, now in
London ' pp. 2 — Contents pp. 2 — Treatise
pp. 73 — books pubd. by Parkhurst pp. 2.

Writings of Richard Baxter.

53

CXLIII. The Certainty of the
World of Spirits. Fully evinced
by the unquestionable histories of
apparitions, operations, witchcrafts,
voices, etc. proving the immor-
tality of souls, the malice and
misery of the devils and the damned,
and the blessedness of the justified.
Written for the conviction of Sad-
duces and Infidels. By Richard
Baxter. London, Printed for T.
Parkhurst at the Bible and Three
Crowns in Cheapside and J. Salus-
bury at the Rising Sun near the
Royal Exchange in Cornhill. 1691
[cr. 8-].

Collation : Title-page — the Preface
pp. 10 — Contents pp. 4 — Treatise pp.
246 — Postcript (though ' Finis ' is on
page 246) pp. 247-252 — books pubd. by
Parkhurst pp. 2 and pp. 2.

*4(.* This as it is among the quaintest
and most curious is also of the rarest of
Baxter's writings.

CXLIV. A Reply to Mr Tho.
Beverley's Answer to my Reasons
against his Doctrine of the Thou-
sand Years Middle Kingdom, and
of the Conversion of the Jews. By
Richard Baxter, passing to that
world where we shall see face to
face. P"eb. 20, i6gj. London.
Printed for Tho. Parkhurst at the
Bible and Three Crowns near Mer-
cer's Chapel. 1 69 1 [4°].

Collation: Title-page and pp. 21.
*^.* Among the least frequently met
with of Baxter's tractates.

CXLV. Of National Churches :
Their Description, Institution,
Use, Preservation, Danger, Mala-
dies and Cure : Partly applied to
England.

Written by Richard Baxter for
promoting peace when the pacify-
ing Day shall come, by healing
their extremes that are willing of
Peace and Healing. And for the
fuller Explication of the Treaty for
Concord in 1660 and 166 1 and of the
Kings gracious Declaration about
Ecclesiastical Affairs, for which he

had publick thanks, by them that
afterward rejected it. And for
further Explication of his Treatise
of Episcopacy and many others
written for Peace and rejected.

London, Printed by T. Snow-
den for Thomas Parkhurst at the
Bible and Three Crowns, the lower
end of Cheapside. 1691. [4°].

Collation : Title-page — To the Reader
pp. 3 — The Contents i page — Books
printed for Parkhurst pp. 2 — pp. 72.

CXLVI. Against the Revolt to
a Foreign Jurisdiction which would
be to England its perjury, Church-
ruine and Slavery. In two parts.
I. The History of Men's endea-
vours to introduce it. II. The
Confutation of all Pretences for it.
Fully stating the Controversie, and
proving that there is no sovereign
power of legislation, judgment and
execution over the whole Church
on earth, aristocratical or monar-
chical, but only Christ's : especi-
ally against the Aristocratists who
place it in a Council or College.
By Richard Baxter, an earnest
Desirer of the Churches concord,
and therefore an enemy to all false
terms and dividing engines and
self-exalting sects ; and a Defender
of Christ's own assigned terms
which take in all the true Chris-
tians in the world and are injurious
or cruel to none. To be offered
to the next Convocation, beseech-
ing them to own the doctrine of
Foreign Communion but to note
with renunciation the docrine of
Foreign Jurisdiction and to vindi-
cate the Reformed Church of Eng-
land from the guilt and suspition
which the French and innovators
injuriously seek to fasten on them.
London, Printed for Tho. Park-
hurst at the Bible and Three
Crowns at the lower end of Cheap -
side near Mercers Chapel. 1691.
[8°].

Collation : Title-page — Epistle Dedi-

54

Annotated List of the

catory to * Tillotson ' then Dean of St
Pauls pp. 7 — To the Reader pp. 3 —
Contents of the first part pp. 2 — Treatise
pp. 366. The Second Part * The Stating
of the Controversie and full Confutation
of the Pretences for a foreign jurisdiction'
— Contents i page — Treatise pp. 369-
552.

CXLVII. Church Concord :
containing I. A Disswasive from
unnecessary division and separa-
tion and the real concord of the
moderate Independents with the
Presbyterians, instanced in ten
seeming differences. II. The
terms necessary for Concord
among all true Churches and
Christians. The first Part written
1655. The second Part 1667.
And published this 1 69 1. To
second a late Agreement of the
London Protestant Nonconfor-
mists : and a former treatise called
The true and only terms of
Church-Concord. By Richard
Baxter. London, Printed for Tho.
Parkhurst at the Bible and Three
Crowns in Cheapside near Mer-
cers Chapel, 1 69 1 [40].

Collation : Title-page — the Preface
pp. II — to the United Nonconformists
m London pp. 2 — Contents i page —
Treatise : Pt. I. pp. 59 — Then a sepa-
rate title as follows : * Church Concord
about Government and Order. The
second Part. The just terms of agree-
ment between all sober, serious Chris-
tians (by what names soever now dis-
tinguished :) in point i. Of Catholick
Communion : 2. Of particular Church
Communion : 3. Of the Communion of
neighbour Churches : 4. And of Churches
of several kingdoms : 5. And of their
duty as good subjects to their prince.
Humbly offered to all the Christian
Churches as the true and sufficient
remedy of their divisions, if not rejected
or neglected : and as a standing witness
before God and man against dividing
zeal and Church tyranny. By Richard
Baxter, a servant of the God of love and
peace. London [as before] ' — To the
Reader, dated ' Acton Nov. 21, 1688,'
I page — Treatise Pt. IL pp. 62.

CXLVIII. Richard Baxter's
Penitent Confession, and his ne-
cessary Vindication in answer to a
Book, called the Second Part of

Mischiefs of Separation, written
by an unnamed author. With a
Preface to Mr Cantianus D. Mi-
nimis in answer to his Letter
which extorted this Publication.
London, Printed for Tho. Park-
hurst at the Bible and Three
Crowns in Cheapside near Mer-
cers Chapel, 1 69 1 [4°].

Collation: Title-page — a Letter to
Mr Baxter pp. 2 — the Preface pp. 6—
Treatise pp. 89 — books by Baxter pp. 3.

CXLIX. The Protestant Reli-
gion truly stated : by the late
Reverend Mr Richard Baxter.
Prepared for the press some time
before his death. Whereunto is
added some account of the learned
authors : By Mr Daniel Williams
and Mr Matthew Sylvester. Lon-
don : Printed for John Salusbury
at the Rising Sun over against the
Royal Exchange in Cornhill, 1692
[12°].

Collation: Title-page — To the Reader
pp. 10 — Contents pp. 3 — Advt. of B's
' Life ' on reverse of last leaf— Treatise
pp. 185 — Errata on page 185, before
which it is said ' this book was delivered
by Mr Baxter himself to the bookseller,'
etc. — books pp. 3.

CL. The Grand Question Re-
solved, What we must do to be
Saved. Instructions for a Holy
Life. By the late Reverend
Divine, Mr Richard Baxter. Re-
commended to the Bookseller a
few days before his Death, to be
immediately Printed for the good
of Souls.

London : Printed for Tho. Park-
hurst at the Bible and Three
Crowns in Cheapside, 1692 [12°]

Collation: Title-page — and pp. 46.

*^* This little treatise has been re-
printed by me — It was unknown to
Calamy and all the Bibliographers appa-
rently. See my Prefatory Note.

CLI. Mr Richard Baxter's Pa-
raphrase on the Psalms of David
in metre, with other Hymns. Left
fitted for the Press under his own

Writings o''^ Richard Baxter.

55

hand. Licensed June 2d 1692.
London, Printed for Thomas Park-
hurst at the Bible and Three
Crowns in Cheapside near Mer-
cers Chappel : and Jonathan Ro-
binson at the Golden Lion in St
Pauls Church-yard. 1692 [12°]

Collation : Advertisement — Title-page
— An Advertisement [' Epistle '] by Syl-
vester pp. 4 — the Preface pp. 16 — Para-
phrase, etc. pp. pp. 273 — Directions for
the use and tuning of the Psalms pp.
274-276.

CLII. The Christian's Con-
verse with God or the Insufficiency
and Uncertainty of human Friend-
ship and the improvement of Soli-
tude in Converse with God : with
some of the Author's breathings
after him. By Richard Baxter.
Recommended to the Reader's
serious thoughts when at the house
of mourning and in retirement.
By Mr Matth. Silvester. Lon-
don, Printed for John Salusbury
at the Rising Sun over against the
Royal Exchange in Cornhill. 1693
[12°].

Collation : Title-page — To the Reader
pp. iii.-vii. — Contents pp. 2 — books pp. 2
— Treatise [on John xvi. 52] pp. 167 —
books I page.

CLIII. Universal Redemption
of Mankind by the Lord Jesus
Christ : Stated and Cleared by the
late Learned Mr Richard Baxter.
Whereunto is added a short Ac-
count of Special Redemption by
the same Author.

London, Printed for John Sa-
lusbury at the Rising Sun in Corn-
hill. 1694 [8°].

Collation : Title-page — Epistle Dedi-
catory to Foleys and JoUifF pp. 2 signed
Joseph Read — To the Reader by Mat-
thew Sylvester i page — Another by Jo-
seph Read pp. 3 — Treatise pp. 502 —
Books printed for Salusbury pp. 4 and
Errata i page — See ' Reliquiae ' [Lib. I
P- 123.]

CLIV. Reliqui^ Baxteri-
AN^ : or Mr Richard Baxter's
Narrative of the most Memorable
Passages in his Life and Times.

Faithfully publish'd from his own
original Manuscript by Matthew
Sylvester. London, Printed for
T. Parkhurst, J. Robinson, J.
Lawrence and J. Dunton. 1696
[foho].

Collation : Portrait by White— Title-
page — Epistle Dedicatory to Sir Henry
Ashurst pp. 2 — the Preface pp. 18—
Contents pp. 6 — Lib. I. Pt. L and 11. pp.
448 — Part II L pp. 200 — Appendix pp.
132.

\* Usually there follows Sylvester's
Funeral Sermon for Baxter pp. 18 —
— Index pp. 8. To all who would pos-
sess themselves of a very jewel-case of
original, penetrative, suggestive and
affectionate criticism I commend Cole-
ridge's Notes in the ' Reliquiae ' [Notes
on English Divines pp. 5-1 19 edn. 1853.]

CLV. Poetical Fragments :
Heart-Imployment with God and
Itself. The concordant discord of
a broken-healed heart. Sorrow-
ing-rejoicing, fearing-hoping, dy-
ing-living. Written partly for
himself and partly for near friends
in sickness, and other deep afflic-
tion. By Richard Baxter. Pub-
lished for the Use of the Afflicted.
The third edition. London, Print-
ed for Tho. Parkhurst at the Bible
and Three Crowns in Cheapside
Mercers- Chappel. 1699 [12°].

Collation: Title-page — To the Reader
pp. 6 — Poems pp. 158^ — books, etc. pp. 4.

CLVI. Monthly Preparations
for the Holy Communion. By
R. B. To which is added Suit-
able Meditations before, in, and
after Receiving. With Divine
Hymns in Common Tunes ; Fitted
for Publick Congregations or Pri-
vate Families.

London ; Printed for Tho. Park-
hurst at the Bible and Three
Crowns, the lower end of Cheap -
side. 1696 [18°].

Collation : Title-page — The Preface
to the Reader by Matthew Sylvester pp.
8 — Treatise pp. 172 — Books pubd. by
Parkhurst pp. 7.

CLVH. 'The Mother's Cate-
chism or a Familiar way of Cate-
H

56

Writings of Richard Baxter.

chizing Children in the Knowledge
of God, themselves and the Holy
Scriptures. 1701. 8vo. Calamy :
' Account' Vol. I. page 421.

*x* I have not been able to see this
except in the modern reprints e. g. in
Practical Works Vol. IV. pp. 34-64 [4
Vols, royal 8vo. 1838] : Preface by Syl-
vester.

CLVIII. Short Meditations on
Romans v. 1-5.

'^^^ I have not seen this. It is given
in * Practical Works ' 4 vols, royal 8vo.
Vol. III. pp. 1063-1068] : also by Orme,

CLIX. Of Redemption of
Time.

*A(.* I have not met with this either. It
is given as in CLVIII. [Vol. IV. pp. 1037-
1042] : also by Orme.

I^T Both of these, as above, are taken
from the original collected edition of the
* Practical Works ' 4 vols, folio 1707 : but
are undated. I suspect they were
' Epistles ' or ' Prefaces ' to books by
others.

CLX. and CLXI. I did not
insert the following in their places
because tiot having found either I
am doubtful of their Baxterian
authorship : —

(i.) The invaluable Price of an
Immortal Soul. London. 168

(2. ) Preparations for Sufferings r
a wSermon. London. 1683. 8°.

These were once in Williams'
Library : but have long been
amissing. They appear in the
Catalogue of 1841 [Vol. 11. ] sub
nomine.

As stated ante: Orme ex-
tends his List to 168 but this he does by
repeatedly giving component parts of a
treatise as independent. [See under Nos.
III., CXXXI., etc. etc., in our List].
This he did as merely copying from
Calamy or Book-Catalogues. < He omits
a number as well as inaccurately de-
scribes those included. We correctly
describe from actual copies all given
by him: and others unknown to him
and other Bibliographers. 'Our Pre-
fatory Note ' explains that we hope to
enumerate in a larger Work Baxter's
* Prefaces ' or ' Epistles,' translations of
his Writings, contemporary and later,
the many volumes and tractates called
forth in controversy with or concerning
him, and of his Manuscripts. I have ear-
nestly to request the co-operation of all
lovers of Baxter in helping me to make
this proposed . supplement as complete as
possible.

ttt Baxter like Bunyan repudiates
various publications that took his name,
e.g. 'Rules and Directions for Family
Duties,' etc. etc. etc. A copy of these
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