Baxter: A Holy Commonwealth Tapa dura - 1994

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1994. 1st thus. h/b. Very good, 1st thus, missing d/j, red cloth boards (slight label residue on spine), gilt on black panel spine titling; text block firm, pages crisp; ex library with some highlighting. 8vo (230 x 150 / 9"" x 6""). A Holy Commonwealth was written in 1659 by the Puritan minister Richard Baxter (1615Ð91), and proved to be the most controversial of all his works. He publicly repudiated it in 1670, and in 1683 the Oxford University authorities ordered it to be part of a book-burning that included the works of Hobbes and Milton. The scandal that surrounded it has obscured its merits as the most candid of confessions as to why a conservative Puritan fought for Parliament in the Civil War and gave his support to the Cromwells. The views it expresses are at variance with the cautious explanations given in Baxter's later memoirs (now seen as a less reliable source than past commentators have presumed). This edition of A Holy Commonwealth makes… Leer más

Hardback. New. This is the first modern edition of A Holy Commonwealth, which was written in 1659 by the Puritan minister Richard Baxter (1615-91). It is a candid confession as to why a conservative Puritan fought for Parliament in the Civil War and gave his support to the Cromwells.

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Hardback. New. This is the first modern edition of A Holy Commonwealth, which was written in 1659 by the Puritan minister Richard Baxter (1615-91). It is a candid confession as to why a conservative Puritan fought for Parliament in the Civil War and gave his support to the Cromwells.

Cambridge University, 1994. N/A. Unknown Binding. New/New.

Cambridge University Press CUP , pp. 292 . Hardback. Used.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Cambridge University Press, 1994-05-27. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!