A defence of the principles of love, which are necessary 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 i the same churches. II. And where that (which is first desirable) cannot be attained, to bear with each other in their distinct assemblies, and to manage them all in Christian love. Written to detect and eradicate all love-killing, dividing, and church-destroying principles, passions and practices, and to preserve the weak in this hour of manifold temptation. By Richard Baxter one of the mourners for a self-dividing and self-afflicting land.

All titles

• A defence of the principles of love, which are necessary 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 i the same churches. II. And where that (which is first desirable) cannot be attained, to bear with each other in their distinct assemblies, and to manage them all in Christian love. Written to detect and eradicate all love-killing, dividing, and church-destroying principles, passions and practices, and to preserve the weak in this hour of manifold temptation. By Richard Baxter one of the mourners for a self-dividing and self-afflicting land.
• General part or introduction to the defence of my Cure of church-divisions Part II. An answer to the untrue and unjust exceptions of the antidote against my treatise for love and unity Answer to the untrue and unjust exceptions of the antidote against my treatise for love and unity

People / Organizations

• Richard Baxter (Author)

Imprint

London: printed for Nevil Simmons, at the sign of the three Crowns near Holborn Conduit, 1671.

Publication year

1671-1671

ESTC No.

R263

Grub Street ID

109631

Description

[14], 104; 183, [1] p. ; 8⁰

Note

A reply to: Bagshaw, Edward. An antidote against Mr. Baxters palliated cure of church divisions.

"The general part or introduction to the defence of my Cure of church-divisions" has separate dated title page; pagination and register are continuous. "Part II. An answer to the untrue and unjust exceptions of the antidote against my treatise for love and unity" (caption title) begins new pagination and register.