Baxter, Life of Faith, 1670

THE Life of Faith. In Three PARTS. The First is a Sermon on Heb. 11. 1. Formerly preached before His Majesty, and published by his Command; with another added for the fuller Application. The Second is instructions for confirming Be-livers in the Christian Faith. The Third is Directions how to live by Faith; or how to exercise it upon all occasions. By RiCHARD BAXTER. LONDON, Printed by R. W. for Nevill Simmons, at the three Crowns over against Holborn Conduit. 1670.
 
Half brown leather with rasied bands, green title label, and gold text on spine. Cloth over boards. Small linear dark stain in bottom compartment of spine. Mild shelf wear. Small ill-defined pale stain near middle of rear board. Hinges intact. New end papers. Engraved frontis and engraved title. Main title, A3, and Ii4 with trimmed lateral margin (through an early ink annotation or name on Ii4). Variable toning, marginal smudges, and marginal tears. Overall, clean, bright, and tight throughout.
 
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Richard Baxter (1615-1691) was heavily influenced in his youth by reading the works of William Perkins, and later, Richard Sibbs. He was ordained at the age of 23. Early on, he mostly favored conformity and opposed the seperatists, but in 1662 he was ejected from the Church of England by the Act of Uniformity. But in 1689 he benefited from the Toleration Act. His famous book The Saint’s Everlasting Rest has never been out of print. His writings are a mix of Calvinism and Arminianism. (Beeke)