Answer to the apologetical preface and Defence of the answer and arguments of the synod, met at Boston in the year 1662
Description:
BEIN Pequot Z96: Imperfect: side-notes bled. 19 cm. Autograph at head of title page: Edw. Rawson. Scant manuscript annotations in text. Manuscript note on page 102: Walker's book. Number 6 of 6 titles bound together in brown, blind tooled leather binding with manuscript call number label on spine., BEIN College Pamphlets 13 2: 19 cm. Imperfect: Part 2, the 102 pages of the second count, 'Defence of the answer and arguments of the synod, met at Boston in the year 1662,') and [2] pages (a blank leaf) at end wanting. Title page mutilated with loss of the first letter of the word 'defence' in title., BEIN College Pamphlets 13 3: 19 cm. Imperfect: Part 1, the [2] and 46 pages of the first count and [2] pages (a blank leaf) at end wanting., By R. Mather and Jonathan Mitchel., The apologetical preface was written by Increase Mather, and the answer to it by Jonathan Mitchel., The words "The subject ... of churches." are bracketed together on title page., Part 1, "An answer to the apologetical preface" (caption title) is by Jonathan Mitchel and is a reply to the preface (by Increase Mather) of "Another essay for investigation of the truth" by John Davenport. Part 2, "A defence of the answer and arguments of the synod, met at Boston in the year 1662" (caption title) is by Richard Mather; it has separate pagination and register., Errata on page 46 (first count)., Errors in paging: (second count) p. 39 misprinted as 25., Signatures: A-F⁴, ²A-N⁴ (N4 blank)., and Head-pieces, initials; printed marginalia.
Publisher:
Printed by S. Green and M. Johnson for Hezekiah Vsher of Boston
Subject (Geographic):
Massachusetts and Massachusetts.
Subject (Name):
Davenport, John, 1597-1670., Davenport, John, 1597-1670, Mather, Increase, 1639-1723., and Boston Synod
Subject (Topic):
Congregational churches, Infant baptism, Congregationalism, and Covenants (Church polity)
BEIN Z84 55: Imperfect: Bled, with loss of most title page autograph. Autograph on front free endpaper recto: Crescentius Matherus. Manuscript table of contents on front free endpaper recto. Bookplate: Yale College Library, from the estate of Mr. George Brinley, 1879. Autograph on title page: [Crescentius Matherus?]. Manuscript notes in text. Number 8 of 17 works bound together, formerly with binder's title: Ecclesiastical tracts., BEIN Pequot Z96: Loss of manuscript autograph on title page due to trimming. Number 3 of 6 titles bound together in brown, blind tooled leather binding with manuscript call number label on spine., Includes four poems in Latin and English, pages [21-22], 1st count; two are signed by John Wilson., Signatures: A-F⁴., and Errata at foot of page 26.
Publisher:
Printed by Samuel Green
Subject (Geographic):
Massachusetts
Subject (Topic):
Baptism, Congregational churches, Infant baptism, Children, Religious life, Church membership, and Baptism and church membership
