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Five disputations of church-government, and worship

Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691 · 1659 · London : Printed by R.W. for N. Simmons · 33 pictures

Five Disputations of Church-Government, and Worship is a 1659 London polemical treatise by the Puritan divine Richard Baxter, printed by R.W. for N. Simmons, aimed at readers debating episcopacy and public worship. The pictures are four large decorative woodcut initial letters, each an I built from interlaced strapwork, scrolls, and stylised leaves hatched with diagonal lines, offering a designer examples of compact, self-framing letter ornament for headings.

Church polity -- Early works to 1800 · Episcopacy -- Early works to 1800 · Public worship -- Early works to 1800 · Puritans

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