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BARCLAY, ROBERT - A Treatise on Church Government, Formerly Called Anarchy of the Ranters, &C. , Being a Two-Fold Apology for the Church and People of God, Called in . . . Good Order and Discipline in the Church

Title: A Treatise on Church Government, Formerly Called Anarchy of the Ranters, &C. , Being a Two-Fold Apology for the Church and People of God, Called in . . . Good Order and Discipline in the Church
Description: Philadelphia PA: S. W. Conrad, 1822. Later Printing; First Impression. Hardcover. The original 1822 edition. Leather cover worn but contents tight and complete. Some foxing to pages. "Being a two-fold apology for the church and people of God called, in derision, Quakers. To which is added and epistle to the National meeting of Friends in Dublin concerning good order and discipline in the church" Very Rare. We provide delivery tracking on US orders. Robert Barclay (23 December 1648 – 3 October 1690) was a Scottish Quaker, one of the most eminent writers belonging to the Religious Society of Friends and a member of the Clan Barclay. He was also governor of the East Jersey colony in North America through most of the 1680s, although he himself never resided in the colony. The Ranters were one of a number of nonconformist dissenting groups that emerged around the time of the English Commonwealth (1649–1660). They were largely common people, and there is plenty of evidence that the movement was widespread throughout England, though they were not organised and had no leader.[Wikipedia]Ranters were regarded as heretical by the established Church and seem to have been regarded by the government as a threat to social order. They denied the authority of churches, of scripture, of the current ministry and of services, instead calling on men to listen to the divine within them. In many ways they resemble the 14th century Brethren of the Free Spirit. Rare.; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 124 pages. Good with no dust jacket .

Keywords: Society of Friends Quakers Scotland Rare Book Church History Ranters

Price: US$ 59.97 Seller: A Book Legacy
- Book number: 45392

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