DR Baxter Works

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• Additional notes on the life and death of Sir Matthew Hale, the late universally honoured and loved Lord Chief Justice of the Kings Bench. Written by Richard Baxter at the request of Edward Stephens, Esq. London: Printed for Richard Janeway, 1682. [14], 45 pp. British Library.
• An Appeal to the light, or, Richard Baxter's account of four accused passages of a sermon on Eph. I,3 published in hope either to procure the convincing instructions of the wise, or to humble and stop the erroneous resisters of the truth. London: Printed for Nevil Simmons, 1674. [2], 6 pp. British Library.
• The Arrogancy of reason against divine revelations, repressed, or, Proud ignorance the cause of infidelity, and of mens quarrelling with the word of God. London: Printed by T.N. for Tho. Underhil, 1655. 77 pp. Yale University Library.
• A Call to the unconverted to turn and live and accept of mercy while mercy may be had, as ever they would find mercy in the day of their extremity. From the living God. By his unworthy servant Richard Baxter. To be read in families where any are unconverted. London: printed for N. Simmons at the Princes Arms in St. Paul's Church-yard, 1678. [38], 188, 38 pp. Folger Shakespeare Library. Welsh version -- see also here.
• [Call to the unconverted. Algonquian] Wehkomaonganoo asquam peantogig kah asquam quinnuppegig, tokonogque mahche woskeche peantamwog.: Onk woh sampwutteahae peantamwog. Wutanakausuonk wunneetou noh nohtompeantog. / Ussowesu Mr. Richard Baxter. Kah yeuyeu qushkinnumun en Indiane wuttinnontoowaonganit. Wussohsumoowontamunat oowesuonk God ut Christ Jesus ut, kah ooneneheonat Indiansog.; [One line from Ezekiel in Algonquian] Cambridge [Mass.]: Printed by SG [i.e., Samuel Green] for the Corporation in London for the Indians in New England, 1688. 188 pp.
• Causes and Danger -- see also here.
• The Certainty of the worlds of spirits Fully evinced by the unquestionable histories of apparitions, operations, witchcrafts, voices, &c. Proving the immortality of souls, the malice and misery of the devils, and the damned, and the blessedness of the justified. Written for the conviction of Sadduces & infidels, by Richard Baxter. London: printed for T. Parkhurst at the Bible and Three Crowns in Cheapside; and J. Salusbury at the Rising Sun near the Royal Exchange in Cornhill, 1691. [16], 252, [2] pp.
• The Certainty of the worlds of spirits fully evinced by unquestionable histories of apparitions and witchcrafts, operations, voices, &c. proving the immortality of souls, the malice and miseries of the Devil and the damned, and the blessedness of the justified. Written for the conviction of Saducces & infidels by Richard Baxter. London: Printed for T. Parkhurst and J. Salusbury, 1691. [16], 252, [2] pp. British Library
• The Character of a sound confirmed Christian as also 2. of a weak Christian, and 3. of a seeming Christian / written to imprint upon mens minds the true idea or (conception) of Godliness and Christianity by Richard Baxter; the second part of the Directions for weak Christians. London: Printed by R. White for Nevill Simmons, 1669. [20], 183 pp. Harvard University Library.
• A Christian directory, or, A summ of practical theologie, and cases of conscience directing Christians, how to use their knowledge and faith, how to improve all helps and means, and to perform all duties, how to overcome temptations, and to escape or mortifie every sin: in four parts. The second edition, to which is annexed an alphabetical table Imprint: London: Printed, by Robert White, for Nevil Simmons, 1678. 4 parts: ([37], 395, [1]; 161, [1]; [4], 199, [1]; 276, [15] pp. Bodleian Library.
• The Christian religion expressed I, briefly in the ancient creeds, the Ten commandments, and the Lords prayer, and, II, more largely in a profession taken out of the Holy Scriptures, containing 1, the articles of the Christian belief, 2, our consent to the gospel covenant, 3, the sum of Christian duty, according to the primitive simplicity, purity, and practice, fitted to the right instruction of the ignorant, the promoting of holiness, and the charitable concord of all true believers. London: [s.n.], 1660. 80, [5] pp. Union Theological Seminary (New York, N. Y.) Library.
• The Christians converse with God, or, The insufficiency and uncertainty of human friendship and the improvement of solitude in converse with God with some of the author's breathings after him. London: Printed for John Salusbury, 1693. viii, [4], 167, [1] pp. British Library.
• The Cure of church-divisions, or, Directions for weak Christians to keep them from being dividers or troublers of the church with some directions to the pastors how to deal with such Christians. London: Printed for Nevil Symmons, 1670. [48], 430, [15] pp. British Library.
• The Grand question resolved, what we must do to be saved Instructions for a holy life. London: [s.n.], printed in the year 1700. [2], 46 pp. Bodleian Library
• The Last work of a believer his passing prayer recommending his departing spirit to Christ to be received by Him / prepared for the funerals of Mary the widow first of Francis Charlton Esq. and after of Thomas Hanmer, Esq., and partly preached at St. Mary Magdalens Church in Milk-Street, London, and now, at the desire of her daughter, reprinted by Richard Baxter. London: Printed by B. Griffin for B. Simmons, 1682. [14], 79 pp. British Library.
• The Life of faith, as it is the evidence of things unseen. A sermon preached (contractedly) before the King at White-Hall, upon July the 22th 1660. By Richard Baxter, one of his Majesties chaplains in ordinary. Published by his Majesties special command. With enlargement, and relaxation of the stile for common use. London: printed by R.W. and A.M. for Francis Tyton and Jane Vnderhill, and are to be sold at the three Daggers in Fleet-street, and at the Bible and Anchor in Pauls Church-Yard; and by Nevil Simmons at Kederminster, 1660. [4], 70 pp. British Library.
• 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 believers in the Christian faith: the third is directions how to live by faith, or how to exercise it upon all occasions. London: Printed by R.W. for Nevil Simmons, 1670. [25], 603, [7] pp. British Library.
• Mr. Baxter's Vindication of the Church of England in her rites and ceremonies, discipline, and church-orders as faithfully taken out of his own writings, without either false citation, or fraudulent alteration: to which is prefixed his epistle to the non-conformists, being a just and true abstract of his book entituled, A defence of the principles of love. London: Printed for Walter Kettilby, 1682. [6], 37 pp. Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.
• More Reasons for the Christian religion and no reason against it, or, A second appendix to the Reasons of the Christian religion being I. an answer to a letter from an unknown person charging the Holy Scriptures with contradictions, II. some animadversions on a tractate De Veritate, written by Edward Herbert, Baron of Cherbury. London: Printed for Nevil Simmons, 1672. [6], 172, [1] pp. British Library.
• The Poor man's family book I. teaching him how to become a true Christian, 2. how to live as a Christian ... 3. how to die as a Christian ... : in plain familiar conference between a teacher and a learner: with a form of exhortation to the sick, two catechisms, a profession of Christianity, forms of prayers for various uses, and some psalms and hymns for the Lord's day. London: Printed by R. Everingham, 1697. [12], 500 [i.e. 504] pp. Union Theological Seminary (New York, N. Y.) Library.
• The Protestant religion truely stated and justified by the late Reverend Mr. Richard Baxter; prepared for the press some time before his death; whereunto is added, by way of preface, some account of the learned author, by Mr. Danel Williams and Mr. Matthew Sylvester. London: Printed for John Salusbury, 1692. [13], 185, [3] pp. Bodleian Library.
• The Reasons of the Christian religion the first part, of godliness, proving by natural evidence the being of God: the second part, of Christianity, proving by evidence supernatural and natural, the certain truth of the Christian belief / by Richard Baxter; also an appendix defending the soul's immortality against the Somatists or Epicureans and other pseudo-philosophers. London: Printed by R. White for Fran. Titon, 1667. [37], 604 pp. British Library.
• A Reply to Mr. Tho. Beverley's answer to my reasons against his doctrine of the thousand years middle kingdom, and of the conversion of the Jews by Richard Baxter. London: Printed for Tho. Parkhurst, 1691. [2], 21 pp. Union Theological Seminary (New York, N. Y.) Library.
• Rich. Baxters apology against the modest exceptions of Mr. T. Blake and the digression of Mr. G. Kendall whereunto is added animadversions on a late dissertation of Ludiomaeus Colvinus, aliaà Ludovicus Molinaes, M. Dr. Oxon, and an admonition of Mr. W. Eyre of Salisbury: with Mr. Crandon's Anatomy for satisfaction of Mr. Caryl. London: Printed by A.M. for Thomas Underhill and Francis Tyton, 1654. [30], 155 [i.e. 143], [4] pp. Union Theological Seminary (New York, N. Y.) Library
• Richard Baxter's account of his present thoughts concerning the controversies about the perseverance of the saints. Occasioned by the gross misreports of some passages in his book, called, The right method for peace of conscience, &c; which are left out in the last impression to avoid offence, and this here substituted, for the fuller explication of the same points. London: printed for Tho. Underhill at the Anchor and Bible in Pauls Church-yard, and F. Tyton at the three Daggers in Fleetstreet, 1657. [2], 42 pp. British Library.
• Richard Baxter's dying thoughts upon Phil. I. xxiii written for his own use in the latter times of his corporal pains and weakness. London: Printed by H. Clark for Benjamin Cox, 1688. [28], 381 pp. University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign Campus).
• The Saints Everlasting Rest: or, A Treatise of the blessed state of the saints in their enjoyment of God in glory. Wherein is shewed its excellency and certainty; the misery of those that lose it; the way to attain it, and assurance of it: and how to live in the continual delightful foretasts of it, by the help of meditation. Written for the authors own use, in the time of his languishing, when God took him off from all publike imployment; and afterwards preached in his weekly lecture. By Richard Baxter, teacher of the church of Kederminister in Worcestershire. London: Printed for Thomas Underhill, and Francis Tyton, and are to be sold at the Blue-Anchor and Bible in Pauls Church-yard near the little north-door, and at the three Daggers in Fleetstreet, near the Inner-Temple gate, 1653. [40], 160, [3], 161-183, [38], 185-304, [4], 368, 311, [5] pp. British Library.
• The Saints Everlasting Rest: or, A Treatise of the blessed state of the saints in their enjoyment of God in glory Wherein is shewed its excellency and certainty; the misery of those that lose it; the way to attain it, and assurance of it; and how to live in the continual delightfull foretastes of it, by the help of meditation. Written by the author for his own use, in the time of his languishing, when God took him off from all publick imployment; and afterwards preached in his weekly lecture. By Richard Baxter teacher of the church of Kederminster in Worcestershire. London: printed by R.W. for Francis Tyton, and are to be sold at the sign of the three Daggers in Fleet-street, 1669. [32], 836, [4] pp. Newberry Library.
• The Saints Everlasting Rest; or, A Treatise of the blessed state of the saints, in their enjoyment of God in heaven. The seventh edition. London, 1798. 358pp.
• True Christianity; or, Christs absolute dominion, and mans necessary self-resignation and subjection. In two assize sermons preached at Worcester. London: Printed for Nevil Simmons bookseller in Kidderminster., 1656. [14], 136 pp. British Library.
• True Christianity: or, Christ's absolute dominion, and man's necessary selfe-resignation and subjection. In two assize sermons preached at Worcester. London: Printed for Nevill Simmons booksellor [sic] in Kidderminster; and are to be sold at London by William Roybould, at the Unicorne in Pauls Church-yard, 1655 [i.e. 1654]. [26], 216 pp. British Library.
• Universal redemption of mankind, by the Lord Jesus Christ stated and cleared by the late learned Mr. Richard Barter [sic] ; whereunto is added a short account of Special redemption, by the same author. London: Printed for John Salusbury, 1694. [8], 502, [5] pp. Harvard University Library
• The Unreasonableness of infidelity; manifested in four discourses, the subject of which is expressed in the next pages. Written for the strengthening of the weak, the establishing of the tempted, the staying of the present course of apostasie, and the recovery of those that have not sinned unto death. London: Printed by R.W. for Thomas Underhill, at the Bible and Anchor in Pauls Church-yard, and for F. Tyton, at the 3 daggers in Fleet-street, 1655. [100], 124 (i.e. 126), [4], 195, [3], 310, 77 pp. British Library.
• Unum necessarium: or, Christ's justification of Mary's choice and of his servants wrongfully accused: containing a resolution of many weighty cases of conscience. Viz. Indifferent things, obedience to the higher powers, &c. With some reflections on Popery, and a brief account of the many cruelties committed by the Papists. London: printed for J. Salusbury, at the Atlas in Cornhil, near the Royal Exchange, 1685. [12], 144 pp. British Library.
• Which is the true church? the whole Christian world, as headed only by Christ or, the Pope of Rome and his subjects as such?: in three parts. London: Printed, and are to be sold by Richard Janeway. 1679. [15], 168 [i.e. 138] pp. Union Theological Seminary (New York, N. Y.) Library.
• Practical Works (ZIP file) -- see also here.
• Christian Biography -- Part 1; Part 2