A fair copy of a very desirable work in which Samuel Rutherford attempts to argue against the Congregationalism of New England, via John Robinson's important work issued before his death in 1625, and in interaction with John Cotton, etc.,
Many of the Puritan emigrants to America [including more moderate Presbyterians] from England felt the Conservative / Pro-National Covenant wing of the Westminster Assembly had simply replaced the Pope and the Prelate with the Presbyter, and had just as significant of a desire to impose on individual Christian's, Minister's, and Congregation's consciences, including with the use of synodical or political pressure and power.
The present example, previously belonging to prominent Presbyterian divine, Archibald Alexander, with the remains of his book plate under the remains of an institutional bookplate as shown.
Rutherford, Samuel. The Due Right of Presbyteries, Or, A Peacable Plea, for the Government of the Church of Scotland. 1. The Way of the Church of Christ in New England, without Subjection of One Church to Another. 2. Their Apology for Said Government, their Answers to Thirty and Two Questions Considered. 3. A Treatise for a Church Government is Discussed. 4. The Arguments of Mr. [John] Robinson in His Justification of Separation are Discovered. 5. His Treatise, Called, The People's Plea for the Exercise of Prophesie, is Tried. 6. Diverse Late Arguments against Presbyterial Government, and the Power of Synods are Discussed, the Power of the Prince in Matters Ecclesiastical, Modestly Considered & Diverse Incident Controversies Resolved. London. Printed by E. Griffin, for Richard Whittaker and Andrew Crook, etc. 1644. 468pp.
A fair copy only, bound in quarter leather, disbound, lacking the title and all prior to the table of contents, textually complete. Text generally good with light foxing and some handling to pages.
