THE LIFE

OF THE

REV. RICHARD BAXTER.

ABRIDGED FROM ORME'S LIFE OF PAXTER.

PHILADELPHIA:
PRESBYTERIAN BOARD OF PUBLICATION

Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year

1840, by

A. W. MITCHELL, M. D., in the Office of the Clerk of the District Court for the

Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Stereotyped by
S. DOUGLAS WYETH,
No. 7 Pear St., Philadelphia,

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Tappan Presh, Assor
2-3-1933

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I.

His early life-conversion-entrance into the ministry

of the Episcopal church-settles at Kidderminster

controversies of the time-batile of Edgehill-com-

pelled to retire from his charge-fanatical sects, 7

CHAPTER II.

State of Cromwell's army-Baxter attempts to arrest

error-he leaves the army and returns to Kiddermin-

ster-his ministerial labours, and success,

16

CHAPTER III.

Baxter's own account of the means and reasons of his

ministerial success,

-29

CHAPTER IV.

Effects of his labours, and notices of the subsequent

history of Kidderminster-his opinion of Cromwell-

favourable to the Restoration,

48

CHAPTER V.

His labours as an author- his interest in Missions to

North America,

58

CHAPTER VI.

Plan of union-Baxter's address to the king-conces-
sions of the Presby erians—the hypocrisy of the king

iii