A Collection of Cases and Other Discourses Lately Written to Recover Dissenters to the Communion of the Church of England: Early English Pamphlets on Religious and Non-Conformist Matters (1680-1685): Sammelband of 15 Pamphlets William Sherlock; John Francklin; John Francklin; Benjamin Calamy; George Hooper; John Williams; Samuel Freeman Religion and Theology

[English Religious Controversies: Reintegrating Dissenters and Non-conformists into the Church of England] Bound in early cambridge-style paneled calf. Cover worn, rubbing to extremities. Head of spine chipped, with loss. Internal binding loose. Pages are clean and unmarked. Includes: 1. "A Collection of cases and other discourses lately written to recover dissenters to the communion of the Church of England by some divines of the city of London," Basset, 1685, (43 p.); 2. "A Resolution of the two cases of conscience," John Francklin, printed by Walter Kettilby, 1683, (36 p.); 3. "A Discourse about Conscience, Relating to the Present Differences Among Us: In Opposition to Both Extreams of Popery and Fanaticism," William Crooke, 1684 (42 p.); 4. "A letter to Anonymus in answer to his Three letters to Dr. Sherlock about church-communion," by William Sherlock, Fincham Gardiner, 1683 (Wing S3300, Arber's Term cat. II 14) ([2], 58 p.); 5. "The case of lay-communion with the Church of England considered and the lawfulness of it shew'd from the testimony of above an hundred eminent non-conformists of several perswasions," John Williams, Dorman Newman, 1683 (iv, 75 p.); 6. "The case of mixt communion whether it be lawful to separate from a church upon the account of promiscuous congregations and mixt communions?" by Samuel Freeman, printed by T. Basset, 1683 (41 (1) p.); (49 p.); 7. "The case of indifferent things used in the worship of God proposed and stated, by considering these questions : Qu. I. Whether things indifferent used in divine worship (or, whether there be any things indifferent in the worship of God?) : Qu. II. Whether a restraint of our liberty in the use of such indifferent things be a violation of it?" by John Williams, printed by J. Redmayne, Jun. for Gardiner, 1682-1683 (49 p.); 8. "A discourse concerning conscience wherein an account is given of the nature and rule and obligation of it : and the case of those who separate from the communion of the Church of England as by law established, upon this pretence, that it is against their conscience to join in it," John Sharp, Kettilby, 1684 (59 p.); 9. "A discourse concerning conscience: Concerning a Doubting Conscience, The Second Part," John Sharp, Kettilby, 1685 (97 p. (1)); 10. " Discourse about a Scrupulous Conscience: Containing some Plain Directions for the Cure of It," Benjamin Calamy, Basset, 1684 (38 p.); 11. "Some considerations about the case of scandal, or giving offence to weak brethren," Benjamin Calamy, Hills for Basset, 1683 (ESTC R009090, Wing C225) (60 p.); 12. "The charge of scandal and giving offence by conformity refelled and reflected back upon separation," Henry Hesketh, Gardiner, 1683 (ii, 46 p. (1)); 13. "A Resolution of This Case, Viz. Whether it be Lawful to Separate from the Publick Worship of God in the Parochial Assemblies of England, Upon That New Pretence, Which Some Men Make, of the Case Being Much Altered Now from What it Was, When the Puritans Wrote Against the Brownists and the Presbyterians Against the Independents," John Francklin, Kettilby, 1683 (47 p.); 14. " A resolution of some cases of conscience which respect church-communion : viz. I. whether to communicate with some church, especially in such a divided state of the church, be a necessary duty incumbent on all Christians, II. whether constant communion be a necessary duty where occasional communion is lawful, III. whether it be lawful to communicate with two churches, which are in a state of separation from each other," William Sherlock, Gardiner, 1682 (50 p.); 15. "The Church of England Free from the Imputation of Popery," George Hooper, Abington, 1683 (1, 35 p.) Ref: Wing C5114