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Richard Baxter (1615–1691) was an English Puritan minister and prolific author of works on primarily religious subjects. His contribution to late Renaissance thought lies at the intersection of religion and politics, on three fronts: his theology of justification, his political thought, and his work in the area of ecclesiology.
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Primary Literature
(For a complete bibliography of Baxter’s works, see Matthews 1932 and Keeble 1982)
Baxter, R. 1649. Aphorismes of justificiation. London.
Baxter, R. 1650. The Saints everlasting rest. London.
Baxter, R. 1656. Gildas Salvianus; The reformed pastor. London.
Baxter, R. 1658a. Of justification. London.
Baxter, R. 1658b. The Grotian religion discovered. London
Baxter, R. 1659. A holy commonwealth. London.
Baxter, R. 1670. The cure of church-divisions. London.
Baxter, R. 1673. A Christian directory. London.
Baxter, R. 1679. The nonconformists plea for peace. London
Baxter, R. 1696. Reliquiae Baxterianae. London.
Harrington, J. 1656. The commonwealth of Oceana. London.
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Kerr, J.A. (2016). Baxter, Richard. In: Sgarbi, M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Renaissance Philosophy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-02848-4_459-1
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