A scholarly edition of letters by Richard Baxter. The edition presents an authoritative text, together with an introduction, commentary notes, and scholarly apparatus.

The correspondence of the Puritan divine Richard Baxter is an unusually rich source of evidence for seventeenth-century history, particularly the period's involved ecclesiastical history and its intellectual, cultural, and bibliographical tastes. These two volumes present the 1250 extant letters by and to Baxter.

'This work is a scholarly and accurate record of the voluminous letters and prefatory epistles of Richard Baxter, together with correspondence from those who were his admirers and adversaries. The material is a treasure-house for those eager to study, in depth, the history, theological concerns, social conditions and pastoral styles of 17th century England, during the Commonwealth and Restoration period. The Bibliography and Indices are superb, the volumes are a delight to handle and a tribute to Clarendon. A major historical resource.' James Robertson, Theological Book Review, Vol. 6, No. 2, February 1994