Baxter: A Holy Commonwealth Book

	Preface
	Introduction
	Richard Baxter: a chronology
	Further reading
	Biographical notes
	A Holy Commonwealth	1
	Preface	3
	An Addition to the Preface	18
	Adam Contzen the Jesuites Directions	41
1	There is a God that is mans Creator	51
2	God is the Soveraign Ruler of Mankind	54
3	Of the Constitution of Gods Kingdome	56
4	Of the Administration of the Universal Kingdom	62
5	Of a subordinate Commonwealth in General	68
6	Of the several sorts of Commonwealths	76
7	Of the Foundation efficient and conveying causes of Power	93
8	Of the best form of Government, and Happyest Common-wealth	122
9	How a Commonwealth may be reduced to this Theocratical temper, if it have advantages, and the Rulers and People are willing	145
10	Of the Soveraigns Power over the Pastors of the Church, and of the difference of their Offices	167
11	Of the Soveraigns Prerogatives, and Power of Governing by Laws and judgement	172
12	Of due Obedience to Rulers, and of Resistance	178
13	Of the late Warres	211
	Meditations	231
	Appendix: Preface to The Life of Faith (1670)	249
	Index	253