Cambridge Synod. A platform of church-discipline : gathered out of the Word of God, and agreed upon by the elders and messengers of the churches assembled in the Synod at Cambridge in Nevv-England: to be presented to the churches and General Court for their consideration and acceptance in the Lord

British Museum. Catalogue of the pamphlets, books, newspapers, and manuscripts relating to the Civil War, the Commonwealth, and Restoration, collected by George Thomason, 1640-1661: E.692[7]
Folger bibliographic ID: 141610
ESTC number: R206993
Wing number: P2398
Folger call number: N1460
Folger holdings ID: 143355

Bibliographic format

quarto

General notes

Based on a draft prepared by Richard Mather "Epistle to the reader" signed: Edw. Winslow The preface is by John Cotton Generally known as the Cambridge platform Annotation on Thomason copy: "Aprill 24"

Item information about Folger N1460

135718.2. Calf binding with blind two-line fillet border and blind ornaments tooled in the corners; (re-backed); circular red leather spine-label gilt stamped with "357"; all edges sprinkled red. Anonymous armorial bookplate signed: "B. (?) Green fecit / London." manuscript shelf-marks on front paste-down and on anonymous armorial bookplate. On front fly-leaf, manuscript price ("7d"). Manuscript table of contents listing ten items bound together. Manuscript markings on t.p. A2 leaf of adv. bound at the end. Provenance: engraved armorial bookplate of "Revd. Carolus [Charles] Huggins Rector Chinner in Com. Oxon."; anonymous engraved bookplate of James Musgrave (motto "philosophemur") with manuscript shelf-mark and name ("Barnsley") (i.e. Barnsley Park); Musgrave family library copy

Extended title: A platform of church-discipline : gathered out of the Word of God, and agreed upon by the elders and messengers of the churches assembled in the Synod at Cambridge in Nevv-England: to be presented to the churches and General Court for their consideration and acceptance in the Lord
Alternate titles: Platform of church discipline, Cambridge platform

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author: Cambridge Synod
associated with: Mather, Richard, 1596-1669
associated with: Winslow, Edward, 1595-1655
associated with: Cotton, John, 1584-1652