1657 RICHARD BAXTER. A Winding-sheet for Popery. Rare Kederminster Published Tract.

A very rare, locally printed tract by Richard Baxter against the Roman Catholic Church. In it, he posits thirty reasons to suspect Rome's claim to be the Catholic Church and instead claims himself to be of the Catholic Church, i.e. that which allows dissent, liberty of conscience, and the open discussion and exposition of Scripture. This was penned in July of 1657 and printed only once.  It should be noted that Baxter even notates himself as the author, "Catholick." It's intentionally a bit salty. Baxter uses this term regularly, and insistently throughout his ministry in an effort to wrest it out of the hands of the Roman church and bring it back to its original meaning of "all the variety of expressions of orthodox faithful in Jesus." In this context, it is clearly a jab at the Roman Catholic church. Printed during Baxter's minister at Kederminster. Baxter, Richard. A Winding-sheet for Popery. London. Printed by Robert White, for Nevil Simmons, Bookseller, in Kederminster, Anno Dom.