This study of left-wing puritan and separatist ecclesiology in Elizabethan and Jacobean England explores several major ecclesial motifs, including the relationship of soteriology, eschatology, and puritan covenant thought to ecclesiology; radical puritan and separatist ideals about the government of gathered churches; the role of synodical authority; and the relationship between church and state. Instead of looking at pre-revolutionary dissent in terms of two distinct ecclesiological categories of radical puritan `presbyterians' and separatist `congregationalists', the author underlines the shared ecclesiological ideals of both traditions. Book is in very good condition for its age. The tail of the spine is bumped and there is minor shelf wear to the edges. The DJ has some signs of wear to the extremities, the top of the spine has a couple of chips and there is some discolouration to the spine. There is some foxing to the top of the page block and inside it is clean and unmarked.