A Defence of the Answer and Arguments of the Synod Met at Boston in 1662

This seminal 1664 treatise stands as a cornerstone of early American religious discourse, defending the controversial mandates of the 1662 Boston Synod. Central to the text is the Half-Way Covenant, a landmark theological compromise that redefined church membership and baptismal rights in colonial New England. As a vital primary source of Puritan ecclesiology, the work navigates the growing tensions between strict orthodoxy and the communal needs of a maturing colony. It remains essential for scholars of colonial history and those tracing the intellectual evolution of American Congregationalism.