The young mans claim unto the sacrament of the Lords-Supper. Or, The examination of a person approaching to the table of the Lord. Compos'd by the Reverend Mr. John Quick, Minister of the Gospel, in London. ; And now, in a second impression, offer'd unto the churches of New England; by sundry ministers of those churches, approving of it, and attesting to it. ; With a defence of those churches, from what is offensive to them, in a discourse lately published, under the title of, The doctrine of instituted churches. By certain ministers of the gospel, in Boston.

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"A defence of evangelical churches ..."--p. 1-59, signed: Increase Mather. Cotton Mather. Holmes states that this is Cotton Mather's reply to Solomon Stoddard's Doctrine of instituted churches, London, 1700. Holmes also credits Cotton Mather with authorshipt of the advertisement and attestation, p. 61-64. The attestation is signed by John Higginson and seven others. Errata statement, foot of p. 92.