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[464160] Baxter, Richard. A Christian Directory. London: Robert White/Nevil Simmons, 1678. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Leather. Good . 395 + 161 + 199 + 176 pages. The last book has a printer's page misnumbering and is also missing 32 pages - pages numbered 237-268 - should be 137-168 - affecting the whole of Chap 25-30 and part of Chap 24 & 31. External hinges starting to crack, binding generally solid. Last few pages ragged at bottom corner (barely affecting text at all), suggesting that binding may not be original, perhaps an 18th century re-bind. On Christian Ethics (or private duties); Christian Oeconomicks (or family duties); Christian Ecclesiasticks (or church duties); Christian Politicks (or duties to our rulers and neighbours). GBP 225.00

[400090] Hill, Alexander (Minister of Dailly). The Practice in the Several Judicatories of the Church of Scotland. Edinburgh: John Waugh/Waugh and Innes, 1830. Second Edition. Hard Cover. Average Minus . 116 pages, scarce. Deals with: The Kirk Session; Petitions, References, Dissents, Complaints, Appeals and Extracts; The Presbytery; The Provincial Synod; The General Assembly; The Commission of the General Assembly; The Presbytery Acting in a Civil Capacity. Foxed, spine cloth torn, a couple of coloured pencil marks and one instance of pen marking to margin (in relation to protests in a General Assembly); title handwritten on front cover. Previously owned by Cranstoun of Corehouse (with coat of arms) and D A MacFarlane, late Free Presbyterian minister of Dingwall. GBP 29.50

[400091] Johnston, Christopher N. Handbook of Scottish Church Defence. Edinburgh: James G Hitt, 1892. Cloth. Average . 197 pages, prepared at the request of the Church Interests Committee of the Church of Scotland. Alphabetical dictionary on such subjects as Assessments, Cardross Case, Commission of Assembly, Disruption, Exchequer Livings, Gladstone, Home Mission Scheme, Hymns, Manse, Membership, Readers, Schools, Secession, Teinds, Voluntaryism. Previously owned by Rev N MacIntyre. GBP 9.50

[400092] Hill, George; Hill, Alexander (Minister of Dailly) (ed). A View of the Constitution of the Church of Scotland. Edinburgh: Waugh & Innes, 1835. Third Edition. Hard Cover. Average . 153 pages, a little pencil marking. This is an enlarged version of the second of three parts of the Theological Institutes, and deals with Presbyterian Church Government and the relation between Church and State. GBP 24.50

[400093] Tanner, Joseph. The Life, Diary, and Letters of the Late Joseph Tanner. Oxford: J C Pembrey, 1870. Leather. Average Minus . 472 pages, gilt edges, top of spine a bit worn, some pen and pencil marking, some foxing. Joseph Tanner, 1808-1867, Strict Baptist minister in Cirencester. GBP 19.50

[400094] Free Presbyterian Church. The Reformation in Scotland 1560. Inverness: Free Presbyterian, 1960. Leaflet. Average . 7 pages. GBP 0.75

[400095] MacPherson, John (Findhorn). The Westminster Confession of Faith: With Introduction and Notes: Handbooks for Bible Classes Series. Edinburgh: T & T Clark, 1881. Cloth. Poor . 171 pages, spine taped, dilapidated, heavily annotated in pen throughout by D A MacFarlane, late Free Presbyterian minister of Dingwall. GBP 2.50

[400096] Brown, John (Wamphray). A Treatise on Prayer, and the Answer of Prayer. Glasgow: Maurice Ogle, Etc, 1822. Leather. Poor . 268 pages, written while in exile in Holland. John Brown of Wamphray lived c1610 - 1679 and was a friend of Samuel Rutherford. Front cover and preliminaries up to page viii missing; back cover detached, part of spine missing; chapters 16-21 (of 30) heavily pen marked by D A MacFarlane, late Free Presbyterian minister of Dingwall. This edition probably the third edition of 1822. GBP 15.00

[400097] Beaton, Donald. Some Foundation Truths of The Reformed Faith: Brief Doctrinal Outlines. London: Sovereign Grace Union, 1938. Paperback. Average Minus . 64 pages, chapters on The Absolute Sufficiency of Holy Scripture, The Triune Jehovah, The Fall of Man, Unconditional Election, Particular Redemption, Effectual Calling, Justifictaion, Final Preservation, and The Last Things, by a theologian of the Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland. Much pencil and some pen annotation by his colleague D A MacFarlane. GBP 7.50

[400098] Schaff, Philip. The Person of Christ: The Miracle of History: With a Reply to Strauss and Renan and a Collection of Testimonies of Unbelievera. Boston: American Tract Society, 1865. Cloth. Average Minus . 375 pages, cloth of spine torn away from front cover, some pen and pencil annotation by D A MacFarlane, late Free Presbyterian minister of Dingwall. GBP 7.50

[400099] Sprague, William Buell. Lectures on Revivals of Religion. Edinburgh: Banner of Truth Trust, 1978. Cloth. Average / Average. ISBN: 0851512763. . 165 pages. Some pencil annotation, mainly in Gaelic, apparently by D A MacFarlane, late Free Presbyterian minister of Dingwall. GBP 5.75

[400100] Brooks, Thomas. A Golden Key to Open Hidden Treasures: Volume 1. Glasgow: W Sommerville/A Fullarton/J Blackie, 1810. Cloth. Poor . 430 pages (Volume 2 would have contained Paradise Opened, and A Word in Season which were a continuation of A Golden Key). Cloth of spine torn away from boards, foxed, much pen annotation by D A MacFarlane, late Free Presbyterian minister of Dingwall. Also previously owned by John Fraser, Inchberry Lodge, Lentran (near Inverness). GBP 2.75

[400101] Stuart, Alexander Moody. Recollections of the late John Duncan. Edinburgh: Edmonston & Douglas, 1872. Cloth. Poor ISBN: . . 231 pages; this is the original book from which the Banner of Truth's "Life of John Duncan" was reprinted. Binding dilapidated, much pen annotation by D A MacFarlane, late Free Presbyterian minister of Dingwall. GBP 3.75

[400102] Whitehead, James Henry. The Gospel of Jesus the Christ according to St John (Nisbet's Scripture Hand-Books series). London: James Nisbet & Co, 1892. Cloth. Average . 141 pages plus two maps. Binding detached, much pen underlining and annotation. GBP 3.75

[400103] Macrae, D. Car Trips from Inverness (Motorama No 1). Inverness: The Highland Herald, 1971. Second Edition. Booklet. Average Minus . 76 pages, two introduction pages missing. GBP 1.00