Vindiciæ clavium: or, A vindication of the keyes of the kingdome of Heaven, into the hands of the right owners. Being some animadversions upon a tract of Mr. I.C. called, The keyes of the kingdome of Heaven. As also upon another tract of his, called, The way of the churches of Nevv-England. Manifesting; 1. The weaknesse of his proofes. 2. The contradictions to himselfe, and others. 3. The middle-way (so called) of Independents, to be the extreme, or by-way of the Brownists. / By an earnest well-wisher to the truth.

Abstract

An earnest well-wisher to the truth = Daniel Cawdrey. Order to print on verso of first leaf. The final leaf is blank. A reply to "The keyes of the kingdom of Heaven" (Wing C6437), and "The way of the churches of Christ in New-England" (Wing C6471), both by John Cotton. Variant: page 90 misnumbered 96. Annotation on Thomason copy: "7bre 4th" [i.e. September 4th]. Reproduction of the original in the British Library.