The History Of The Test Act: In Which The Mistakes In Some Late Writings Against It Are Rectified And The Importance Of It To The Church Explained

When Parliament tests faith, belief becomes a battleground. In The History Of The Test Act, Anglican divine Thomas Sherlock enters the heart of the English Test Acts debate, defending the sacramental test at a charged moment in 18th century England. Here, the stakes were spiritual. Sherlock answers recent critics point by point, rectifying what he saw as serious mistakes in their attacks and explaining why the Test Act mattered so deeply to the established Church, to the Crown, and to the f...