Binney, Thomas [1798-1874] - Micah, the Priest Maker : A Handbook on Ritualism

London, Jackson, Walford, and Hodder, 1867. orig.cloth. 18x12cm, viii,240 pp. Small tear to head of spine.. Rubbed. Rear interior hinge cracked. Foxed. Good. ¶ Contents: Explanatory Statements; The Vestments: Are They Scriptural? Are They Legal? The Revived Dictrines: Have They Any Basis in the English Prayer Book; Priesthood, Absolution & Confesion; The Holy Sacrifice: or Real Presence; Holy Baptism; Notes; Postscript: Christmas Day: The Advanced Ritualists & the Bishop of London; A Postscript to the Second Edition: The Alteration in the New Subscription Act - Form of Declaration to be Subscribed by the Clergy: The Right of Dissenters to Deal with Church Questions - Meeting of the Church Association; The Resolution of the Bishops on the Report of the Lower House of Convocation on Ritualism. ["The Rev. Dr. Thomas Binney (1798–1874) was an English Congregationalist divine of the 19th century, popularly known as the 'Archbishop of Nonconformity'. He was noted for sermons and writings in defence of the principles of Nonconformity, for devotional verse, and for involvement in the cause of anti-slavery....Throughout his career Binney was a vigorous opponent of the state church principle, though he maintained friendly relations with many of the dignitaries of the Established Church.... Binney pioneered changes to the forms of service in Nonconformist churches,and gave a special impulse to congregational psalmody by the publication of a book entitled The Service of Song in the House of the Lord...." - wikipedia].