1651 PETER BULKELEY. Rare American Puritan on the Covenant of Grace - Author of Bay Psalm Book! Irvingite less scarce than the present

less scarce than the present

some light dings and abrasions at extremities

almost patronizingly at points

he was a prominent community figure and began using his voice to speak out for Texan independence

1651 PETER BULKELEY. Rare American Puritan on the Covenant of Grace - Author of Bay Psalm Book! Irvingite less scarce than the presentPeter Bulkey [Bulkeley] was an important voice in the early spiritual leadership of the "Great Migration." Originally from England, he was minister at Odell, but was silenced [1634] by Archbishop Laud on account of his puritanism and nonconformity. He had refused to wear the cross or the surplice or read the obligatory act of King Charles officially sanctioning sports on the Sabbath. He emigrated to America in 1635 and was sent to settle the land