History of the Westminster Assembly of Divines by William M. Hetherington

An old account, not contemporaneous, of the writers of the confession and catechisms. The most surprising aspect of the book is that it is largely about the internal debate about church government and the role of church and state - not about separation of church and state but about which authority is superior. The Erastians felt the civil was above, arguing from O.T. structure of Israel. Though almost the antithesis of Theonomy, it seems to have close to the same effect. The political situation at the time of the Divines was almost unimaginably unstable. The king was imprisoned, tried, and beheaded. Cromwell was in ascendance. Also notable is the integrity and patience and quality of debate and the erudition of the theologians. Somewhat boring writing.