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John Webb

John Webb was a seventeenth-century English theologian and ecclesiastical theorist whose work *The Government of Christ Considered and Applied* contributed to contemporary debates over church polity and the nature of Christian authority during a period of significant religious and political upheaval in England. His writings engaged with questions concerning the proper structure and governance of the church, reflecting the theological preoccupations of the Interregnum and Restoration periods. Webb's intellectual contributions situated him within the broader landscape of Reformed Protestant thought, where discussions of ecclesiastical organization remained central to theological discourse.

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The Government of Christ Considered and Applied

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