Edited by Chad Van Dixhoorn, Wolfson College, Cambridge

Consultant Editor: David F. Wright, Formerly Emeritus Professor of Patristic and Reformed Christianity, University of Edinburgh

Chad Van Dixhoorn received his PhD from the University of Cambridge, and was awarded a post-doctoral fellowship from the British Academy. He was a fellow of Wolfson College and a member of the Faculty of History of the University of Cambridge from 2004-2008. Since that time he has served as a part-time Senior Research Fellow of the college. His main occupation is preaching and teaching at Grace Presbyterian Church, near Washington DC. Dr Van Dixhoorn has taught history and theology at universities in the UK and seminaries in the United States.

"I am in no small danger of running short of superlatives. To put it simply, this is a sublime scholarly achievement." - Journal of Ecclesiastical History

"There are simply too many outstanding features to highlight ... Those studying the political, theological, and ecclesiastical climate of he 1640s in Britain cannot now do so without recourse to these volumes." - Church History and Religious Culture

"We can be grateful that Byfield's hand has finally been mastered by Chad Van Dixhoorn, who has completed the Herculean task of producing a definitive critical edition ... these five volumes constitute a remarkable accomplishment ... a vital resource for students of the post-Reformation era and the Reformed tradition." - The English Historical Review

"This is a monumental academic and theological contribution. These volumes will probably form the basis for scholarship that seeks to interact with the Westminster Assembly for the remainder of this century, at least." - Modern Reformation

"The publication of these volumes in September 2012 marked the conclusion of nearly 12 years work and is an astonishing achievement ... These volumes demonstrate an extraordinary attention to detail." - The Reformed Theological Review

"It is extremely difficult to do justice to this edition in a review like this. These Minutes are a critical record of a decade of theological controversy ... an astounding achievement a judgment which will be echoed by all students of the northern Renaissance." - Crawford Gribben

"This set will now be utterly indispensable: every research library should buy it. It will be used into the next century and beyond." - Alec Ryrie,Church Times