But the lucid prose of the original suffered the same hardening of the linguistic arteries that overtook the King James Version of the Bible. In this edition, antique & obscure words & sentence structure have been eliminated & references to people & matters of faith come alive thru the annotations. The nature of the church, its ministry & sacraments, & the relationship of church & state, with the consequent implications for religious liberty & Christian integrity, are key topics. If you're a Quaker seeking a better understanding of your own faith, or an ecumenist trying to understand beliefs that were significant to Methodism, challenging to Calvinism & frequently in rapport with Catholicism, you will find Barclay's Apology enlightening.