The British Particular Baptists 1638-1910: Vol. I.
Particular Baptist Press
Thomas Watson (1633-1686) wisely wrote,
“Get books into your houses, when you have not the spring near you, then get some water into your cisterns; so when you have not that wholesome preaching that you desire, good books are cisterns that hold the water of life in them to refresh you; so, when …
A Response to remarks of Dr. Frank Page made in the English Churchman
SB origins were Calvinistic
It was encouraging to read in No. 7732 concerning Reformed Southern Baptists and the Reformed faith. On April 30, 1858, the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary drew up a charter which they called the ‘Fundamental Law’ of the SB churches and which stated that every Professor in …
This volume depicts the lives of another thirteen Baptists stalwarts. Michael Haykin’s starts with a moving portrayal of Benjamin Francis, the man Gill wanted to succeed him at Carter Lane. Francis’ triumphs through his humble faith are inspiring. Then Robert Oliver gives interesting insights into the life and ministry of Abraham Booth, a man respected and honoured outside Baptist …
History of the English Calvinistic Baptists 1771-1892: from John Gill to C. H. Spurgeon
Robert W. Oliver, BOT.
Emerging Deconstructionism
This book is based on Robert Oliver’s 1985 doctoral dissertation. His title is misleading. It is not a history of the British Calvinistic Baptists but, as Michael Haykin’s Foreword explains, an analysis of controversies regarding …
Aug 17
… von Brandenburg to ban all Zürich Reformers from his realms.
Zwingli had treated the Cata-Baptists harshly. He had honestly feared that they were plotting to overthrow the Zürich administration by armed force and thus become their persecutor. Bullinger chose the way of dialogue. During Bullinger’s period of leadership in Zürich, forty Cata-Baptists were executed for their faith in Bern in spite of Bullinger’s protests but none were executed in Zürich. 1 Bullinger …
Aug 21
Sir;
Though sympathising with John Graham re the Queen’s abdication, I fail to see the need for Anglican Christians, freed of their governess, to leave their Church. Are not the very Christians to whom he refers the true Church of England? A church is not where one goes but what one is.
Should Mr. Graham empty the Anglican Church of Christians, where would he transfer …
Aug 21
Dear Brethren,
From time to time, we read postings to the HBS which state dogmatically that Baptists are, or ought to be, neither Reformed or Protestant. Such subscribers see so much error in these two branches of the institutionalised establishments that they beg loudly to differ and proclaim a ‘better way’. Not all Baptists, however, agree and we have that school represented by …
Disobeying the Golden Rule
I must admit that I turned to David Gay’s new book on the period between “the break with Rome and the rise of the Particular Baptists” with some reserve, knowing that the author has antagonised many by his anti-Trinitarian claim that the Son and the Father had contradictory wills, reflected by irreconcilable contradictions in the Scriptures. My …
A Review Article
The news that Carey Publications were to publish the lives of these three 17th century Baptists filled me with a feeling of hopeful expectancy. The three Ks have aided my own understanding of the ways of God immensely and I know from my correspondents that there is an awakened, wide-spread interest in them. Michael Haykin’s book thus comes at a most …
Dec 17
Letter to the English Churchman concerning criticism of the Reformed Church of England and praise of the Cromwellian chaos.
Sir:
The Letters to the Editor on the spiritual state of the pre-Rebellion Church of England swing from one extreme to the other. Ignoring historical facts, they back-project later dark sectarian interpretations onto more luminous times. The rejection of the …
