{"id":296,"date":"2013-01-30T12:37:00","date_gmt":"2013-01-30T17:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/54.225.232.228\/us\/product\/history-of-the-english-calvinistic-baptists-1791-1892\/"},"modified":"2026-04-04T12:42:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T17:42:15","slug":"history-of-the-english-calvinistic-baptists-1791-1892","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/banneroftruth.org\/us\/store\/history-biography\/history-of-the-english-calvinistic-baptists-1791-1892\/","title":{"rendered":"History of the English Calvinistic Baptists 1791-1892"},"content":{"rendered":"

ENDORSEMENT<\/h2>\n

‘A masterful book.’ — DR. MICHAEL A.G. HAYKIN<\/p>\n

‘…A fine piece of work, which I greatly enjoyed reading.’ — DAVID P. KINGDON<\/p>\n

Book Description<\/h2>\n

The aim of History of the<\/em> English Calvinistic Baptist 1791-1892<\/em> is to trace the story of the English Calvinistic Baptists from the death of John Gill in 1771 to that of Charles Haddon Spurgeon in 1892. It deals not only with the well-known figures in this community’s history- theological giants like John Gill, Andrew Fuller, William Gadsby, and Charles Spurgeon- but also with lesser-known lights-men like the hymn writer Benjamin Beddome, the eccentric John Collett Ryland, Abraham Booth, and John Stevens. Wide and deep reading in the writings of these men has given Dr. Robert Oliver an excellent grasp of their various theological perspectives.<\/p>\n

No Christian community is without its controversies and the Calvinistic Baptists in the period covered by this book are no exception. Even-handedly and with one eye always on the Calvinistic Baptist roots in the seventeenth century- well summed up by The Second London<\/em> Confession of Faith<\/em>– the author details the controversies that at times wracked this community. Who may take the Lord’s Supper? What is the role of the law in the Christian life? Is there biblical warrant for making free offers of the gospel to all and sundry? None of these issues are minor matters and should not be ignored by Christians today. The thinking of these Baptist worthies is therefore still of great value.<\/p>\n

Unlike some contemporary historians, Robert Oliver is rightly convinced that the\u00a0development\u00a0of the Strict and Particular strand of this community in the nineteenth century is not a stagnant backwater that is best forgotten. Even though the churches of this persuasion were not as balanced as their seventeenth and eighteenth-century forebears, there was a spiritual vitality to this group that needs remembering and Oliver has given us a rich overview of the thought and activities of these English Calvinistic Baptists.<\/p>\n

Table of Contents Expand \u2193<\/a><\/h3>\n
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<\/td>\nPreface<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nIntroduction<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nPART I THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY INHERITANCE<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nThe Legacy of John Gill<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nBlessing in the Cotswolds<\/td>\n21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nThree Leaders<\/td>\n35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nThe Communion Controversy 1772 \u2013 1781<\/td>\n64<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nThe Gospel Worthy of All Acceptation<\/td>\n96<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nAntinomianism<\/td>\n121<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nWilliam Huntington\u2019s Controversy with the Particular Baptists<\/td>\n142<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nPART II WHEN GOOD MEN DIFFER<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nAndrew Fuller and Abraham Booth<\/td>\n157<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nWilliam Gadsby<\/td>\n182<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\nJohn Stevens<\/td>\n211<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nPART III REALIGNMENT<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>\nMoves Towards Open Communion<\/td>\n241<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/td>\nThe Beginning of the Strict Baptist Magazines<\/td>\n273<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/td>\nJoseph Charles Philpot<\/td>\n302<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/td>\nOrganizations<\/td>\n329<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/td>\nCharles Haddon Spurgeon<\/td>\n353<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nAppendix A<\/td>\n372<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nAppendix B<\/td>\n376<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nBibliography<\/td>\n377<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nIndex of Names<\/td>\n405<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nIndex of Places<\/td>\n413<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nIndex of Subjects<\/td>\n418<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Review<\/h2>\n