Baptist History, Heritage and Distinctives
\nNew England Baptists 1638-1776 AD \u2013 Old Landmarkers
\nPuritans Establish a State Government Church in America
\nPART ONE<\/p>\n

How the “Fathers” of New England Baptists, regarded Pedobaptist societies and their ministers, from A.D.1638 until 1776\u2014not as churches or brethren, but enemies and persecutors.<\/p>\n

“Thus saith the Lord, Stand ye in the ways and see, and ask for the old paths where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls” (Jer 6:16).<\/p>\n

“My people have forgotten me; they have burned incense to vanity, and they have caused themselves to stumble in their ways from the ancient paths, to walk in paths in a way not cast up” (Jer. 18:15).<\/p>\n

Having shown in the last chapter that our fathers, from the first to the sixteenth century, in obedience to the divine injunction, withdrew from those who departed from the teachings of Christ, and thus preserved pure churches and a pure faith, I now propose very briefly, to show that the Baptists of America, from the planting of the first church in Newport, Rhode Island, A.D. 1638, until A.D. 1776, were in faith and practice “Old Landmarkers.”<\/p>\n

What was the practice of New England Baptists?<\/p>\n

The Puritans who landed from the Mayflower, A.D. 1620, did not come hither with the intent of establishing here a government where the oppressed of all nations would have absolute “freedom to worship God” but where their own particular creed would be protected and secured against disturbances from all other opposing religious faiths. Therefore, when they framed their laws, they put their creed and the sword into the bands of the magistrates, and made it their highest duty to see that all men, who would enjoy the protection of their laws, should, on peril of estate and life, accept the creed. This was freely acknowledged by them:<\/p>\n

“And because they foresaw that this wilderness might be looked upon as a place of liberty, and, therefore, might in time be troubled with erroneous spirits; therefore, they did put one article into the confession of faith, on purpose, about the duty and power of the magistrate in matters of religion” (Morton\u2019s New Eng. Mem., p. 145-6).<\/p>\n

Says Bro. Samuel Mather: “The reforming churches, flying from Rome, carried, some of them more, some of them less, all of them something of Rome with them, especially in that spirit of imposition and persecution, which has too much cleaved unto them all.” (Apology, Appendix, p. 149).
\n(to be continued)<\/p>\n

Presented by Thomas E. Kresal from excerpts: Graves, James R.. Old Landmarkism: What is it? . First Vision Publishers. Kindle Edition. Chapter 15<\/p>\n

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