Philadelphia Baptist Confession Of Faith

Reprinted as a project for the Tri-Centennial Celebration of the founding of the first Baptist association in America in 1707, the Philadelphia Baptist Association. This a reprint of the sixth edition of A Confession of Faith (Second London Baptist Confession, 1677/1689) adopted by the Philadelphia Baptist Association in 1742 with the addition of two chapters, "Of Singing of Psalms in Public Worship" and "Of Laying on of Hands." The text was taken from a copy reproduced in "...To Set Them in Order;" Some Influences of the Philadelphia Baptist Association Upon Baptists of America to 1814 by Dr. James L. Clark. We have tried to be faithful to the original text, but a few changes have been made for current readability. "It is now many years since divers of us (with other sober Christians then living, and walking in the way of the Lord, that we profess) did conceive ourselves to be under a necessity of publishing a Confession of our Faith, for the information and satisfaction of those, that did not thoroughly understand what our principles were, or had entertained prejudices against our Profession, by reason of the strange representation of them, by some men of note, who had taken very wrong measures, and accordingly led others into misapprehensions, of us, and them: and this was first put forth about the year 1643 in the name of seven congregations then gathered in London..."

SKU (ISBN): 9781566321259

Author: Franklin, Benjamin

Binding: Trade Paper

Publisher: Revival Literature

Published: 01/07