The English Baptists

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This paper examines how the emergence of the English Baptist Church is generally seen as a response to the dominance and perceived false doctrines of the Roman Catholic Church. It looks at how the Baptist Church in England developed from the Separatists' call for purity of worship and the return to a focus on the Bible and the New Testament.

Outline
Introduction and Origins
Reasons for the Emergence of the Baptists
The Early Baptists: The General and Particular
Conclusion: Different Views

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"Both the Queen and the Church of England saw the Puritans as dissenters and acted against them. From the Puritan revolt against orthodox religion the Separatist movement developed " which was the precursor of the Baptist moment. The Separatists championed the separation of church and state and the freedom of the church form the rule of the state. The Separatists also worked for a complete transformation of the Church in England. Their emphasis was also on close adherence to Biblical teaching." The Separatists took the Bible seriously and they were determined to order their lives by its teachings. They stressed that the Church was only for those who were the redeemed?." ( ibid)"

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