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THE
HISTORY OF THE REVIVAL AND PROGRESS
INDEPENDENCY IN ENGLAND,
HISTORY OF THE REVIVAL AND
OF
INDEPENDENCY
IN ENGLAND.
BY
JOSEPH FLETCHER.
VOL. III.
FROM THE DAYS OF JOHN ROBINSON TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE CIVIL WAR, IN THE REIGN OF CHARLES THE FIRST.
A.D. 1606_1643.
LONDON:
JOHN SNOW, 35, PATERNOSTER ROW.
MDCCCLXII.
.F 62
ANALYTICAL TABLE
OF THE
THIRD VOLUME
OP
THE HISTORY OF INDEPENDENCY.
CHAPTER I.
...
CONTROVERSIES AMONGST THE INDEPENDENTS IN EXILE.
Page.
The freedom enjoyed in Holland leads to the discovery of dif-
ferences of opinion
1
These differences somewhat angrily debated, but connected
with beneficial results
ib.
The design of this chapter in relation to them
2
The baptismal controversy, and the contention and persecution
associated with it
The views entertained respecting baptism at this period, essen-
tially two
3
Both erroneous in theory
How the Independents in Holland became divided into pædo-
baptists and anti-pædo-baptists
The principal parties engaged in this controversy
5
Smyth, a remarkable man, but unstable
Helwisse, a coadjutor with Smyth
6
His return to England, and Robinson's account of it
7
Robinson in the right
The baptismal controversy unsatisfactory on both sides
9
Robinson and Ainsworth successful on particular points ib. Robinson's survey of the foundations of Smyth's church, gathered by baptism
The question respecting re-baptizing
10
Robinson's view
Ainsworth's and Johnson's view
11