Orthodox, puritan, baptist : : Hercules Collins (1647-1702) and particular baptist identity in early modern England / / G. Stephen Weaver, Jr.

• Superior document: Reformed Historical Theology, Volume 32
• VerfasserIn: Weaver, G. Stephen,
• Place / Publishing House: Göttingen, Germany : : Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht,, 2015.; ©2015
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Series: Reformed historical theology ; Volume 32.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (235 p.)
• Notes: "With 2 figures."

Table of Contents

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Table of Contents; Body; List of Abbreviations; Chronology of the Life and Works of Hercules Collins; List of Figures; Preface; Foreword by Crawford Gribben; Introduction; 1. Personal Interest; 2. State of the Question; 3. Thesis and Methodology; Chapter 1. "Faithful to the Last": The Life and Legacy of Hercules Collins; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Early Life and Family; 1.3 "Not a Learned Education": Education and Occupation; 1.4 Beginning of Persecution; 1.5 Particular Baptist Origins and the Wapping Church; 1.5.1 John Spilsbury (1593-c. 1662/1668)

1.5.2 John Norcott (1621-1676)1.6 Hercules Collins: Pastor; 1.7 Wapping: The Early Years; 1.8 The Era of Persecution; 1.8.1 Prison Writings; 1.8.2 Counseling The English Spira: John Child; 1.9 The Rise of Toleration; 1.9.1 A New Meeting House; 1.9.2 The London General Assemblies (1689-1692); 1.9.3 Financial Provision for Ministers; 1.9.4 Relationship with Other Pastors; 1.9.4.1 Benjamin Keach; 1.9.4.2 William Kiffin; 1.9.4.3 Hanserd Knollys; 1.9.5 Falsely Accused; 1.10 Concern for the Coming Generation; 1.11 Death and Character of Collins; 1.11.1 Circumstances of Death

1.11.2 A Faithful PastorChapter 2. "Orthodox": Hercules Collins and Historic Christianity; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Caffyn and the General Baptist Response; 2.3 Collier and the Particular Baptist Response; 2.4 Collins and An Orthodox Catechism; 2.5 Use of the Creeds; 2.6 Use of the Fathers; 2.7 Patristic Theology; 2.7.1 Nicaeno-Constantinopolitan Trinitarianism; 2.7.2 Chalcedonian Christology; 2.8 Conclusion; Chapter 3. "Puritan": Hercules Collins and Reformed Protestantism; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Defining Puritanism; 3.3 Baptists and Puritanism; 3.4 Puritan Hermeneutics

3.4.1 The Necessity of the Holy Spirit3.4.2 The Grammatical-Historical Method; 3.4.2.1 Historical Context; 3.4.2.2 Scriptural Context; 3.4.2.3 Meaning of Words; 3.4.2.4 Figures of speech; 3.4.3 The Analogy of Faith; 3.4.4 Christocentrism; 3.5 Puritan Homiletics; 3.5.1 Use of Term "Prophecy"; 3.5.2 Plain Style Preaching; 3.5.3 Application of Scripture; 3.5.4 Qualifications of Ministers; 3.5.5 Use of Commonplace Books; 3.5.6 Use of Memory in Preaching; 3.6 A Puritan Approach to Persecution; 3.6.1 Counsel for the Living; 3.6.2 A Voice from the Prison; 3.7 Conclusion

Chapter 4. "Baptist": Hercules Collins and Baptist Ecclesiology4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Definition of the Church; 4.3 Religious Liberty; 4.4 Congregationalism; 4.4.1 A Dispute from Prison; 4.4.2 A Charge of "Lording"; 4.4.3 Summary; 4.5 The Sacraments; 4.6 Baptism; 4.6.1 Definition of "Baptism"; 4.6.2 Great Commission Texts; 4.6.3 New Testament Example Texts; 4.6.4 Baptist Covenant Theology; 4.6.5 Summary; 4.7 The Lord's Supper; 4.7.1 Defining Terms; 4.7.2 Two Catechisms and a Confession; 4.7.2.1 Hercules Collins and An Orthodox Catechism

4.7.2.2 William Collins and A Brief Instruction in the Principles of Christian Religion