. The history of the English Baptists, from the Reformation to the beginning of the reign of King George I. the Fathers thereforecould only furnifli them with probable ar-guments : And we muft, after all, refer tofcripture for certainty in this, and all othercontroverfies about points of revealed how defective are they, even in thefeprobable arguments; and how miferably arethey divided, in their opinions on this ac-count ? It is eafy to difcern from this col-lection, that they are much more fucccfsiulin confuting each other, than in defendingthemfelves-: What one calls orthodox, a
. The history of the English Baptists, from the Reformation to the beginning of the reign of King George I. the Fathers thereforecould only furnifli them with probable ar-guments : And we muft, after all, refer tofcripture for certainty in this, and all othercontroverfies about points of revealed how defective are they, even in thefeprobable arguments; and how miferably arethey divided, in their opinions on this ac-count ? It is eafy to difcern from this col-lection, that they are much more fucccfsiulin confuting each other, than in defendingthemfelves-: What one calls orthodox, an-1 other The P R E F A C E. lxi other reprefents as herefy -, and a practicehighly applauded by one, is feverely cen-fured by another. And in ecclefiailical hif-tory there is a very great uncertainty, evenaito facts. But, in the midft of thefe confulions,we have a fure word; whereunto we do well2 Pet. i. take heed, as unto a light that Jhineth ina dark place. To the law therefore, and to Ik. viii, 20the teftimony \ if they fpeak not according tothis word, it is becaufe there is no light THE THE CONTENTS. Chap. the time of Wick-JL liffe, to theendof the reignof Queen Elizabeth. Some account of Wickliff, Page 2. His opi-nions, p. 7. is fuppofcd to have been aBaptift, p. S. Many of his followers wereBaptifts, p. 11. A law made for burningHereticks: William Sawtre burnt, p. Lollards burnt, p. 23. Ten Ana-baptifts put to death, p. 32. FourteenHollanders burnt, p. 33. Two Anabap-tifts burnt in Smithfield, p. 39. Thirty-one Anabaptifts banifhed, p. 42. JoanBocher burnt, p. 48. George Van Pareburnt, p. 55. Mr. Peircej account andremarks thereon, p. 59. David Georgeburnt three years after his death, p. Foxj letter to Queen Elizabeth, againftburning, p. 70. Dr. SorneV account of theBaptifts, p. y6. Queen Elizabeth banifoes^Anabaptifts, p. 79. Chap. II. From the end of the reign ofQueen Elizabeth, to the end of thereign of King James I. The Puritans
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