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LIGHT IN DARKNESS.
nr !hrrul.!;r''twi!'?*"T"". l^^" «'"«'«''y "••-^^en the nature
?rn.' ^1 K '/.*?""* ''^^ *^"""^'"« «■ corrupted church awflv
hn ( '^i-JX' '"^'"'-y " V'"' <'««^Un(l appear to imS.
t^7^:^.^^-^' -^ Pope«havo «ecn fittodiH-
Kl'l To''"tS T^u'v'^' e^tentof the Church of Christ
r.pii. \ 10, "That in tho dispensation of the fulness of timen
ho nught gather together in ono all things in Christ 2
-1^1^11 i,'^'^^' ^*''' '* pl««8«tl the Father that in him
Jood ot tho cross, by hin. to reconcile jiJ^^igs-unThTself
vcn
! Tul Phil 2- A n Tn Tu T W^^ ^^ ""°S* '" °e"-
n 1 oo ; «' ?' I®- ThiH ohurcK was to bd wider ono
i..nd /l^'nl. I oo\ « 1 I *•"." """rcn was to bcf wider ono
n <^tVrti^\ Yr'^'".^^^ head over all things
o ih« uiurcli (V. 23,) whiih la his body." Col. I IK « Aiul
1 llJ.S church W:iR in ha iiti,i«.. ♦!.« ^„Jl.._: .i . I. t^l .'''•
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M^tl''' V 1"^ H^'^^t^'t'^e^clu^i^S^^ of cii;^;
T " m' i^"' " ^'"" ^^^''ster, even Christ."
ft ly h ui'' • ^ ' '■ ^^ ^'" "'^'^» «^^''"«* d-^ncth
The Church of Christ do^Mot put itself under the control of
the eiv.l power. During the /Tb^l three ecnturTe tho ch«"«|
"^ '1 ^^'y without any «id ot;iompoS^il,^"t
nu'renipoyedthe warrior^s sword for its promotion nor thai
vt tlie magistrate for its support. The armv^ ts ZteJn .,1 J
banner. Iruth— thoir armor, "the whole armor of CJod"— tl.P^
S '::^^f^S^ «'f>ring. Theirs wa^^^^ gi^^fe
it- "'1* !i:;)'f i^r««t tribiilation they went to be perfeSK
£ r! *.*'*,"] ^'^""^ers of a crucified Jesus, the/ were crucV
hod to the world and the world was crucified to them As s^n
a« « church committed whoredom with a state, sheTeased toT
The kingdom of (jod, or c h nreh of Christ, is se t u p amongs t
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tho kitJgddmn of thin world, not only witliout nid from tliom, Init
indepcndont of tlioin— " without haiidM."
It comoth not with olwicrvation. '• It \l^ Within u«." 1 h.
l(ingdoni of (Jod in not moat and drink, but right«ouHii«H8, iiiid
iKittco, and joy in the Holy (ihont Th<t citisciiH of this kiiiKdoiu
aro all " Jew or (Jrcek, male or funmlo, IJarbarian or Scythiim.
hoiid or free," who aro in (MiriHt Jckum. who, l)ciii}» hiniMt'lf itl»-
Moluto Hovcroign, may Hurely lie truMtcd for carrying on the aftiii»;i«
of luH own kingdom. "' OhriHt an u Hon ovor liiH own Iioum-.'
J4uko9: 40-4». Matt. 18; l-i. MaVky:34-:i7
Christ in Lord of Lords, and King of IvingH, and thoy that
' are witli him are called, and ohoHon, and faithful.
The general priucipleH of all tho early fhurchew vniro jmrcl.v
apostolical. They were coinpoHcd of congngationi of faithful
men, voluntarily united togctiM'r for tho Mtiitcd admiui.st ration
of the goapel with its ordiuanceH; governed by bi»hop.-^^|||^l
deaconif— a binhop was ail overseer not of othor miiiistoi^niut
of the flock of (fod. Tho uovernniont and discipline of each
nhurch wan within itself, (Epii. '2 . 19-22) Of each church th.t
•doacon(<i»a/lo«o») was a serN-aut, Acts . 2, 3. It was of iiiipor
tance tliat the ordinances should be kept precisely as they were
delivered. Matt 3 : 15, Luke 1:0. + Cov. 1 1 ; '1 I Oor_
14:26-40. To these ordiiuinccs and the church, converted
' persons only, were admitted, Acts 2 : 41>4r. When a church
was planted, elders were to be ordained, who wore tirst chosen
by the i)Oople,and then invested with their office by the solenm
laying on of hands, by tho apostlcfj, Acti^i : ;5 : 11: 'i3. As thr^
work increased, evangelists were appointed in the .'*tcad of iipo.'--
tle.H to sot filings in order. Tit. I : r». All ordinutions wen; b\
tho laying on of the hands of the presbytery, 1 Tim- 4 : 1 1.
The primitive church was scattered over many cities and
ifountrics, each congregation Vicing independent in matters of
governtuent, under the care of its own pastor or overseer, con-
ducting its own affairs, in subjection to the will of its own sover-
eign, Eph. 4 : W, 12. -These congregations were never arranged
as a single united fabric, under human officers, dependent upon
a superior, I Pet. 5: 1-'.. 2: 5-'.). 1 Tim. 5:17.
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A CONCISE AND GKNERAL SKETCH OP THE HItJTORY OF -
CHRl Sra CHU RCH.
^ A ftor the roHurrcctlon of the Lord, ho oMomblcd hin apo8tl«».
.\vtH I : 4, and «ttv« thorn tho (iroat ComiiuHKion, Matt. 'M !'•
.(», aiKl o<.mmandcd th«m to tarry at Joriwalom until 4hcv hii-l"
m.e,vod tlu, i,ro„,i»« „f th« Kafhor II« aHcoiidcd into hivci,
O„o hundred and tm-nty of hJM dlMciph^H, uH Imptiwd, Acts I
' '•; '";'!f. . . ' , '"*"'^'" "umhoi'od, formed tho firMt comnm-
nity of dimtiph^s by thojr nnftrago MatthiaH wa« numbered will.
' u, apostlcn. On tho ,hiy of Pentecost the <!roat iroad of thr
<!hurc I poured out tho promise of the Father upon them, lie
<nd ntoretimo nroniise.l that f.e nvu/d huihl his cinireh. .Mall
ll-l Vi- !•., '^ "''■*'"'*-y '^""'y '*••* '*« foundations in t!.t'
u arts of h«H "Ilowers ; n(,w its ,.r;^anization was complete. 0„
us day, .{,000 porwun., <levout men (not infants) wercaddpd t«
M.e c-hurch which n..w <onsisted of :l,|0() W/.-,.,; ^;,,/,V.,y,,,_
I his church elects her first doa.'ons, Acts -X f,, there haviny
l.«c.. prior to the diiy of Pentecost no church offc^irist for ,l" ^.
ZZjjf'"'" ':\ ^^^•;:'- '*"»> was .AV.v/.vv;;r^.W, and then
y/f-l he went from iJamascus to .Jerusalem to join him^oir
"US church, who rocoivvd him not until they ha,rHati«facl«r^
Uienco .»f Ins conversion. Acts '.» . ^), '^7. , Thc^^porHocution
v^ hah arose about .Stephen, Acts 11 : ly, cau^l the discipks to
be scattered abroad, fi.r '' they went everywiX. preachiL tl. •
wo d and plantn.,^ churches," We find 'a ehu^l/at &inm.
I'.M'. Kom. I : H. Acts 2 : 10. V
._ The first persecution of the christians Jwgan V 1). 64, thr
lis, ,p|,.s of .ic.s„s were c.»vere,l with the skins .)f Wild beaHtsand
U.r„ by dog.s-thoy were crucified and .set on We, that they
ofivfT wT ''"'''' '^*''V''-''' "'"^- ^'oroonle;edthen..:.
K^^eovere.1 w. h w,« andotlK-v combustible materials-a shirr,,
> ke to bo put under thoir chin to make them contiudo upright
•ud they were burnt ahvc to give light to the spectators. Ln.^
n^l..l n f ^'f^^'\Zf *»•« first of the twelve apostles who Mif-
su was struck with remorse, at witnessing the readiness witl, _
.«. James subni.ttcd to inartyrdom." fee was convinced of
aS^;;:^''^^^"*^'' «ndcont^,scdChrist. Tlicy wor.
suftl:;;T*K*^'?*' wr''?r '**'*''< ♦'1"^*^*^ whidi l.^ars his name.^
fte cd martyrdom A. I). (52. „,. ^„, ^ „,,„ ^^ ,,„i ,,f^, ^
much beloved, lie was stoned, but had strength to pray tor
• Z v"'" ^ beseech thee Lord (Jod and Father for theuK
>1 t d'hJ'r'' "''.'''"* ^'*'^ ^"- ' «•« martyrdom, was com- ^
pitted bj^ a por^ou'^; beating out his brains with a f..l1or'« d u b
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The opostld Paul, obtained lii« Hl)orty after 1)W impriHonmonf
nt Rome A. 1). 63. Ho travelled, preaching (JhriHt and Uim
iTi^eiBed and returned to Ronie about tlic year A. 1). 65, when?
• lie waa slain with the sword by Nero's order ,
Peter, the apostle, came to Homo about A. D. 63. Here ho
wrote his two cpifltles. After seeing his wife led td inttrtyrdoni,
ho was nhortly aftorfrards^cruoifiod with his head downwunis
A I). 66. The tyrant Nero, who was the author of those p<!r
Mocutions, died a terrible death A. 1). 68, and went unorowno.i
to the tribunal of the King of Kings. '
About 40 years after Christ's death, .Terusalom was doslroy-
«'d : but the Christians who were in it were saved by retiring
prior to the siege to the villngo of Pclla beHiond Jordan. Do
mitaift succeeded to tlie onoipire A. P. 81, and in 94 ho iviKvrod
the persecutions against the christians, who were rutliIos.Hly
slaughtered by bis orders. Ho banished the apostle iJohn.t»t the
Fsloof Putmos, where ho had a splendid revelation from tht-
liOrd Jesus:. In the year 96, Douiitain was slain. Theapcsth'
John lived to return to Asia wbt»re he died nearly one 100 vearN
^old. ■■, .
The edicts of Trajan drenched the? cinpiro with christian blood
A. I) 98.
' NoTB.-r-: First Century. The Apostles ; the disciples; tlw;
nOOO devout men ; those Imptizod by Philip, Paul, and others,
were all believers. " The sacrament of baptism was administir
fd in this century, without the public assemblies, in placo.H
appointed and prepared for. the purpose, and w:is performed by
inuflersion of the whole body in the baptismal font " Mosh<^ii-v
Kcc Hist. cent, i; p. 2, sec. P.
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Ity the year 107, A. D.< againjst every por8Coution,tho chriptr.
iaus multiplied. The christian church had grown so amaaingly,
thatthenuiqjber of its members brought before the Roman tribu-
nals, caused much unea8iucH.s to the Roman governors. Tn A.«ia
the\*hdle body of christians, wearied with constant hardships, pre-
sented themselves before the tribunal of Antoninus, who order-
ed a few of them to execution, ant said to tho rest ; '• miserable
people, if you choose death, you may find precipices and lialters
enough,?' SimepH, 120 years old," was accused before Atticiis
of being a chri'stlan, and was scourged many days and at last
tirucified. Ignatus was thrown to wild beasts and devoured by
them'. A. D. 163, Justin Martyr, an eminent christian phi-
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losophor, and 6 of bin companioos, were whipped and aftcrwanlf!
beheaded
AD. 167: The celebrated Polycarp wan burnt alive at
Smyrna. The glad tidings of the glorious gospel had spread inU>
many countries, and we shall have to trace the records of the
church of Christ in the early and middle ages, by the perw
cutions which her heroic and devoted members endured, jf ence
the first materials which j»re fttrnished of tl^Q history of the
christians in France, contain an account of Air persccutiouf
(laul had two cities, which, set upon a hill, rftlioted the beamr
of the «un of Rightcausness, full of evangelic light and lovt;
These cities were Lyons and Vicnnc. Here thtf christians were
tollowed with shouts, beaten, their bodies dragged, their gowls
plundered. They were stoned, confined within their own housex
iKjsctbv an outrageous 'mob. They were led- to the Forum'
incused of Christianity; condemned; imprisoned. Red hot
»razeu plates were fixed to the most tender parts of their boditi=
. hut they •* counted it all joy"— evincing tluit « the sufTerings of
the preKent time arc not worthy td be compared to the dorv
that shall be revealed in us." 'the love of the Father, conquered
the fear of man. Here indeed the faithful triumphed even it.
death, though they were torn and dragged by beasts ; made u,
sit in the rod hot iron chair, yet they fainte<i not; their bo<lies
wore exposed to every indignity, yet thex were graciously sus-
tained ; ieinales were stripped and scourged, put into nets ami
thrown .to the wild bull; their bodies refused burial and thrown
to the dogs, and their putrid remains collected and burnt h>«r
some friends might gather the^n- for interment, yet in the liour
of death they were happy. Gracious Redeemer! here were spirits
worthy of being woven into a wreath, to crown, thy once thorn-
• rowned brow^
,. NoTK.— " The sacrament of baptism was administered i»ub-
hcly twice every year, at the festivals of Easter and ¥tuU-
.!08t or Whitsunday by the Bishop or Presbyter in con.-.-
quence of his authorization and appointment The persons that
went to be baptized after they had repeated' the creed, confessed
and renounced their sins, and particularly the devil in his-
|)ompous allurements, were immersed under tmtermd received
mto Chn^s Kingdom by a solemn invocation of the Father
hon, and Holy Ghost, according to the express command of our
blesseAJiOrd." Mosheim Bee. His. see l.cent. 2.
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CHAPTER THIRD
In the bogiDning of tho third century Irt^naous wifforcd mar-
' yrd'om >t Lyons, But the groator tlie porscoutionH of the chrin-
Uans, the mo^o suoceiMful vas the true ohuroh. The word pro^
mightily ani prevailed. TertuUian, a celebrated writer of jdio
third century, in an apology which ho wrote for the chriBtiati* v
to tho omparor, says, "It iatrue wearobutof yeHtcrdav, and yet
we have filled all your towns, oitieB, islands, castles, boroughs,
councils, camps, courts, palaces, senate, forums. If wo were to
make a general secession from your dominions, you would be
M-stonishod at your solitude. Every one pays soi^ething once
a month into the public chest, or when he pleases, and according
to his ability and inclination, for there is no compulmon."
' TertuUian A, I). 200 wasa Carthaginian, and in Carthage tho
j'liriittianH suffered cruel martyrdoms. Amongst the numlwr of,
t'hristians seized was Vivia Perpotua, a lady of quality, ti'i year*
ot' age She was married, was then pregnant, and had a yuung
child at her breast. While she was in the hands of tho pers«-
imtors, her father who was a Pagan, but loved his daughter,
importuned her in vain to abandon her faith. For a tew day.*
she. witli four catechumens, were kept under guard, though not
•lonfindd in prison, when the latter found means to be baptized
They were then put into a dark prison. This, to Perpetua, wh«>
hadexperienccd nothing but the delicacies of gentle life, was
peculiarly tormidable and distressing. Herooiicern for her infant
was extreme. Tertius and Pomponius. two; deacons of the
church, by paying money, obtained permission for the prisoners
tn refresh* l^emselves for a ffcw hours in a more commodious place, -
where Perpetua gave the breast to her intaxtt and then recom-
uiended liim to her mother, For some time lier mind was op-
j)res.sed with concern for the ijiiisery she had brought upon her
tamily. but she had the treasure of a good conscience, and her
mind grew composed, and her prison became like a palace
Iter father, overwhelmed wiUi grief, came to her prison to en-
treat lier to recant; but he could not move her, though torn
Vith filial affection, she could only desire him to acquiesce in
the divine disposal. She and her companions were brought
before the tribunal and condemned to be exposed to 'the wild
beasts, and were afterwards killed by the gladiators in the
Hmphithoatre, They slept in Jesus.
A D. 246 Cyprian was converted from Paganism, A. 1>
•il8 he was chosen bishop of Carthage, and in ten yeaips after-
wards he suffered martyrdom. From the year250 to the close of
the Dioclesian persecution, the cruelties inflicted upon the chris-
tians were great. Not less than seventeen thousand were put
to death in one month (Godeau) and within one year not los^
w
/
id mar-
c chriH-
■dgro^
of the
ristiiai)' s
and yot
rougbM.
were to ,
ould bo
ig on«o
cording
11 :
lagetlio-
nUwr of,
Vi year*
a young
i)errt<-
lugliter.
)w days*
lugli not
laptizod
tua. wlio
life, wan
cr infant
? of the
irisoner.H
us place, '
1 recom-
was op-
pon her
and her
palace
n to en-
igh torn
liesce in
broiigiit
the wild
i in the
A. 1>
iifs after-
e close of
theeliris-
(vcre put
not losij
ft
V than one hundred and aftv thouHftnd were sUin in Egypt alone
f heir booJM and their writings were burned, and the ohurcho*
which had been planted with bo much oaro wore mercileMly
Hcattered bj the haudn of their enemy. '
A. J). 25 1 . Novatiau, a man of great learning and deep piet v.
•oing determined to hold no ijommuuion with the pagan i/«Ml
1 -athohcs, established a church on apostolio principles. Thin
church attracted numbers of the virtuous, andboro the perse-
j'utioiw and anathemas of the Catholics. Novatian is charged
by the Koman Catliollcs with being the parent of un innuntenM-
juMudc of congregations oi jmritam all over the empire.
Hiese churches were formed only of baptized belm-ns. Infant
baptism had not yet been introduced even by the lloman Cath-
olics. rhiH antiscriptural practice had its origin i.i an after and
^ ark^age. Novatian is allowed to have preserved in somuhwss
he cjiristian faith. Jbe general tenor of his life, and above all
hjs death by martyrdom, show to whom he belonged. A. U
•n-, Constantiue became sole govenoi- of the Roman Kmpiiv
£ --was converted to Christianity-assumed the name of luHhop.
atter enlarging and enriching tiio Romish Churches, died May
:r '.t ^. /'"',"" *'"^ *""'' *'•« P'^'Pl^ inul preferments of
1.0 Koman Churclv drew multitudes of unworthy members int..
Jioreoiumunion, and she became corrupt in faith and practice
( ->J liner, Mo.sh. Jones.) V
U ^v;As now that a great many pious members witlidrow from
nium iind formed other clmrclios.
1 I ii ^:r^*/.^^^"!? ^''^^ condemned, anathematized and ev
tot^Al 1 Couucl uf Nice. Rome, nominally .christian, in-
Z ! 1 K «P^"^o^«'>'»e pagan; though ber e.tei'ior w,..
. .>nged, the same persecuting soul gave her life,- her vindi,.-
wW r u ^f ,«»^n'ff ted notonly to Arians, but toall othor.s
S? 7»W,not /ellowship her abominations. From the tin..
iS^f "/! "' '^r^'^'""^"- the third century separati.,1
hunself from the pollutions of the Romish chujch at Cartha-o
divisions multiphed. During the third, fourth, and fifth contu-
rie.i, there were multitudes of churches in Europe and A.<ia
wim kept the ordinan9esMi&.the apostles had delilfrod theni.
' f ^^ ^'% ^- ^'^^^ "^ JE*"'"^ christians arose whom the Roman.,
nicknamed Pauhcans, and afterwards Manichaoans. Uiwu t'lcm
, Iho Panhcans arose in the town of Mauanalis. in the vicinity
wh^'S •■ A^fl-'^^^"- "^ ^^ ^^"^ """»« of Constantine.
who entertained at his house A deflieon of a church in Syria, who
on I.^^"'"'"^.?''^^ ?.P*^^* ^^ *^'" Mahominkans, ant! wasnow
T^^-^T '>« P«««'»S stranger, Conetantine received
a copy of the New Testament in the Greek language : he,.tudiea
It with care and began to publish its Contents, and soon a ehris-
4*'
».>
10
U
tian elrnrch wm collected. In a little time WTeral inawidwlij
arose qualified for the ministry and many fthurchea were collected
in Armenia and Cappadooia. Their public appearance attracted
the notice of the catholic party, vho immediately began to pcrsc-
eutc them, calling them Manichaeans and Paulicana. Constan-
tine continued his labors, until Pontus and Cappadooia and all
Asia Minor to the West of the Euphrates had pure reltgion
revived again. As they increased and spread to the West they
vcro often indentified with the Waldenses, because they oppoHcd
infant baptism, image worship, and the power of the pope, which
were the common characteristics of both. « Wo can tra<» the
history of the church by the persecutions which they suflerpd
under the name of Paulicans to A. D. 810." Jones Ch. Hi»t.
vol l,pp. 384, 387. c<v
A. D. 732.' Pope Gregory III/ assumed the name " Sovereign
Pontiff," &c. &c &c., and claimed for the cliuroh both the
temporal and spiritual powers. At the head of an army, falsely
i-^illed a church, the Pope denounced whole nations as heretics,
and they who would not submit unto him were inhumanly
murdered. :'■■'
In the ninth century the congfegations of the Paulicans were
diffused over Asia Minor; their clergy were distinguished by
their scriptural names, modest titles, zeal, knowledge, activity
and holiness. The Greek Kmperors ordered the Paulicans to
he capitally punished ; their books whenever found to be com-
mitted to the flames, and if any person was found to havo secre-
ted them, he was to be put to death and his goods were to be
conftscatcd. Letit ever be remembered that during the pagan and
papal persecutions from A. D. G4 to A. D. 1700, it wasthecon-
wtant jwlicy of the enemies of the true chutch of Christ to destroy
its writings, and slay its members.
Sylvanus, the leader of the Paulicans, was stoned to death by
un apostate (Justus). For 150 years these servarits of Christ
«ndurcd the horrors of persecution with christian/meekness and
patience, and if the acts of their preaching, their lives, and their
martyrdom were distinctly recorded, th<ire seems no doubt that
thi.s people would appear to bavc held « like precious faith" with
those martyrs who suffered during the 3 first centuries. Their
blood fertilized the soil, and the seed "the word of God," brought,.
I'orth an hundred fold; a succession of teachers and congrega-
tions arose ; Sergius, a man of extraordinary faith and piety, la-
^iored amongst them for 3.3 years. . The Empress Theodora sent
her inquisitors to ransack Lower Asia in search of them, and she
is computed to have killed by the gibbet, by fire, and by sword,
one l|undred thousand persons, A. D. 845. For this she re-
' t«ived the applause of Nicholas, who l^am'o Pope of Rome in
AD. 858, who, in^s letter to her, ^ys, that she had become a
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terror to tho heretics, Iccausc «/«• I.ad/V/<my./ the dirrctiotu ot
thnpoitdicmili Concil. Lab Nic Kp. XIV. '^"'''" "/
In A. D 817, Claudo, liishop of Turin. l)ogan, and for 50
, .J|arH continued, to bear toatiraony ii^ainat llon.iHh <orruntion.
il« iiiamtaincd tho saiue doqtrinoBwith tho ancient FaulicanBand
modern Baptwts, and held no communion with Homo Ho was
iKirn ,„ finain. In his early yoara ho xvas chaplain in tho court
ot hewis the Meek ; ho waa reputed to have groat knowlodcc in *
the Hcri^turcs. Lowi«, perceiving tho, ignorance of a great part
of Italy in regard to tho doctnno8 of tho CospcUnd willing to
provide the churches of Piedmont with oho wL mightntc li the
growing torrent of image worship, promoted Claudo to the See
or iurin; hero he devoted hiiuHclf iisHiduouslv to the e\-
r:*rVr 'j'" SlP'r" '^''" ^"""^^'"« '« l^^ opinion of tin. . "
W rd of God: "The bcanty of the oteri.Sl Truth and Wisdom
doth not oxc ludo thoHowhocomoto her: (Jod grant I may hX
...nBtant will to enjoy her, for the love of whL I hanndcr
uken tluH work; from the o„d« of the earth she in near to a 1
1» t Hook her; ^ho instructs within, and converts those who he-
lllT; "r°«'n™nj"%o.wcJl withouther. Wearenotcom-
n anded to go to the ctvalureW^ we may he happy, but to the
(jrraor^ who alone can fill us with Miss." With t/,is ardent love
ot, the Scriptures, he could not fail to be led into the truth
!• rom A. J). 1^0, to 1(W(), in spite of persecution, the church
nZl I»t>'«e«rly part of this cent Jry, the C.nAicil <:^ s£
>oi.H.n Irnnee published a confession of faith. A. 1). <)09. disan-
prm-.ng <;f 'nt^nt buptLsm, and opposing the worship of imugos ■
Kom 10.>0 to A.;l). 1088. Uerengarrusproaehed Huce<.s,sfSv
S'liict "^' """" ' ' "^''^"^^WV^ power." 1 Jrowui ,
t Ji '\;'^r ?^S- ^^•"'!J'» I' ««rnamed the Conqueror, aseehded '
^ ]^nghsh throne. Duri,^ Urn roign, many Waldense^X^^.'
hrance, bcrmanV, and I lolhmd, thronged into Britain, wlxT
r^'n-o '*?••? P««^«ttWe possession of christian libert;. mull
'•{ f^ ' ,' "^^ ')l*''^ '"^"^^ ^°'"®"' ^^'5r« brought before a conn.
,ed of the ckrgy m Oxford. Henry if, in coi^unction^d 1 X
i eaS t^f ''r thorn to b^ branded with a hot-'iron on th br^
Ihort'b; ^.- ^^'if throjigh Oxford ; to have their clothes .ut --
>hort by their girdles, and to he turned into tho open fields, and
drpcrsonswcroTorbidden under severe penalties to sheltT ,
•elm^ then. As it was the depth of winter thev all lo tbe
bvos through cold and hunger. 'In the year 12lJ A 1 the \ V •.
i^'^Th^s^n""' ^'^"^^^ in'obedien^SaPcl^i:
Z« »l. kT^''^^^*:"T .^^''*'' *^« perseeuted Cathari or Ari-
7the trL f5tf '*'f*"«Y"^''n^^'* »^*''« West, bold defenders
t^l^T *^"V*?""'^' "^'°^<^" ^^ *^« true church. Thev
had become peculiarly numerous in the valleys of Picdmont-1
. /
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k
*>
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W.'
bonce the name of VaudoU or VaHenHfli WM glvoH to them.
J^Vrlthcrrr.^ churches without l.toraturo either «r
. monir tho Appcninfl« or in the deep vale» ef the Alps, or in
n ;r1a nd X-natia, proHcrved with tlunr.blc. the truth of «a.
vatioii by grace and pcr«cvorinuly remained «epcrat« fro
l^mc." Bo«t. hiH. of tte mod. ed. ane. of the BoUman and
Moravian Ch. of the U. Brethren, p. I, book »• ." J\,''«'»>*'^^*
. nn unpardonable omission to pass entirely unnoticed that vcne-
;rbk. and r'^mUive people who wore the de^s.tory of Chnstun
Truth during so many agen, wh,,n darkness covered the earth a.ul
' urrdarkncsH the people. The I'aulicans n the KuHtand the
e p<'
WC!
ChriKtian Mart Alu.
\Valdcn«c«in the West divide this praise.
^ A 1) n(iO tiie Wasphomoufl innovation of the dcH'trinc (»t'
traiiHubstantiation was made by the Courtr»f Uoino_ Ihis n..ve .
absurd, and impious abomination anmsod Peter Waldo, a citi-
. /.on of Lyons to oppose it. Though a wealthy merchant h.-
...baudonei his occupation, sold all gave to the poor and foil m -
^ rU Christ. This great lleforraer bad tho fear ot God as a rul-
ing i.rinciplo in hts own soul. He commenced preaching tlu-
p,s,Ll and his labours were attended xnth great s»H
I5..i\,g a,.Hthe.n«ti«od b^^'tbe Vope (Alex^ lU) ho CHca,>ed tr.oj.
Lvo.rs,Und was followed by the Lord s d.sc.plcs. (.o«pel trutl,
sVoad. He retired into i>auphiny, where the principles nt the
1'o.pel took a .Icep and lasting rout^ Some of b.s diseiplcs.
ioiiiea tho Valleuscs of Piedmont. ANaldo himselfrh<weye..
'ln.....s never to have been an.ongst them. Porsccuted jroiu
place to placo. ho retreated into Picard. Succcss^still attcm -
la bis labors, and the christian doctrines which he preached.
;.,.n«,ir .«o tobavehanhoni/cd with tbos(M>f the \ audois that with
- riason they and bis people were bcn.vti>rtli considered the sanu- ..
Wuldo fled into (Jermany and at last .settled in Bohemia where
be ended bis day.s A. 1) 1170 \ •^T i\
Mmv than forty vears before Waldo's time the V»ldcnst>.<
. uublisbed a confession of Faith wl.icli has been prescrA'cd and
l,ear.s'datc A. D. I m, in which ti.ey ^avow their bclict in the-
great <ardinal doctrines a.-< now held by Kvangelica cliristcndom
"The rell-bm we profess is not ours," say they, "but it is the
reli:.'ionofour lathers, grandfathers, and great grandfijthers and
Mtber yet nu.re ancici.t i.rcdcccssors of ours, and of the blessed
martvrs, confessors, prophets and apostles.' .
•Should it be asked whevewas the true church to bc found
atVer so'inany bcrcHics wore a v.. wed by the Roman hierarchy,
the answer is. it wAs to be fouiul in tho cburches ot the valleys
of Piedmont." (lilly p. 353, lleincrius Sa(:cho, the Inquisi or.
. who wrote but 80 yearjrMter Waldo, assui-es us that tho Albi-
.'cnses or Waldenses bad flourished more X\vm Jnchmuirul
out
J
.4.
M
WU ?™ ^J^^'J"'"* '«« R«nkin'« hint Franco, pn lOH^i.
W«W« h,m«clf preaclicd Mdly o«iin«t Popish ^Lr iZe
n„.l i!i • .^"'''"".•»'"'P"«»<>*''e'"wlvoii through Poland
nnd tithunnia, aud ever Hince that they have been propaimtin^
l.e.r ,<^tnne tho^e wJmh differs bat little fromXS f
A tl^" " '*'>P«I'»>ero Ills Franco ' ^
J„m»if 1 i*? " J'*'/''' ^^ ®'"''' *""«^* timt infant«ought not to he
lmpttt<,d, but adults only." Multitudes became his disoinir
A. IJ. 1120, In a work which the Waldomws publiMhed Dan-
oenun^ anfcKriHt, they prefer several chargeTagaC Jo pX
:■ iJi^t't'eS'e?'^^"^"^^^''^^^^
ti«m £ il?^r "^IJ^k'/ ^"«<'a' Pro'^cJ'cd against iufant bop.
m.W iborhood who cl.e<»fally ,»ff.rcd death r»&Sli^^Z
.ot Md to the bapti»m of i»fent», .llcgi,,. a, . pj^f „f {t,*^?
«ny in 8„,t.„,.„d, M»„, BrriT, ."d SwH"
. p™,"°,T«'r:''S"''' ^J'"'.«:Co"™1 of ftheim^Id d "i
»n prison, 1149. Ht. Bernard writing to the Marl nf <3* o,a
n.TJl.'l-'Vn"*'.™*''"'" «'«>'ied into DnlMlia, HuBinirt
filter
J
$ -i
-■S'-jfiiJ'l*'^, .»;«¥.;■
■*^^','-
i>inU, T^otnbftrdy, Romogno, Vonoonio, Floroooo, &c. In A I).
12.50, the Baptist oharch at Alba had moro than 500 nioinU>ni.
•nd that of Cotnaoraita mora than ir>00, and many othern were
verv large. In A. D. I'iHO, thu Baptinta wero^iuite nunittroiu*
In Hicily. Pyrin's hint, book 2, oh. Id
In A. D. 1315, in Bohemia alonotho nttmborof Bantit<tM wai»
not loM than eighty thousand. In thia yenr, Walter LolUinh ii
Dutch Baptist went from Germany into Kngland. Ho wus uii
active preaeher,and bis labours wero blessed of GoU.
A. I). llSGd. John Wiokliff began to bo popular as a ttefor*
itier ; be translated the Bible into Knglish ; his followerH woro
culled Lollards and Wiokiiffitefl, and they oonsidered infant
jMiptism unlawful. Ivcmy hint. p. flO. A. D. 1382, July 12,
Richard II. published an order for tho bishops to seize Hnit im*
prison all persons, suspected of Lollardisni. Many suffered in
'this persecution. ' .
A. D. UOO. Henry IV of Kugknd onacta a Uw fur tlio
burning of Waldensian heriticH.
A. D. 1415. John IIuss and Jerome of Prague, two famous
Baptist preachers, wero burnt by order of tho Popish Coumll
of Constanee.
A. 1>, 1530. In thoWaldonsian OhurcheH there were umro.
than eight hundred thousand communicniits.
MorIand'i» Kvang. Ohurches, p. 224. '
Limborok says—'^ To speak candidly what I think of all tl»o
faith in tliQ German language of tho Baptists called Waldensen,
which assorts that in tho beginning of Christianity there wi^ nu
Uptiseingof infants, and that their forefathers practised no such
thing." Uis. p. 2, p. 738.
A. D. 1530. ■ Bullinger in tho prcfiicc to his Seruioti on thu
ilovelation, says, «' For four hundred years and more, in Franeo
Italy, Germany, Bohemia and other countries throughout tho
world, tho Waldenses have sustained their profession of thu
gospel of Christ." Perrin's hist. ch.G
x\..p. 1533, Luther says, "as for tho Waldenses I may lio
permitted to call them the very sml of the primitive and /)ure
christian church."
»• A. D. ion, I Moreland'iJ His. oh. of Piedmont p. 58.
A. D. 1643, > The Baptists in England published their con-
fession of Faith, and Dr. Mosheim is pleased to say tHat, " They
derived their origin from the German and Dutch Mennonistp.
Their religious sentiments were the same then that tlicy i»re nf
this day— the true origin of that sect is hid: in the remote thjiths
of ftntiquity. Before tlie rise of Luther and Calvin' there lay
',f
Wdd.«., U.^ hSC .?d* rHZ.iTjZ:& ill'
which h^ £d JsLtd'uisl™ i*'":;;" 'iir!S''f"'^
withm the sburt spaoe of 30 reari fl« Vtj„« . lu " J^^noo
put to death as LreUos. The Pop; wm .1 wir ^ ul »i.„ T'*
«]iuroh front the vear A D 60<I tTxTk trr^ * "® *'"«
inflicted bu,«.gfb.„ifhaS^^^^^
'' LirStS,K lirJr.'^'''*'^ ■•'"»^ *h"« b^^^^
uie flcatteml on the Alpine mountaina coM •
When all our lather, wqrshippcd atock/.hd«ou«.. ;
Powtnotjnthybook: record their «Dan. • ."^
redoable^horrowTT 66^ .nV ''*" '^T'" T^^''^^ '^i*''
.ruth .„a „h.t i. erro^^ r;:MxiSS's S^ •
•41
^"■"S^W
h
H
«u. hold no ^rw 'hnUh'Z^T'* ''^ «*•**' •^"•'"'«-i -J
«d. unholy (JhriJ; fc*^~;^l;^• ■'•»*',i- -u»i-i, t«n?i,h
tlH>ll.pti«u hi»v« boon Z kn 1 u"*'? ^"'"•'^ *<in«' »•'«»
-ucE volumino^u, record. M.Mfu.lr^^^^^^
; -weJI thi. .ketch te^uJJS^nTJbTnf v 1 ^^ *''" ^'t.^''"''' *"»'«'
l««n planted in thoiuilXnf^ .- ^"''i«°«»- Churohcf. h«v,.
'Iwrnw of counoihH. the JJ».T ; . *^''" «"»"' «f <;od(uot tht,
»'«» won Iti, wide„r^^^ «"»nd m«tr,.m*nt by which the truth
fiithofirHthaifof I7thccntary. 001 ,
f n the arst half of I8th « churcIicK.
(u the Brut half of 19th - « """ ,.?£' *'
No of Collogos, 8 ; metubors 00 OOo'"s" s' i i . '*
m tiie Umtod States, there arc 9,88fi Chtirchoa.
'"""""*"""■"■■- ^»,9<'>7 Minigtew.
**"'*"""*•*'•— ^-- ».»«« Uconned Prenchen.
BcsidM theio of the KeMl^" IWl.* '''^ baptiied iti one year
bern of others who hliiTZot&A^
and their numbers are daily inei^'"^/?' ^v,""'"? '^P*'"™-
"tunding in other ohuS mSi^^nf '^''' ^V?'""'*' ^^'^^K
In West Indies" 88 «
In Amejrica " l*i m
■ :: \ ■■ " : ■ '
■'■'•.. (f i
coinpuljiion ;
U citnviocftf,
ation Tlifl
imiof*, aa it
rhc r«ii|i^iuii
ie<l, tuniinli '
tiiiAkenhiiu
— ^.it trnciioM
*» «pou free-
Hinci) tltch
ioA nnd in
t time witli
hen. would
rolicH h«v4-
1 <larkiiO(«,s
»<I(uot tbo
the truth
1 ohuroheir
urchcH.
•t ' ■
?ncheri'.
ibcM.
no year.
ge nuin*
^ptism,
;, of long
riAtioiiH,
tin;? the
rgospt'l
17
.II'PKNOIX.
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k"..»i..,i„,, „,„i .iii":,.',," "!„i :":;/"j; rv' .^
. I I . "^ """' • 'llHlfl'II
^ KobniMoii, « A| "".Ill Aiinii.lia. A. ). 4M}
' '•: '"••""••• «rc..,i was ,li«o *. ", '""'""''«« "»' *'•« Council.
and Huch form of wo?«I.f » ' <'«trmc.s and Hvinir faitJ,
J^« «o„,iHl. rites «..d cic,,,ono^. |"t"!'*''''"'^^'^''«t.KHl
'•'ngliflh SaJtons cou.nh.. I Vi . '*^'' '^"""t tho year (J9'i ♦h!,
'•'ngland, to bring t ,o .4ix,rintoT. ?"'''•' ^'"^ "'""J^' "'to
«f Hpnio ; for as Jo,,. „f '^ tlt^''!^f'''''l^y ^'^ "'« <'l'urch
*'"untry, they woro k^n soZl „ * u' ?"r^''*' P'^"«««««*l *ho
;^or«hi,>, order and dcdZo if ri -/'''^''' ""^' ?»••« "> tho
o reduce tho Hriton J "u fAlT '^"''"» «"d««voured
the Church of Konic . «f » r i x- '^"''""'''' *" " «onformrtv to
principally i„ wX U?..7tr'' *""« »»>« old Briton" wcro
/^eon on the South ' were tl n'T' "'? *'!" ^''^'^^ "" J Ca^r" '
-rpa„dreli,i 'V^'S„ ^^^ Hoat^ both Z
<'hri»tians, who dedicated th.'S i ; , '''^° containing 2100
;n tho ministrv „« th^ It rpS*' tot/"^'' ^^ «^''" '»"»
the name of Xlonks of IJan^^r Tp^r?^ '''"'''^
with tho Popish Monks of tC or tb„ f n*'' -^ "** ^"^^'^ ""^^^ord
wcro not rcJuccd to any Lclt^^^^^^^^^^^ ^hmn^ ago ; for they
niost part Ia;y,„e„, ..holltd S t J^T ' Y' ^^^*^ ^^' 'he
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iln<inm?lv«'« l»» llw uUid> «f lh» Kurlplnw. nnil^tth'i' ^wl)' ««*'•
ill nril«T !•» tit" work of lli« iiiliiUtry • wli«» wiit f<»rlh
TllW*,
til a
iI«hI
iiMiHy ii*M'ful liiitriiiiH'Wt"' . nittH)' ot wImmm
<7fniui-il III* k«t|il iiImmiI WuniiwtunihirK ; wlui
lo lli^iii tin' i-mhrniinjr lln'lloiiilMi rili% uml to i«Mii *ltli him
in tironihiiijt iiii«l iMlmiiiiMtnriiig in ltt)« wny ; «•/»/»■// //»r>/o/M«»/
Tti wlioin
|K?U«0 wiih
tiifiir cnoiuiuN
iff tilfi
. iu*n \w fM to tlu'iii, HiiH'c ye will not Mix*nt to my Antf*
frniicrnllv. ••M-nt v»»i to inc Kp«>riH!ly in tlirw tliiiip Tho firit.
in your kwping l%iwit««r <liiv in tli« form iiiul linii- n* it i« onUindtl
(At Homo) 'riifWfonil. jliiil yottuivo ChiinlimluM to cliiUlron.
And th« thinl. tliiil you i.r.wch to lite Siivoiw iih I Iii»vo I'xiiorteil
ynn; on«l nil the oII'ht «l«lmt«» I nhull HnffiTAon to miioiul unJ
roforin nmon^ yourj««'lvi'» /////, //"•'/ ntuJil
then Auntin naiil : "Tlmt if tluV woiihl no
thtiir brctKn'ii. thcv ^hoiiM rt'riMvtt war wU .^.
unci imfffr I»y tlair h'nn«l<« th»» ryvi!fl;rt« of tlwith ; ttinl which Auilin
iWToniplinh«''fl nminl'inKly, hj' hriy^friiifC the HiiXoiis upon them,
ami to their utter iiiin. * Ami thereiipin that fiiith tlmt had
onaurod in Hrituiii. for neiir 400 ynirK, kcanio uear extinct
throujjhnut the hind." • , ^
HnmnhreV Loyde: " Tii Penhi«h>ihIro. nenr thfi cnstV of
Holt. i.i HoM^lie nil»l»isli luid reli.jue.H of the Monujitery of
Hnngor. whift'^lu' ;;lory of the llritoim flourinhcd ; in tho winie
wore 2100 Moiikn, verV wtll order«'d iiiut harm)(f, divided into
Kflvon p«rt»«. daily HcrvniKliod; luiion^Ht whom ihowi that wore
unlearned, hy their hamly luhor, |uovidod r<|M, drink, and
npparcfl for the h-arnod. aiiil nueli as applied themf<«lvcH to their
HtmlieM; aimI if atijthin;: was renmining they divided it nnionjr
the jMMir. 'I'hl^i phiec'.Hont forth many hundred of oxcellontly
well learned mv
AuHtin. that aV
hit* niinixter Kt',
thod« worthy me
foundation, topre'
gold) was rii/.od d
From thow pxti^jvvfs
i\nd afterwardK hy tho iiivy and malieii of
r.^loiik. and tho mow) cniel exceutiun of
an Kiiigof Nortbumlwrlond),
, thoffhole llouiio, from the
iihrj^inL^(iuore nrocioun tlian
oi'iii.diHhtcj^^/^r and sicorJ."
%n<{. that tho ('olIcRo (it IJangor vim
From iiiivu iTAii^v"'^ n\T ••••<•. v....« ...■»- ^-- T-- r"
laid in ruins — itn viilualde lahriuy wiw reduced to nshoH-— and
ft great nninhcr of (5 od'H people were muHsacrcd, for no other
TeuHon hut heenune these primitive hclieverH wciuld not keep
Kiistcrwith the Pope— because they would not A</y^//r^' «>/««/.»--
iind, lieaeuse they wonld not preach in conjunction with na anti-
Christian Monk.
Sebastian Frank '• About the year (>I0, «hildrenT1WT»t<»m
waM held in mnnv idacos of little esteem, owing to the learned
endeavonrs of Adrianu
themsolven to uphoUl
IS and others; thefeforo tho popes s<'t ^,
it: and particiilarlY at the ('ouneil olV«
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At 4i<wUr
lluhl. nm. IiuUhI tin.l putilUlivtl.
^.1/ M lKi|ili«.H| tt-* UliiK luiviwury l«
Rfatfliiiiatiuu ' lhiuv.ru oil U<i|. p iHt
lUrtWrfiM, Wmm'HW, ni»l HH'|iliaiia»». wilh
«r« liUJ lit ttt { )r\mi\» in Frunv* for np/Mminft tnjatif
„, ,. in iHi* timoof lli« KiiipcMr llonry tlw Third,
(Ntroral |»*rnim» Wfrfl put to ilonlh for op|Mwiii{)[ inftuit l«j.tiMn
A I> UW5, nt Pnrcnw in Unix, nimy wIh» opp^mrU iiifunt ,
Uptiiini,w<^rM comlounuuh i»iitl nuHifntl ilratli. PeU'r Al»lanlu«,
A Imiruutt man, an<l a uroul opinrnt-r of infant Uptium, waa
iiMpri«onf<| nn<l niartyrtui at Uoui«.
A l> nO.'». iwvoral p^rwniii w»'r« lmninln'«l out nf th«
Hiahoprw of Trycra fui*«p|M»»iinK inf.intlnit.li-m l):iuvorn on
Ban p '2:1 1, -WV •l'^7 " (!iii«min«l.'r. tli« llintorlau, tliougli a
poJobaptiHt, chn'lari'K tliat tho ffrmtnU jmrl of tint Alliigon«>a
w«ro op|H>«>fr of infant iHipti-w." Ht«nn«tl'a annwur t«
DuUth MartvroIoRy, p a07-n20;-" TIiu ^^llM«n««a and
Albigonxca. duVnut from tli«m all t\w wicrauMUitM «»f tin) Uouiwli
<?huroh, and among tliono, tlicy «lo wholly roji-ct that of infunt
Impti^m " ... 4, .1 ■
A. I). \\7'X l»opo Aloxandor III., m th« liatoran (ounoil,
atitithfimUiz<tl tho Wahlonnos fur (knyinj? haptiHui to infanta.
A D n Hi, many of th«Waldv>nHian Kaitli millorod death
in Klandora undor tlic Karl Philip KUatoa, fur opiK)Hing infaut
ImptiMn^^ «'w , 1.1 i. I 1
•' A. fPRoO, many of the AN aldonwjH whoonM..«md tho l.huroh
of Homo, in tho l.nHincM nf infant baptiam, woro burnt in
(jormanv by ('oradu-* Van Morpttrgh. ^
'A i) l*-2a'2,nin«'tt>on porwns wor«» burnt witno»!«ingagaiiuit
infant UptiHui at 'I'ouIouhc. At MarHcill««. in I'rBnce, four
Monk«, who had boon <'rtnvcrted froi« tho Romwh lleligion.
woro, by Popo Johu XX IT, burnt for oppoaing iufiiut boptwin.V
Danvcra, p. 23.'», 2.-.8. - ,
Af D. 1336, four baptiaod norsonJi ; three men and nnn woman
wcro thrown into priwonat Zicrixsoci ; and iifterwiirda tortured
upon tho rack till tho blood ran down to their tWt , on tho 4th
of July thoy wcro beheaded— thoir bodio!* wcro burnt and .
thoirheada wcro set upon »takCH. Unindt's ITw. vol. I, p. 74.
" At Croma, in AuHtria, in the irwhopric of PuHHau, many of
tho WaldonHos were burnt for oppo»ing infant baptiim in 1310.
A pioua woman, named Perotnic, of Aubinton, in Handera,
waa burnt in the protV'.'*sion of this faith. witncMiug apinat
infant IwptiBin, in 1^73. At Montpolier, in France, was burnt,.
1417. Katharine Van Shaw, a pious matron, witnowaing tho
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