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James R. Coggins analyzes the tale of John Smyth's congregation because it wrestled with nice theological questions of church and country, separation from the realm, church polity, the position of ladies within the church, the which means of the incarnation, the sovereignty of God along the unfastened will of humans, and the connection of salvation, regeneration, and justification.
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Walter Klaassen, whose unassuming excellence was a constant inspiration; Dr. William R. Estep, whose gracious spirit and broad and intimate knowledge of the Smyth congregation provided corrections at a number of points. I also thank Dr. Irvin B. Horst, who accepted the difficult task of editor, overseeing the work of revising the manuscript for publication; Dr. D. thesis; Dr. W. Chr. Pieterse of the Gemeentelijke Archiefdienst in Amsterdam, the archivists of the Baptist Convention of Ontario and Quebec, McMaster Divinity College, and the archivists of Mills Memorial Library of McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, for graciously providing access to source material; the History Department at the University of Waterloo, for providing a stimulating doctoral program and for allowing its students the freedom to pursue any legitimate historical study without forcing them into a secular straitjacket; and especially to Jackie and Christy, who sacrificed their evenings with me to make this thesis possible and who encouraged me in more ways than they know.
But who are the "late witnesses"? Is late to be understood as referring to men who have diedsuch as Barrow and Greenwoodor to recent writerssuch as Francis Johnson and Henry Ainsworth? The phrase "witnesses of Jesus Christ" might be taken as a euphemism for martyrs and hence as referring to Barrow and Greenwood. However, while the general doctrines of Principles and inferences are clearly evident in the writings of Barrow, Greenwood, Johnson, and Ainsworth, the specific formulation (matter, form, and properties) is not readily apparent in any one extant earlier tract.
It bore many marks of the called-out church: faith in the resurrected Christ, covenanted obedience to his Word, repentance for mistakes, acceptance of persecution and the cross, and an openness to new light. In view of this and the fruit that church bore, we can say that the Amsterdam congregation was a new start, a primordial event to which we turn with profit to understand the church and its nature. Coggins emphasizes the intrinsic nature of the church and ties in with much current interest in the doctrine of the church.