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Henry Danvers

Henry Danvers (1618–1687) was an English Particular Baptist theologian and polemicist whose prolific writings defended Baptist ecclesiology and practice during the tumultuous period of the English Civil War and Restoration. His treatises on baptism and the laying on of hands articulated distinctive Baptist positions on church ordinances, while his controversial replies and vindications engaged contemporary theological disputes over questions of orthodoxy and ecclesiastical authority. As a prominent voice within the emerging Particular Baptist movement, Danvers exemplified the intellectual rigor and doctrinal precision that characterized mid-seventeenth-century Nonconformist theology.

Works in the Library 7

Theopolis, or The City of God New Jerusalem 1672 Danvers interprets Revelation's millennial kingdom as a future thousand-year reign of Christ before his personal return, addressing debates about its timing and implications for Jewish restoration. → A Treatise of Baptism 1673 Danvers comprehensively examines baptismal practice through scripture and church history, arguing infant baptism emerged centuries after Christ and tracing opposition among Waldensian and British churches. → A Treatise of Laying on of Hands 1674 Danvers traces the laying on of hands from scripture through church history, clarifying its proper practice across ages and resolving interpretive disputes regarding Hebrews 6:2. → A Rejoinder to Mr. Wills His Vindiciæ 1675 Danvers responds to William's defense of infant baptism by further documenting patristic support for believer's baptism and exposing alleged forgeries and errors in his opponent's scholarship. → Innocency and Truth Vindicated 1675 Danvers defends believer's baptism against infant baptism through scriptural authority and historical evidence from early Christianity, responding to William's theological objections with patristic support. → A Third Reply 1676 Danvers replies to Richard Baxter's defense of infant baptism, exposing alleged contradictions and slanders while reaffirming the scriptural case for believer's baptism alone. → Murder Will Out 1689 Danvers presents circumstantial and direct evidence challenging the official account of the Earl of Essex's death, arguing he was murdered rather than a suicide as commonly believed. →

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Bible verses most often cited across these 7 works. Each links to everything in the library on that verse.

2 Corinthians 6:167× Genesis 17:77× Hebrews 6:27× Matthew 19:147× 1 Corinthians 15:516× Revelation 21:16× Revelation 21:36× 1 Corinthians 7:145× 1 Peter 2:55× Acts 8:175× Ephesians 1:135× Revelation 7:95×

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