Online Particular Baptist Resources

This page is dedicated to collating online links to copies of Particular Baptist literature (which are rare). PDF downloads of original sources are the preferred material, but transcribed works are useful as well. If you know of any, or if you find any, please leave the link in a comment, or send a message through the about/contact page, so that I can update this page.

If you’re looking for a bibliography of Baptist works, use Whitley’s Two Volume’s

Whitley, A Baptist Bibliography, Volume I

Whitley, A Baptist Bibliography, Volume II

Here’s what I have collated so far:

Angus Library Treasures

The Angus Library is the world’s best archive of English Baptist history and heritage. At the page linked just above, you can view many treasures, including the following, and more:

• Various editions of 1LCF and 2LCF (linked below)
• GA Narratives (linked below)
• Works by Keach
• Works by Hercules Collins
• And more

Various Transcribed Particular Baptist Works

Broadmead Bristol Church Records (1640-1687)

John Bunyan

• Many Bunyan Works

The Confession of Faith (Various Editions):

• 1644 1LCF
• 1646 1LCF
• 1651 1LCF
• 1651 1LCF
• 1652 1LCF
• 1677 2LCF
• 1720 2LCF
• 1773 Philadelphia Association 
• 1798 Philadelphia Association
• 1809 London
• 1818 Philadelphia Association
• 1829 Philadelphia Association
• 1850 4th Charleston Edition
• 1855 Charles Spurgeon’s Revision and Reprint
• Underhill’s “Confessions of Faith…of Baptist Churches…in the 17th Century”

The Baptist Catechism, i.e. “A Brief Instruction in the Principles of Christian Religion”

• (1695, Earliest known edition) Google Books
• (1695, Earliest known edition) British Library color scan
• (1851 Edition)

Narratives of the London General Assemblies

• 1689 GA Narrative
• 1689 GA Narrative
• 1690 GA Narrative
• 1692 GA Narrative

Philip Cary

• A Disputation between a Doctor and an Apothecary; or, a Reply to the new argument of Dr R. Burthogge for infants baptism
• A Just Reply to Mr J. Flavell’s Arguments [in his “Vindiciae Legis”], by way of answer to a Discourse [by P. Cary] … entituled a Solemn Call … Together with a reply to Mr. Joseph Whiston’s Reflections on the forementioned discourse in a … tract … entituled, The Right Method for the proving of Infants Baptism, etc.

Hercules Collins

• An Orthodox Catechism: Being the Sum of Christian Religion, Contained in the Law and Gospel
• An Orthodox Catechism: Being the Sum of Christian Religion, Contained in the Law and Gospel
• Counsel for the Living, Occasioned from the Dead
• Mountains of Brass: Or, A Discourse upon the Decrees of God

• The Temple Repair’d: Or, an Essay to Revive the Long-neglected Ordinances, of Exercising the Spiritual Gift of Prophecy for the Edification of the Churches … With Proper Directions as to Study and Preaching, for Such as are Inclin’d to the Ministry – Google Books

• The Temple Repair’d: Or, an Essay to Revive the Long-neglected Ordinances, of Exercising the Spiritual Gift of Prophecy for the Edification of the Churches … With Proper Directions as to Study and Preaching, for Such as are Inclin’d to the Ministry – British Library Color Copy
• Transcription of The Marrow of Gospel History
• Some Reasons for Separation from the Communion of the Church of England

• Some reasons for separation from the Communion of the Church of England, and the unreasonableness of persecution upon that account. Soberly debated, in a dialogue between a conformist, and a nonconformist, Baptist. – British Library color copy

• Vindiciae Foederis (By Francis Mence contra Hercules Collins)
• Transcription of “SOME REASONS FOR SEPARATION From the COMMUNION OF THE Church of England”
• http://herculescollins.com/

Benjamin Cox

• An After-Reckoning with Mr. Edwards (Transcribed by Don Elbourne Jr.)
• Some Mistaken Scriptures Sincerely Explained. In Answer to One Infected With Some Pelagian Errors (Transcription)
• A Thesis or Position concerning the administring and receiving of the Lords Supper, cleared and confirmed by B.C. Preacher of Gods Word (Transcription)

Nehemiah Cox

• A Discourse of the Covenants That God made with Men before the Law
• A Sermon Preached at the Ordination of an Elder and Deacons in a Baptized Congregation

• Vindiciæ veritatis, or a Confutation of the heresies and gross errours asserted by Thomas Collier in his Additional Word to his Body of Divinity – Google Books

• Vindiciæ veritatis, or a Confutation of the heresies and gross errours asserted by Thomas Collier in his Additional Word to his Body of Divinity. – British Library Color Copy

Thomas DeLaune

• A Plea for the Non-Conformists, giving the true state of the dissenters case. – British Library Color Copy
• A Plea for the Non-Conformists, giving the true state of the dissenters case. – Google Books
• “A Narrative of the Sufferings of Thomas DeLaune”

Charles Marie Du Veil

• A Literal Explanation of the Acts of the Apostles

Thomas Harrison

• A Funeral Sermon on Mordecai Abbott, Esq., preach’d at Lorimers’ Hall, April 7, 1700.
• A Funeral Sermon [on Prov. xiv. 32] occasioned by the decease of Mrs E. Ewer, … preach’d at Hempstead, … October, the 7th, 1701.
• A sermon [on 2 Cor. v. 1] at the funeral of Capt. J. Briggs.

Benjamin Keach

• The Child’s Delight: or Instructions for Children and Youth: wherein all the chief Principles of the Christian Religion are … opened. With many other things pleasant and useful. The third edition corrected. – British Library Scan

• Instructions for Children … With a Scripture Catechism … Recommended .. by H. Knowls. The ninth edition. – British Library Color Scan

• Instructions for Children … With a Scripture Catechism … Recommended .. by H. Knowls. The ninth edition – Google Books
• Several Keach works
• Sion in Distress
• Tropologia
• Tropologia
• The Breach Repaired
• A Golden Mine Opened
• An Exposition of the Parables
• Gold Refin’d
• War with the Devil
• The Travels of True Godliness
• The Travels of True Godliness
• The Travels of True Godliness
• The Travels of True Godliness
• Transcription of Keach’s “The Covenant of Peace”
• Tropologia (digitized from J.I. Packer’s Personal Library) – Excellent quality
• The Display of Glorious Grace: or, The covenant of peace, opened in fourteen sermons (digitized from J.I. Packer’s Personal Library) – Excellent quality

William Kiffin

• Remarkable Passages in the Life of William Kiffin
• A Serious Answer to a Late Book (Additional authors – George Barrett, Edward Man, Robert Steed)
• A Sober Discourse on the Right to Church Communion

Hanserd Knollys

• Knollys’ Expo of Revelation
• An Answer to a Brief Discourse Concerning Singing in the Public Worship of God
• THE LIFE and DEATH OF That Old Disciple of Jesus Christ, and Eminent Minister of the GOSPEL Mr. HANSERD KNOLLYS
• The Shining of a Flaming Fire in Zion

Isaac Marlow

• A Brief Discourse Concerning Singing in the Public Worship of God

John Norcott

• Baptism Discovered reprinted by CH Spurgeon

Thomas Patient

• Transcription of Patient’s “The Doctrine of Baptism and the Distinction of the Covenants.”

John Piggot

• Eleven Sermons Preached Upon Special Occasions (This includes the funeral sermons of Thomas Harrison, William Collins, and Hercules Collins) 

Andrew Ritor

• A Treatise of the Vanity of Childish-Baptisme (Part 1)

John Spilsbury

• God’s Ordinance the Saints’ Privilege, transcribed and enlarged by Benjamin Coxe

See also:

• Post Reformation Digital Library
• Confessing Baptist Free e-book Friday
• Particular Baptist Library
• Baptist History and Thought