Nehemiah Coxe: A Vindication of the Truth
A Vindication of the Truth is no ordinary book on Christian Doctrine. This carefully edited republication is a supreme example of the theological precision and application shared among the early confessors of the Baptist Confession of Faith. It touches on many issues in theology, from the importance of the two natures of Jesus Christ to how we ought to read the text of Holy Scripture. Originally written by Nehemiah Coxe and endorsed by leading confessional Baptist ministers, this book is an exemplary specimen of the practise of confessional Baptist associational life. Calling upon and supporting young Coxe to engage with the several “heresies and gross errors”, the churches publicly refuted and declared their orthodox Christology in the face of theological confusion brought about by Thomas Collier. This book informs us of the battles our fathers fought in the past and will prepare us for those we must fight in the future.
Publisher: Broken Wharfe
Type: Hardback
ISBN: 9781739972776
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Nehemiah Coxe (1650-1689), son of the first-generation Particular Baptist pastor Benjamin Coxe, is an important figure in the second generation of baptized congregationalist ministers.1 Recognized as a “gifted brother” by John Bunyan’s Bedford congregation in 1671, he was called to and ordained pastor (along with William Collins) of London’s Petty France church in September 1675. It has been surmised that these two men edited the document known popularly as the 1689 Confession when it was first published in 1677.
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