Baptist Development
Timeline of events related to the Particular Baptists, from the English Separatists to the present day.
Table C2 - Baptist Development
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1517 | Luther’s Ninety-Five Theses; the Reformation begins |
| January 21, 1525 | First believer’s baptisms among Zwingli’s former disciples in Zurich |
| January 5, 1527 | Felix Manz drowned in the Limmat at Zurich |
| 1534 | Henry VIII’s Act of Supremacy separates the English church from Rome |
| 1559 | The Elizabethan Settlement |
| 1582 | Robert Browne publishes A Treatise of Reformation without Tarying for Anie |
| 1609 | John Smyth and Thomas Helwys form the first (General) Baptist church in Amsterdam |
| 1611 | The King James Version is published |
| 1616 | Henry Jacob gathers the JLJ church in Southwark |
| September 12, 1633 | Samuel Eaton’s group is dismissed from the JLJ church |
| 1638 | Six members join John Spilsbury’s believer-baptizing church |
| 1640–1641 | Richard Blunt’s mission to Holland; immersion recovered among Particular Baptists |
| October 17, 1642 | Kiffin and others dispute Daniel Featley at Southwark |
| 1644 | First London Confession of the seven churches |
| 1645 | Henry Jessey baptized by Hanserd Knollys (June) |
| 1652 | Abingdon Association holds its first meeting |
| 1660 | Restoration of Charles II; the Great Persecution begins |
| 1664 | Benjamin Keach pilloried for The Child’s Instructor |
| 1672 | Declaration of Indulgence; Bunyan released after twelve years |
| 1677 | Second London Confession first published |
| 1685 | Monmouth’s Rebellion; Benjamin and William Hewling executed (September) |
| 1688 | The Glorious Revolution |
| May 24, 1689 | Act of Toleration receives royal assent |
| 1689 | General Assembly in London (September) owns the 1677 Confession |
