John Smyth was an English Puritan minister and theologian, former Church of England cleric, defender of the principle of religious liberty, being an influential figure for the development of the Bapti
Baptism at Northolt Park Baptist Church
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Wenceslas Hollar Lincoln Cathedral from the west
St Leodegarius Church in Old Basford, Nottingham geograph.org.uk 302434
Thomas Helwys
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Thomas Helwys was an English barrister, theologian, and religious reformer. His theological beliefs is one of the forming basis of the Baptist tradition. In the early 17th century, Helwys was the prin
John Smyth (English theologian)
…to the established church. After the conference, returning home, Smyth became seriously ill and decided to stop in Basford, where he was rescued by Thomas Helwys. There, Smyth and Helwys became good friends and developed a close bond. Smyth was invited to preach in St Leodegarius Church, in Basford, by his friend…
Broxtowe Hall in 1833
Gray's Inn Square, London
Gainsborough Old Hall
Title page of Helwys's A Short Declaration of the Mistery of Iniquity (1612)