Abraham Cheare & The Proper Subjects of Baptism - Pt. 2 | Particular Pilgrims

“He described his prison cell as ‘a hole in the earth’ and compared it to slaughterhouses of men. He wrote to friends that it was a “living tomb, a sink of filth, profaneness and profligacy.’ His circumstances were hard…and yet, God drew near with grace. In another letter he describes the ‘overruling grace which makes his cell a prison chamber of the great King.’ He believed he was incarcerated by the ‘wise hand of my heavenly Father.’

He did not and he would not give up even a small part of his profession to gain his release. Why? To shift or evade prison was to let go of the royal right of Christ to exclusively set up his worship, and Christ and his rights were worth more than all his comforts.”

If you were born to genuine Christian parents who had you sprinkled as an infant and then raised you to know Christ, what would make you change your mind about baptism? If you were a minister who held those beliefs, what could convince you otherwise? How far would you go to live according to your conscience in this matter before God? What if it cost you your life?

Introducing Particular Pilgrims: Stories from Reformed Baptist History told by Ron Miller, Pastor of Covenant Baptist Church of Clarksville, TN and a longtime student and collector of Particular Baptist History. Pastor Miller also serves on the Board of Directors of Covenant Baptist Theological Seminary.

Covenant Baptist Theological Seminary is a Confessional Reformed Baptist Seminary Providing affordable online theological education to help the Church in its calling to train faithful men. To learn more about CBTS, visit https://CBTSeminary.org.