Six Principle Baptists
Preserved but no longer current.
A sect of Arminian Baptists, founded about 1639, who based their creed on the six principles enunciated in Heb. vi, viz., repentance, faith, baptism, the laying on of hands, resurrection of the dead, and eternal life.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Six Principle Baptists” mean?
A sect of Arminian Baptists, founded about 1639, who based their creed on the six principles enunciated in Heb. vi, viz., repentance, faith, baptism, the laying on of hands, resurrection of the dead, and eternal life.
Is “Six Principle Baptists” formal or informal?
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