{"id":540,"date":"2020-01-29T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-29T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theologicalstudies.org.uk\/blog\/?p=540"},"modified":"2020-01-26T14:59:11","modified_gmt":"2020-01-26T14:59:11","slug":"concerning-the-beliefs-of-baptists-john-ryland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theologicalstudies.org.uk\/blog\/concerning-the-beliefs-of-baptists-john-ryland\/","title":{"rendered":"Concerning the Beliefs of Baptists &#8211; John Ryland"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"220\" height=\"304\" data-attachment-id=\"541\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/theologicalstudies.org.uk\/blog\/concerning-the-beliefs-of-baptists-john-ryland\/220px-john_ryland_branwhite\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/theologicalstudies.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/220px-John_Ryland_Branwhite.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"220,304\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"220px-John_Ryland_Branwhite\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/theologicalstudies.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/220px-John_Ryland_Branwhite.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/theologicalstudies.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/220px-John_Ryland_Branwhite.jpg\" alt=\"John Ryland [1753\u20131825]\" class=\"wp-image-541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theologicalstudies.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/220px-John_Ryland_Branwhite.jpg 220w, https:\/\/theologicalstudies.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/220px-John_Ryland_Branwhite-217x300.jpg 217w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px\" \/><figcaption> John Ryland [1753\u20131825].<br>Source: Wikipedia<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>John Ryland [1753\u20131825] was a Baptist minister in Bristol and the founder of the Baptist Missionary Society, of which he served as secretary between 1815 until his death. In this pamphlet he outlines the distinctive beliefs of Baptists. This historic document is held in the library of <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Spurgeon's College (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spurgeons.ac.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Spurgeon&#8217;s College<\/a> in London and is in the public domain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theologicalstudies.org.uk\/book_candid-statement_rylands.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"John Ryland [1753-1825], A Candid Statement of the Reasons Which Induce the Baptists to Differ in Opinion and Practice from so Many of Their Christian Brethren. London: W. Sutton, 1814. Pbk. pp.104. [Click here to visit the download page for this pamphlet] (opens in a new tab)\">John Ryland [1753-1825], <em>A Candid Statement of the Reasons Which Induce the Baptists to Differ in Opinion and Practice from so Many of Their Christian Brethren<\/em>. London: W. Sutton, 1814. Pbk. pp.104. [Click here to visit the download page for this pamphlet]<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Table of Contents<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Preface<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Candid Statement<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Notes<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John Ryland [1753\u20131825] was a Baptist minister in Bristol and the founder of the Baptist Missionary Society, of which he served as secretary between 1815 until his death. In this pamphlet he outlines the distinctive beliefs of Baptists. 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