Philip Cary with Taylor Walls

About this episode

The episode discusses the life and works of Philip Cary, a Particular Baptist minister, and his contributions to Baptist theology.

History is usually told through the lens of famous men, but it’s often that lesser-known figures deserve our closer attention. Such is the case with Philip Cary (fl. 1685–1710), a Particular Baptist minister in Dartmouth, England. Cary attended the General Assembly of Baptist churches in London in 1689, and his writings were commended in a letter from that esteemed association. This volume contains the complete works of Cary, published for the first time in 300 years. These three treatises were written to defend the distinctives of the Baptist tradition. In particular, he defended the doctrine of believer’s baptism in dialogue with his friends and fellow-townsmen, the Puritan minister John Flavel, and a local physician, Richard Burthogge. Taylor Walls has written a substantial introduction in which we meet Philip Cary, and the reader is well-served by his survey of Cary’s theology. Cary’s view of the law and covenant theology reveal both his continuity and discontinuity with the broader Reformed tradition. Cary’s labor was valued by Baptists in ages past and, after such a lengthy stay in dusty archives, is worthy of rediscovery in our day. Pick up your copy of the Works of Philip…

People in this episode

Guest: Taylor Walls

Topics covered

• Baptist tradition
• theology
• historical figures
• believer's baptism
• covenant theology

Keywords

• Philip Cary
• Baptist
• theology
• believer's baptism
• covenant theology
• historical figures
• Taylor Walls

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CBTSeminary, General Assembly of Baptist churches

Books & works: Works of Philip Cary

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