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| image = File:Benjamin_Keach.png | |||
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| birth_date = February 29, 1640 | |||
| birth_place = [[wikipedia:Buckinghamshire|Buckinghamshire]], [[wikipedia:England|England]] | |||
| death_date = July 18 1704 | |||
| death_place = [[wikipedia:London|London]], [[wikipedia:England|England]] | |||
| occupation = [[Pastor]] | |||
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| theology = [[Reformed Baptist]] | |||
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| spouse = [[Jane Grove (Benjamin Keach's wife)|Jane Grove]] (m. 1660; died 1670)<br>[[Susanna Partridge]] (m. 1672–1704) | |||
| children = Mary (b. 1663), Elias (b. c. 1665), Hannah (b. 1667), Elisabeth (b. 1673), Susanah (b. 1674), Rachel (b. 1679), Rebecca (b. 1682), and three others (unknown) | |||
| website = [https://benjaminkeachjournal.com BenjaminKeachJournal.com] | |||
}} | |||
'''Benjamin Keach''' (29 February 1640 – 18 July 1704) was an English [[Particular Baptist]], known for his prolific writings in the 17th Century. He is most known for signing the [[Second London Baptist Confession (1689)]], an important document for the Particular Baptists. | '''Benjamin Keach''' (29 February 1640 – 18 July 1704) was an English [[Particular Baptist]], known for his prolific writings in the 17th Century. He is most known for signing the [[Second London Baptist Confession (1689)]], an important document for the Particular Baptists. | ||
== | ==Early Life== | ||
Benjamin Keach was born 29 February 1640 at Stokeham, in Buckinghamshire, England. <ref name=":0">Keach, B. (2005). ''The travels of true godliness: from the beginning of the world to this present day in an apt and pleasant allegory'' (H. Malcom, Ed.). Solid Ground Christian Books.</ref> Keep in mind this was prior to the [[wikipedia:Calendar_(New_Style)_Act_1750|Calendar Act of 1750]]. Benjamin grew up working a trade due to the increasing cost of a liberal education in England. However, his passion for books, reading, and the critical manner in which he read the Scriptures, his employment as a tradesmen proved uncongenial. In fact, this talent led to him joining a Baptist church in the account of silence in the Scriptures on [[infant baptism]]. His piety and talents were quickly recognized, and after about three years, in 1658, he was called to ministry. He would have been around 18 years old at the time. For the first two years of his ministry, he maintained a generally [[Arminian]] view. However, upon coming to London, he learned of another type of Baptist: the [[ | Benjamin Keach was born 29 February 1640 at [[wikipedia:Stokeham|Stokeham]], in [[wikipedia:Buckinghamshire, England|Buckinghamshire, England]]. <ref name=":0">Keach, B. (2005). ''The travels of true godliness: from the beginning of the world to this present day in an apt and pleasant allegory'' (H. Malcom, Ed.). Solid Ground Christian Books.</ref> Keep in mind this was prior to the [[wikipedia:Calendar_(New_Style)_Act_1750|Calendar Act of 1750]]. Benjamin grew up working a trade due to the increasing cost of a liberal education in England. However, his passion for books, reading, and the critical manner in which he read the Scriptures, his employment as a tradesmen proved uncongenial. In fact, this talent led to him joining a Baptist church in the account of silence in the Scriptures on [[infant baptism]]. His piety and talents were quickly recognized, and after about three years, in 1658, he was called to ministry. He would have been around 18 years old at the time. For the first two years of his ministry, he maintained a generally [[Arminian]] view. However, upon coming to London, he learned of another type of Baptist: the [[Reformed Baptists|Calvinistic Baptists]]. In a few years he came to become Calvinistic in his sentiments and maintained that position for the rest of his life. | ||
==Publications== | |||
===Practical works=== | |||
* The child's instructor, or a new and easy primmer (1664) | * The child's instructor, or a new and easy primmer (1664) | ||
* A summons to the grave; being Mr. John Norcot's funeral sermon (1676) | * A summons to the grave; being Mr. John Norcot's funeral sermon (1676) | ||
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* A call to weeping; or a warning concerning present miseries (1699) | * A call to weeping; or a warning concerning present miseries (1699) | ||
* Gospel mysteries unveiled; or an exposition of all the parables, &c. (1704) | * Gospel mysteries unveiled; or an exposition of all the parables, &c. (1704) | ||
* Instructions for children: or, the child's and youth's delight. Teaching an easie way to spell and read true English (1712) | * [https://archive.org/details/bim_eighteenth-century_instructions-for-childre_keach-nemjamin_1712/page/n1/mode/2up Instructions for children]: or, the child's and youth's delight. Teaching an easie way to spell and read true English (1712) | ||
===Polemical works=== | |||
* Mr. Baxter's arguments for believer's baptism. A sheet. (1674) | * Mr. Baxter's arguments for believer's baptism. A sheet. (1674) | ||
* Darkness vanquished; being an answer to Danvers on the laying on of hands. (1675) | * Darkness vanquished; being an answer to Danvers on the laying on of hands. (1675) | ||
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* The French imposter detected; or an answer to Zachary Housel and Dr. Coward, who denied the soul's immortality. With a Frontispiece. (1702) | * The French imposter detected; or an answer to Zachary Housel and Dr. Coward, who denied the soul's immortality. With a Frontispiece. (1702) | ||
===Poetical works=== | |||
* Sion in distress, &c. (1666) | * Sion in distress, &c. (1666) | ||
* War with the Devil (1673) ''*There were multiple impressions released over the years of his life with different dates.*'' | * War with the Devil (1673) ''*There were multiple impressions released over the years of his life with different dates.*'' | ||
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* A Preface to Mr. Prudom's Truth unveiled by Scripture light. (1699) | * A Preface to Mr. Prudom's Truth unveiled by Scripture light. (1699) | ||
* A Preface to Mr. Prudom's new world discovered; in which Mr. Keach declares his opinion of the millenium (1704) | * A Preface to Mr. Prudom's new world discovered; in which Mr. Keach declares his opinion of the millenium (1704) | ||
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