| Introductory Chapter | |
| Have we a Visible Succession of Baptist Churches down from the Apostles? | 1 |
| New Testament Period | |
Chapter I. | John the Baptist | 13 |
Chapter II. | The Baptism of Jesus | 25 |
Chapter III. | The Baptist's Witness to Christ | 36 |
Chapter IV. | Christ's Witness to the Baptist | 47 |
Chapter V. | The King in Zion--Laws for the New Kingdom | 57 |
Chapter VI. | Pentecost and Saul | 71 |
Chapter VII. | Saul and Gentile Missions | 88 |
Chapter VIII. | Nero and Paul, Peter and John | 99 |
Chapter IX. | The Apostolic Churches the Only Model for all Churches | 114 |
Chapter X. | The Officers and Ordinances of the Apostolic Church | 129 |
Chapter XI. | The Baptist Copy of the Apostolic Churches | 148 |
| Post-Apostolic Times | |
Chapter I. | The Second Century | 155 |
Chapter II. | The Third Century | 172 |
Chapter III. | The Third Century--Continued | 182 |
Chapter IV. | The Fourth Century | 194 |
Chapter V. | The Fifth Century | 211 |
Chapter VI. | The Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, and Ninth Centuries | 226 |
Chapter VII. | Baptism and Baptisteries in the Middle Ages | 243 |
Chapter VIII. | Ancient Baptismal Pictures | 256 |
Chapter IX. | The Twelfth Century | 276 |
Chapter X. | The Waldensians | 294 |
Chapter XI. | The Bohemian Brethren and the Lollards | 313 |
| The Era of the Reformation | |
Chapter I. | The Swiss Baptists | 327 |
Chapter II. | The Swiss Baptists--Continued | 340 |
Chapter III. | The Reformation--Zwickau and Luther | 354 |
Chapter IV. | The Reformation--Peasants' War--Muhlhausen and Munster | 362 |
Chapter V. | The Reformation--The German Baptists | 379 |
Chapter VI. | The Reformation--German Baptists--Continued | 395 |
Chapter VII. | The Reformation--Baptists in the Netherlands | 407 |
| Baptists of Great Britain | |
Chapter I. | Immersion in England | 425 |
Chapter II. | Immersion in England--Continued--Persecution | 437 |
Chapter III. | British Baptists--John Smyth--Commonwealth | 453 |
Chapter IV. | British Baptists--John Bunyan | 474 |
Chapter V. | British Baptists--John Bunyan--Continued | 493 |
Chapter VI. | British Baptists--Bunyan's Relations to the Baptists | 511 |
Chapter VII. | British Baptists--Bunyan's Principles | 528 |
Chapter VIII. | British Baptists--Commonwealth and the Restoration | 540 |
Chapter IX. | British Baptists--Liberty of Conscience--Associations--The Stennetts--Irish Baptists | 555 |
Chapter X. | The Scotch and English Baptists--Missions--Men of Note | 572 |
Chapter XI. | British Baptists--The Welsh Baptists | 598 |
| The American Baptists | |
Chapter I. | The Colonial Period--Pilgrims and Puritans | 619 |
Chapter II. | Banishment of Roger Williams | 627 |
Chapter III. | Settlement of Rhode Island | 641 |
Chapter IV. | The Providence and Newport Churches | 658 |
Chapter V. | Chauncey--Knollys--Miles and the Swansea Church | 674 |
Chapter VI. | The Boston Baptists | 686 |
Chapter VII. | New Centers of Baptist Influence--South Carolina--Maine--Pennsylvania--New Jersey | 704 |
Chapter VIII. | The Baptists of Virginia | 724 |
Chapter IX. | Baptists of Connecticut and New York | 739 |
Chapter X. | The Baptists of North Carolina, Maryland, New Hampshire, Vermont and Georgia | 757 |
Chapter XI. | Baptists and the Revolutionary War | 776 |
Chapter XII. | The American Baptists and Constitutional Liberty | 796 |
Chapter XIII. | Foreign Missions--Asia and Europe | 814 |
Chapter XIV. | Other Baptist Missions--Foreign and Home | 836 |
Chapter XV. | Preachers--Educators--Authors | 852 |
Chapter XVI. | Theological Seminaries--Literature--Revivals | 872 |
Chapter XVII. | Bible Translation and Bible Societies | 893 |
Chapter XVIII. | Baptists in British America and Australia | 919 |
| Table of Statistics | 943 |
| References to Authorities Quoted | 944 |
Appendix | Confession of Schleitheim | 949 |
| General Index | 953 |