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As Baptists do now, taking the ordinances for mere signs of grace which is already in the heart and for only believers or Christians, Armitage well says: “They rejected the error of regeneration by baptism.” f354 Hence, in the Waldensian tract, describing anti-Christ, they say: “A third mark of anti-Christ consists in this, in that he attributes the regeneration of the holy Spirit unto the mere external rite, baptizing infants in that faith, teaching that thereby baptism and regeneration must be had; on which principle he bestows orders, and, indeed, grounds all his Christianity, which is contrary to the mind of the Holy Spirit.” f355 Leaving out infant baptism, this, condemned, is also a good picture of Campbellism. (4.) The Waldenses agreed with Baptists in that while they said: “In articles of faith the authority of the Holy Scriptures is the highest; and for that reason is the standard of judging,” f356 they said we: “agree with the general Confession of Faith,” f357 etc. They believed in Confessions of Faith as useful in making known their faith. Hence I have the opportunity of just quoting from two of their Confessions. In their trial before a court, they said: “But according to the decree of the court it is upon our Confession of Faith that we ought to be examined.” As a result of this examination, showing the utility of Confessions of Faith, the examiner said: “I have not only found this paper conformable to the Holy Scripture, but, moreover, I have learned to understand them better during these two or three days, than during all the rest of my life.” To this the Romish prelate, impliedly accusing the examiner of being led over to Waldensian belief, said: “You are under the influence of the devil.” On which Muston remarks: “The councillor withdrew; and as we shall not meet with him again in the course of this history, it may here be added that this circumstance led him to search the Scriptures still more than he had yet done, and that a year after he went to Geneva, where he embraced Protestantism. Had the Confession of Faith of the Vaudois churches produced only that result, there is enough of good in the conversion and salvation of one immortal soul to make us regard it with feelings of satisfaction, whatever temporal misfortunes may have ensued from it.” f360 (5.) The Waldenses were Baptists as to the operation of the Holy Spirit. Article III, of their Confession of A.D. 1544 reads: “We believe that the Holy Spirit is the Comforter, proceeding from the Father and the Son, by whose inspiration we are taught to pray; being by Him renewed in the spirit of our minds; who creates us anew f358 unto good works, and from whom we recover the know-ledge of the truth.” f361
(6.) From the foregoing they agreed with Baptists on depravity. The new creation inevitably implies: “total depravity;” otherwise no need of the mighty power of the Spirit and the new creation in saving a soul. f359 (7.) Instead of believing in weekly communion they held the Baptist position, that the New Testament does not set the observance of the supper for every Lord’s day. Says Armitage: “Herzog” says: “certain of the Waldensians’ ‘met every year for the observance.’” f362 (8.) The Waldenses agreed with Baptists in the doctrines of salvation by grace and justification by faith only. In their belief in the new creation of the soul by the mighty power of the Holy Spirit, and their rejection of sacramental regeneration, as just proved, this is manifest. (9.) The Waldenses were Baptists as to the doctrine of Election. Prof. A.A. Hodge, D.D., of Princeton Theological Seminary, says: “The Martyrology of Calvinism is pre-eminent in the history of the entire church. We call to witness John Huss and Jerome, of Prague, who perished for their adherence to the faith over one hundred years before Luther.” f364 “The Waldenses, of whom were the slaughtered saints, whose ‘bones lie scattered on the Alpine mountains cold’; the victims of the reign of ‘Bloody Mary,’ John Rogers and Hooper, Farras, Ridley. … were all Calvinists.” f365 “The Lollards, another name for the Waldenses, the followers of Wickliffe, in the fourteenth century, were all of the general school of St. Augustine.” f366 (10.) The Waldenses were Baptists in rejecting infant baptism. From the extracts, under a previous head, given from their Confessions, that they rejected infant baptism is evident. Notice the words of Article XI, of their Confession of 1120: “We regard it as proper and even necessary that believers use these symbols.” f363 Their Confession, of 1544, says in Article VII: “We believe, in the ordinance of baptism the water is the visible and external sign which represents to us that which by virtue of God’s invisible operation, is within us. … and by this ordinance we are received into the holy congregation of God’s people, previously professing and declaring our faith and change of life.” f368 These articles are almost verbatim the present articles of Baptist faith, and the present Baptist articles are as much in accord with infant baptism as they are. In the Waldensian tract against anti-Christ, said to have been written about the middle of the twelfth century, the Waldenses say of “anti-Christ:” “He teaches to baptize children into the faith, and attributes to this the work of regeneration.” f369
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(6.) From the foregoing they agreed with <strong>Baptist</strong>s on depravity. The new<br />
creation inevitably implies: “total depravity;” otherwise no need of the mighty<br />
power of the Spirit and the new creation in saving a soul. f359<br />
(7.) Instead of believing in weekly communion they held the <strong>Baptist</strong> position,<br />
that the New Testament does not set the observance of the supper for every<br />
Lord’s day. Says Armitage: “Herzog” says: “certain of the Waldensians’ ‘met<br />
every year for the observance.’” f362<br />
(8.) The Waldenses agreed with <strong>Baptist</strong>s in the doctrines of salvation by grace<br />
and justification by faith only. In their belief in the new creation of the soul by<br />
the mighty power of the Holy Spirit, and their rejection of sacramental<br />
regeneration, as just proved, this is manifest.<br />
(9.) The Waldenses were <strong>Baptist</strong>s as to the doctrine of Election.<br />
Prof. A.A. Hodge, D.D., of Princeton Theological Seminary, says:<br />
“The Martyrology of Calvinism is pre-eminent in the history of the entire<br />
church. We call to witness John Huss and Jerome, of Prague, who perished<br />
for their adherence to the faith over one hundred years before Luther.” f364<br />
“The Waldenses, of whom were the slaughtered saints, whose ‘bones lie<br />
scattered on the Alpine mountains cold’; the victims of the reign of ‘Bloody<br />
Mary,’ John Rogers and Hooper, Farras, Ridley. … were all Calvinists.” f365<br />
“The Lollards, another name for the Waldenses, the followers of Wickliffe, in<br />
the fourteenth century, were all of the general school of St. Augustine.” f366<br />
(10.) The Waldenses were <strong>Baptist</strong>s in rejecting infant baptism.<br />
From the extracts, under a previous head, given from their Confessions, that<br />
they rejected infant baptism is evident. Notice the words of Article XI, of their<br />
Confession of 1120: “We regard it as proper and even necessary that believers<br />
use these symbols.” f363 Their Confession, of 1544, says in Article VII:<br />
“We believe, in the ordinance of baptism the water is the visible and external<br />
sign which represents to us that which by virtue of God’s invisible operation,<br />
is within us. … and by this ordinance we are received into the holy<br />
congregation of God’s people, previously professing and declaring our faith<br />
and change of life.” f368<br />
These articles are almost verbatim the present articles of <strong>Baptist</strong> faith, and the<br />
present <strong>Baptist</strong> articles are as much in accord with infant baptism as they are.<br />
In the Waldensian tract against anti-Christ, said to have been written about the<br />
middle of the twelfth century, the Waldenses say of “anti-Christ:” “He teaches<br />
to baptize children into the faith, and attributes to this the work of<br />
regeneration.” f369
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