[P-Marlowe]

Please ping me to any, oh, I dunno, evidence, of a Baptist Church, say, prior to, oh I dunno, the 16th Century

Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do? Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. (Acts 2:37-38 KJV)

Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls. (Acts 2:41 KJV)

In typical Baptist style these people were all baptized immediately after they went forward to accept Christ. Also note the correct Baptist ordus, Repent and THEN be baptized. The Roman Church fell into error on that one early on.

[kawaii]

are suggesting one should not confess their sins reguraly?

[wmfights]

In typical Baptist style these people were all baptized immediately after they went forward to accept Christ.

Great point!

What also conveniently gets forgotten in the discussion about pre-Reformation Baptistic sects are the other characteristics that you see in Baptist Churches and in many Protestant Churches. The church government is decentralized and congregational just as the early church was. The strong belief in the separation of church and state. The great concern about church discipline. Also, most importantly you see the primacy of SCRIPTURE in these different sects of Christianity.