Particular Baptists and the Covenant of Grace

This reading list traces the historical development of the confessional Particular Baptist tradition from the 1640s to the present, with focused attention on covenant theology and its implications for baptism and church membership. Centered on the stream of English Baptists associated with the Second London Baptist Confession of Faith (1677/1689), the works included here demonstrate a theological trajectory in which credobaptism arises not from a distinct covenantal framework.

Across more than three centuries, these authors consistently argue that the Covenant of Grace is formally established in the New Covenant, that its membership is defined by regenerate faith, and that its ordinance therefore belongs only to professing believers.

The list highlights formative texts, confessional formulations, systematic consolidations, and modern recoveries, providing a historically grounded guide for study of Baptist covenant theology and its divergence from the Reformed tradition.