This meticulously researched book tells the story of John Smyth, a 17th-century Englishman who founded a group of Baptists known as the General Baptists. Drawing on a range of historical sources, including Smyth's own writings, Henry Martyn Dexter paints a vivid picture of the man and his times, as well as shedding light on the early history of the Baptist movement. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and...