For those of you who might be interested, Google Books has finished scanning all volumes of the two most important early histories of the British Baptists. Thomas Crosby (1685-1750) was a pastor in London and the first Baptist historian. He was also the son-in-law of Benjamin Keach, who was one of the three key leaders of the Particular Baptist during the 17th century. Joseph Ivimey (1773-1834) was a leading Particular Baptist pastor, especially during the decades right after the death of key leaders like Abraham Booth and Andrew Fuller. He was a defender of foreign mission efforts, close communion, and denominationalism. Both histories were written in four volumes.
Crosby vol. 1 of 4 Download
Crosby vol. 2 of 4 Download
Crosby vol. 3 of 4 Download
Crosby vol. 4 of 4 Download
Ivimey vol. 1 of 4 Download
Ivimey vol. 2 of 4 Download
Ivimey vol. 3 of 4 Download
Ivimey vol. 4 of 4 Download
(HT: Book Academy Blog)
Thanks for pointing these resources out.
Just a thought – it might be more useful to have the links to Google Books website, rather than the PDF download – as that gives the option of reading the book online, downloading them in PDF or in EPUB format, or links to where these books can be bought (e.g. from Amazaon).
Thomas Crosby, volume 3
http://books.google.com/books?id=594sAAAAYAAJ
Joseph Ivimey, volume 3
http://books.google.com/books?id=djrSAAAAMAAJ
Comment by Ben Stevenson — November 30, 2009 @ 8:30 am
Ben,
Thanks for the suggestion. I simply copied the information from the blog I have the hat-tip to. It did not cross my mind to provide options with how the books could be accessed.
NAF
Comment by Nathan Finn — November 30, 2009 @ 1:47 pm