Andrew Fuller (1754-1815) was an eminent Baptistminister, born in Cambridgeshire, and settled at Kettering. 1754 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1815 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Baptist churches are part of a Christian movement often regarded as an Evangelical, Protestant denomination. ... In most Protestant churches, a minister is a member of the ordained clergy who leads a congregation; such a person may also be called a Pastor, Preacher, or Elder. ... Cambridgeshire (abbreviated Cambs) is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west. ... This is an article about Kettering in England. ...
Fuller was a zealous controversialist in defence of the gospel against hyper-Calvinism on the one hand and Socinianism on the other, but he is chiefly distinguished in connection with the foundation of the Baptist Missionary Society, to which he for most part devoted the energies of his life. Hyper-calvinism is a theological system from the Calvinist tradition. ... Socinianism summarises the beliefs of the Socinians, followers of Laelius Socinus (died 1562 in Zürich) and of his nephew Faustus Socinus (died 1604 in Poland). ...
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AndrewFuller was born on the 5th February 1754 at Wicken, Cambridgeshire, England.
Fuller was converted in November 1769 and after being baptized at the age of 17 he became a member of the Church.
Fuller also published an admirable 'Memoir of the Reverend Samuel Pearce', of Birmingham, and a volume of 'Expository Lectures in Genesis', besides a considerable number of smaller pieces, chiefly sermons and pamphlets, which were issued in a collected form after his death.
Fuller was a zealous controversialist in defence of the gospel against hyper-Calvinism on the one hand and Socinianism on the other, but he is chiefly distinguished in connection with the foundation of the Baptist Missionary Society, to which he for most part devoted the energies of his life.
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