Benjamin Keach

Benjamin Keach (born February 29, 1640 in Hammond Stoke , Buckinghamshire , † July 18, 1704 in Horselydown , Southwark ) was an English Baptist evangelist, pastor, song poet and author.

Live and act

Keach came into contact with Baptists as a child and adopted their beliefs when he was 15. He was baptized by Johannes Russell and joined the Baptist church in his neighborhood. He began preaching at the age of 18 and worked as an evangelist in England for the next ten years. As a Baptist and thus a nonconformist, he also had to endure a lot of resistance, persecution, mortal danger and several times in prison. He stood before the public court in Aylesbury and later in Winslow on October 8 and 9, 1664 , for having written a catechism for children. He was sentenced to prison because the book did not conform to the dogmas of the Anglican Church .

In 1668, Keach settled in London and he pastored a church that met first in private homes and later in Horselydown, Southwark. Richard Baxter became one of his listeners and students, and John Tredwell of Lavingham, a pastor friend, defended him against William Burkitt, Rector of Dedham. During his time as pastor, more and more people joined this church, so it had to be expanded again and again, and he served it until his death. He was the first pastor to introduce, cultivate and cultivate congregational singing among the Baptists. Many of the English Baptist preachers of the time came to see him for advice. He was also the initiator of many Baptist meeting places in England.

Works

Keach has written over 40 scriptures and written down many sacred songs.

The Child's Instructor , or: a New and Easy Primer , 1664
Gospel Mysteries Unveiled , or: Expositions of the Parables in the Bible , 1671, 1977 and 1991
- Exposition of the Parables , 1690 and 1991
War with the Powers of Darkness , 1676
Tropologia: A Key to Open Scripture Metaphors , 1682 and 1856
Distressed Sion Relieved , or the Garment of Praise for the Spirit of Heaviness , London 1689
The Breach Repaired in God's Worship , or Singing of Psalms, Hymns & Spiritual Songs Proved to Be a Holy Ordinance of Jesus Christ , J. Hancock, London 1691
Spiritual Melody , 1691
The Marrow of True Justification , 1692
A Gold Mine Opened , 1694
A Feast of Fat Things: Containing Several Scripture Songs and Hymns , 1696
Spiritual Songs: Being the Marrow of the Scripture , John Marshal, London 1700

Released after his death

The Progress of Sin , or: the Travels of Ungodliness , 1736
War with the Devil , or: the Young Man's Conflict with the Powers of Darkness , 1763
Keach's Catechism , or: the Baptist Catechism , 1851
The Scriptures Superior to All Spiritual Manifestations , 1856
The Travels of True Godliness , 2010
- The Journeys of True Godliness , Halle 1721

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Individual evidence

personal data
SURNAME	Keach, Benjamin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	English Baptist evangelist, pastor, author and song poet
DATE OF BIRTH	February 29, 1640
PLACE OF BIRTH	Hammond Stoke , Buckinghamshire
DATE OF DEATH	July 18, 1704
Place of death	Horselydown , Southwark

[1] José Loncke: October 9, 1664. Benjamin Keach au pilori (German: am Pillory ), October 9, 2018

[2] Short biography and works of Benjamin Keach (in English)

[3] Jim Duvall: Benjamin Keach , in: The Baptist Encyclopedia, 1881 and 1988, pp. 637-638