Nehemiah Coxe
Nehemiah Coxe (?-1689) was a Particular Baptist preacher. He was the son of Benjamin Coxe. In 1669, he became a member of the church in Bedford once pastored by John Bunyan. Due to disagreement over an open communion table, he moved his membership in 1674 to the Petty France church meeting in London, where he was appointed co-pastor alongside William Collins. The two men are credited with drafting the 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith. Although his theological works—particularly his covenant theology—have been given new life by the Reformed Baptists (1689 Federalists), they ceased to be of value among the Particular Baptists after the 17th century. His dichotomy of the everlasting covenant, having been rejected by men such as Keach and Gill, was replaced with a single saving covenant, upon which the tenets of Hyper-Calvinism were developed. From this perspective, the Reformed Baptists have revived an unreformed covenant theology, rendering them less reformed than present day Particular Baptists.
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The Life And Ministry Of Nehemiah Coxe
It is supposed that this eminent man was the on of Mr. Benjamin Coxe mentioned in our history of the Bedfordshire churches. This will account for his extraordinary learning notwithstanding the low station in Society he occupied at one period of his life. Dr. Coxe is frequently noticed in the records of the church at Bedford. He was admitted a member the 3rd of May 1669, and was one of those persons called to the ministry with the celebrated John Bunyan.
