DOCTRINE

THE HOLY BAPTISM

And

Its pure

ADMINISTRATION,

According to the convictions of the Reformed Congregation, set apart from the world, currently gathered at Wiewert in Friesland. Wiewert: Now known as Wieuwerd, this village hosted the Labadist community, a radical pietist group that sought to return to the purity of the early Christian church.

WITH

General Remarks on the Book by Rev. KOELMAN Jacobus Koelman (1632–1695), a prominent Dutch minister who initially supported but later fiercely critiqued the Labadists. written against the same, as well as on the two Letters by Rev. BRAKEL Wilhelmus à Brakel (1635–1711), an influential theologian of the Dutch Second Reformation. added thereafter.

By PETRUS YVON, Shepherd. Shepherd: The author uses this term (Herder) to denote his role as a spiritual leader or pastor of the community.

Translated from the French into the Dutch language.

A decorative woodcut ornament featuring a symmetrical floral design with several open blossoms and leafy stems.

IN AMSTERDAM,

By Jacob van de Velde, Bookseller on the corner of the Korte Niesel. Korte Niesel: A street in the old center of Amsterdam, known for its book trade in the 17th century.

1683.