[Cyclops08]

Here’s a bit of history about the baptist church, from a protestant reference, indicating the baptist church started around the year 1641. Does that count as ‘much later?’

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well it shows the Catholics are not the one true church. It shows God is willing to raise a body of believers from any setting.

[RobbyS]

Does it not show that such churches begin by following a particular preacher? Schism is a great evil. It prevented East and West from joining forces against the Turks, it led Catholics and Protestants to slaughter each other in the Religious wars.