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| | Anabaptist History |
 | | However, John the Baptist was the last great Old Testament prophet, and He was the earthly bridge between the Old and New Testament era. Christ chose disciples, baptized by John the Baptist, to begin His Church. Early in 30 AD, this first Church was Spirit empowered. |
 | | In consequence, the Baptist may be regarded as being from of old the only religious denomination that have continued from the times of the Apostles, as a Christian society who have kept the evangelical faith pure through all the ages hitherto”. |
 | | According to John Christian in, “A History of the Baptist Church” Volume 1, page 328, in reference to the 1600’s states, “For a period the imposition of hands upon the Baptized, fasting as a religious duty, washing the feet of the disciples, and anointing of the sick were practiced in some congregations”. |
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