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Westminster School" 2 could be depended upon to<br />

serve the Particular <strong>Baptist</strong>s as an able scholar and<br />

trustworthy theologian, which suggests why he was<br />

selected.<br />

In addition to Collins being specifically selected<br />

to draft up the <strong>Catechism</strong>, Ivimey also references a<br />

letter written by Collins which reveals he had direct<br />

involvement in managing funds for the <strong>Catechism</strong>’s<br />

production while also overseeing its distribution. 3<br />

Despite this intimate connection between Collins<br />

and the <strong>Catechism</strong>, over the years the work would<br />

commonly be associated with another Particular<br />

<strong>Baptist</strong> minister - Benjamin Keach. As a result, a<br />

majority of subsequent editions would be referred<br />

to as "Keach’s <strong>Catechism</strong>". In fact, a 1764 edition<br />

included a portrait of Keach opposite of the title<br />

page.<br />

The exact reason for Keach’s association with the<br />

work is not entirely clear, however the most<br />

2<br />

John Piggott, Eleven Sermons Preach’d upon Special<br />

Occasions (London: John Darby, 1714) as cited by Dr.<br />

Samuel D. Renihan in From Shadow to Substance, The<br />

Federal Theology of the English Particular <strong>Baptist</strong>s 1642-1704<br />

(Oxford: Regents Park College, 2018).<br />

3<br />

A letter dated July 5, 1698 as transcribed by Joseph<br />

Ivimey, History of the English <strong>Baptist</strong>s, 2:414<br />

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