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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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