It was written by English Baptists who subscribed to a Calvinistic soteriology as well as to a covenantal (yet non-Westminsterian) systematic theology.
In response to the Act, representatives from over 100 Particular Baptist churches gathered in London from 3–12 September of 1689 to discuss and endorse the 1677 document.
[14] This association formally adopted the 1689 Confession in 1742[14] after years of tacit endorsement by individual churches and congregational members.
Efforts have been made in recent years to modernize the language of the 1689 Baptist Confession to make it more accessible to contemporary readers.
Some approaches are rather free, such as SM Houghton's A Faith to Confess, while others, such as Jeremy Walker's Rooted and Grounded, are more conservative.
(Banner of Truth, 1689)[17] "And as the manner in which God formerly revealed His will has long ceased, the Holy Scripture becomes absolutely essential to men."
[23] To the Judicious and Impartial Reader, by James Renihan is part of a multi-volume series covering 17th century reformed Baptist documents.