A Dictionary of All Religions and Religious Denominations/Waterlandians

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*WATERLANDIANS, a party of Mennonites, distinguished by their prudence and moderation, who, in their Confessions, adhered closely to the language of the scriptures; ex. pressed their peculiarities with much caution and reserve, avoiding the language and conduct of the early AnabaptLsts.[1]


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  1. Mosheim, vol. iv* p. 464. new ed.