The whole time salvation thing is an innovation. The old line Primitive Baptists rejected that view. In fact, it is really something in line with the Paul Washer, John MacArthur, John Piper thing about Lordship salvation and "final vindication" by good works.
The old line Primitive Baptists followed John Gill more closely and would have rejected any idea that justification by anything other than by means of faith alone.
As for Primitive Baptists being "hyper-Calvinists", that is a misnomer as far as I can tell. You're either a Calvinist or you're not.
Calvinists do not believe in "free will" or anything short of absolute predestination. In fact, the Westminster Confession teaches that God foreordains "whatsoever comes to pass."
Charlie J. Ray
http://reasonablechristian.blogspot.com
