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A short story of the rise, reign, and ruin of the Antinomians, Familists & libertines that infected the churches of Nevv-England : and how they were confuted by the assembly of ministers there, as also of the magistrates proceedings in court against them : together with Gods strange and remarkable judgements from Heaven upon some of the chief fomenters of these opinions, and the lamentable death of Mr. Hutchinson : very fit for these times, here being the same errours amongst us, and acted by the same spirit / published at the instant request of sundry by one that was an eye and eare-witnesse of the carriage of matters there.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Winthrop, John, 1588-1649.
- Series:
- Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926.
- Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926
- Standardized Title:
- Antinomians and Familists condemned by the synod of elders in Nevv England
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Antinomianism--Massachusetts--Early works to 1800.
- Antinomianism.
- Massachusetts--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775--Early works to 1800.
- Massachusetts.
- Massachusetts--Church history--Early works to 1800.
- Wheelwright, John, 1594-1679.
- Wheelwright, John.
- Hutchinson, Anne, 1591-1643.
- Hutchinson, Anne.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource ([16], 66 p. )
- Other Title:
- Short story of the rise, reign, and ruin of the Antinomians, Familists & libertines that infected the churches of Nevv-England
- Antinomians and Familists condemned by the synod of elders in Nevv England.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Printed for Ralph Smith, 1644.
- Contents:
- A catalogue of such erroneous opinions as were found to have beene brought into New-England, and spread under-hand here, as they were condemned by an assembly of the churches, at New Town, Aug. 30, 1637
- Unsavoury speeches confuted
- The proceedings of the Generall Court holden at New-Towne, in the Massachusets in New-England, October 2, 1637, against Mr. Wheelwright and other erroneous and seditious persons for their disturbances of the publick peace
- A briefe apologie in defence of the generall proceedings of the Court, holden at Boston the ninth day of the first moneth, 1636, against Mr. J. Wheelwright a member there, by ccasion of a sermon delivered there in the same congregation.
- Notes:
- Postscript to pref. signed: T. Welde.
- Attributed to John Winthrop by Sabin (cf. no. 104843) who notes, "For evidence of Winthrop's authorship, see C.F. Adams' 'Antinomianism in the colony of Massachusetts Bay,' Prince Soc. Publications, 1894."
- First printed, without the pref., under title: Antinomians and Familists condemned by the synod of elders in Nevv England.
- Reproduction of original from Huntington Library.
- Sabin no. 104848.
- Cited in:
- RLIN, CTRG01-B3188
- OCLC:
- 85797646
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