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Author: Winthrop, John, 1588-1649.
Title: A short story of the rise, reign, and ruin of the Antinomians, Familists, and libertines that infected the churches of New-England and how they were confuted by the assembly of ministers there as also of the magistrates proceedings in court against them : together with God's strange remarkable judgements from heaven upon some of the chief fomenters of these opinions : and the lamentable death of Mrs. Hutchison : very fit for these times, here being the same errors amongst us, and acted by the same spirit : published at the instant request of sundry, by one that was an eye and ear-witness of the carriage of matters there.
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Print source: A short story of the rise, reign, and ruin of the Antinomians, Familists, and libertines that infected the churches of New-England and how they were confuted by the assembly of ministers there as also of the magistrates proceedings in court against them : together with God's strange remarkable judgements from heaven upon some of the chief fomenters of these opinions : and the lamentable death of Mrs. Hutchison : very fit for these times, here being the same errors amongst us, and acted by the same spirit : published at the instant request of sundry, by one that was an eye and ear-witness of the carriage of matters there.
Winthrop, John, 1588-1649., Weld, Thomas, 1590?-1662.
London: Printed for Tho. Parkhurst ..., 1692.
Subject terms:
Hutchinson, Anne Marbury, 1591-1643.
Antinomianism.
Freedom of religion -- New England -- Early works to 1800.
New England -- Church history -- 17th century.
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To the Reader.
The PREFACE.
A Catalogue of such Erroneous Opinions as were found to have been brought into New-England, and spread under hand there, as they were condemned by an As∣sembly of the Churches, at New-Town, Aug. 30. 1637.
Unsavoury Speeches Confuted.
1. TO say that we are justified by Faith, is an unsafe Speech, we must say, we are Iustified by Christ.
2. To evidence justification by sanctification, or graces, savours of Rome.
3. If I be holy, I am never the better accepted of God; if I be unholy, I am ne∣ver the worse; this I am sure of, he that hath elected me must save me.
4. If Christ will let me sin, let him look to it, upon his honour be it.
5. Here is a great stir about graces, and looking to hearts, but give me Christ, I seek not for graces, but for Christ; I seek not for promises, but for Christ; I seek not for Sanctification, but for Christ; tell not me of meditation and duties, but tell me of Christ.
6. A living Faith, that hath living fruits, may grow from the living Law.
7. I may know I am Christ's, not because I do crucisie the lusts of the flesh, but because I do not crucifie them, but believe in Christ that crucifieth my lusts for me.
8. Peter more leaned to a Covenant of works than Paul, Paul's Doctrine was more for free-grace than Peters.
9. If Christ be my Sanctification, what need I look to any thing in myself, to evi∣dence my Iustification?
The Proceedings of the General Court holden at New-Town, in the Massachusets in New-England, Octob. 2. 1637. Against Mr. Wheelwright, and other Erroneous and Seditious Per∣sons, for their Disturbances of the Publick Peace.
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A brief Apology in defence of the Ge∣neral Proceedings of the Court, holden at Boston the Ninth day of the First Moneth, 1636. against Mr. I. Wheelwright a Member there, by occasion of a Sermon delivered there in the same Congrega∣tion.