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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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.

Author

Winthrop, John, 1588-1649.

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London :: Printed for Tho. Parkhurst ...,

1692.

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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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"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." In the digital collection Early English Books Online Collections. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A65392.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 6, 2024. content_copy

Contents

• title page
• 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.
  • section
• 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.