A popular history of the United States : from the first discovery of the western hemisphere by the Northmen, to the end of the first century of the union of the states ; preceded by a sketch of the prehistoric period and the age of the mound builders . John Cotton, Thomas Hooker, and Samuel Stone. Hooker and Stone went to Newtown as pastor and teacher; Cotton remained in Boston as teacher over the church of which Wilson was pastor. The Rev. William Phillips of Watertown had already labored to mould the churches into that form of Congregationalism which after- ^ J ^ wards prevailed, but the wor
A popular history of the United States : from the first discovery of the western hemisphere by the Northmen, to the end of the first century of the union of the states ; preceded by a sketch of the prehistoric period and the age of the mound builders . John Cotton, Thomas Hooker, and Samuel Stone. Hooker and Stone went to Newtown as pastor and teacher; Cotton remained in Boston as teacher over the church of which Wilson was pastor. The Rev. William Phillips of Watertown had already labored to mould the churches into that form of Congregationalism which after- ^ J ^ wards prevailed, but the work was completed /^Ttfryil CoY^t/ by Cotton. He had, it is said, such an in- /—/ / sinuating and melting way in his preaching, Signature of John Cotton. that lic would usually Carry his very adversary captive after the triumphant chariot of his rhetoric; and such was 1 Some of the converts were made magistrates and constables in the towns of Praying In-dians. Here is a warrant addressed to a constable : I. I, Hidondi. 2. Yon, Peter Water-man. 3. Jeremy Wicket. 4. Quick you take him. 5. Fast you hold him. 6. Straight,you bring him. 7. Before me, Hidondi. The New England History, by Charles W. Elliot,vol. i., p. 326. 1633.] ROGER WILLIAMS. 541. his authority that whatever he delivered in the pulpit was soon putinto an order of court, if of a civil, or set up as a practice in thechurch, if of an ecclesiasticalconcernment. 1 He was anable and a learned man, alreadydistinguished before coming toNew England, as rector of church in Boston, Lin-colnshire, where his non-con-forming opinions were tooboldly and ably expressed toescape the notice of the au-thorities. The hostile atten-tion of Laud, the archbishop ofCanterbury, was directed towardhim, and he was suspected ofan intention to emigrate so soonas an attempt should be madeto deal with him for non-con-formity. He and Hooker wereclosely watched. Cotton layconcealed in London for sometime, and they only got out ofthe ki
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