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 Con

Publisher Marketing: 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 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. Author: John WinthropPublisher: Gale, Sabin Americana Description: Based on Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana, 1500--1926 contains a collection of books, pamphlets, serials and other works about the Americas, from the time of their discovery to the early 1900s. Sabin Americana is rich in original accounts of discovery and exploration, pioneering and westward expansion, the U. S. Civil War and other military actions, Native Americans, slavery and abolition, religious history and more. Sabin Americana offers an up-close perspective on life in the western hemisphere, encompassing the arrival of the Europeans on the shores of North America in the late 15th century to the first decades of the 20th century. Covering a span of over 400 years in North, Central and South America as well as the Caribbean, this collection highlights the society, politics, religious beliefs, culture, contemporary opinions and momentous events of the time. It provides access to documents from an assortment of genres, sermons, political tracts, newspapers, books, pamphlets, maps, legislation, literature and more. Now for the first time, these high-quality digital scans of original works are available via print-on-demand, making them readily accessible to libraries, students, independent scholars, and readers of all ages.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++SourceLibrary: Huntington LibraryDocumentID: SABCP03742300CollectionID: CTRG01-B3193PublicationDate: 16920101SourceBibCitation: Selected Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to AmericaNotes: 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. Collation: [18], 64 [i.e., 68] p.; 20 cm