biography
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| male
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| lived:
| (1585–1652)
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| biography:
| Puritan clergyman and writer, born in Derby, Derbyshire, C England, UK. He arrived in Boston, MA (1633), and soon became the teacher of the Boston Church. He originally supported Anne Hutchinson, but he joined her persecutors when he discovered that he was alone in support of her. A tireless worker, he wrote Spiritual Milk for Babes (1646), a standard textbook for New England children, and many books and pamphlets including The Way of the Congregational Churches Cleared (1648). In later years he became hostile toward religious dissenters and favoured the power of civil authorities over the individual. |
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