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John Cotton was an influential New England Puritan leader who served principally as “teacher” of the First Church of Boston (1633–52) after escaping the persecution of Nonconformists by the Church of England.
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John Cotton (4 December 1585 – 23 December 1652) was a clergyman in England and the American colonies, and was considered the preeminent minister and theologian of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. He studied for five years at Trinity College, Cambridge , and nine years at Emmanuel College, Cambridge .
17 de fev. de 2015 · Learn about the life and legacy of John Cotton, a prominent English Puritan minister who moved to the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1633. Find out how he influenced the colony's theology, politics and culture with his sermons and writings.
John Cotton (1584–1652) was a prominent leader of the New England Puritan movement and a defender of congregational government. He wrote many works on theology, church polity, and biblical exposition, and influenced the Westminster Assembly and the American colonies.
23 de mai. de 2018 · John Cotton was a prominent Puritan preacher who introduced the Covenant of Grace doctrine to England and America. He also influenced the political and religious conflicts in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, such as the trial of Anne Hutchinson.
JOHN COTTON (1584-1652), leading Puritan clergyman in New England, defender of Congregationalism, and millenarian theologian, was born in Derby, Derbyshire, England, where he attended Grammar School from 1593-1597.
24 de jun. de 2019 · John Cotton and Roger Williams were Puritan ministers in colonial New England. Cotton authored Abstract of the Laws of New England (1641), an early example of American constitutionalism drawing from both scripture and English law.
