...ought not to pray with such, though wife, children," &c. ; and " would not join the churches at Boston, because they would not make a public declaration of their repentance for having communion with the Church of England while they tarried there." But the mortal offence to the government was, his declaration...

...widely diffused than has the cnstom to which her arrival gave occaWILLIAMS SETTLED AT SALEM. 21 Boston, because they would not make a public declaration of...communion with the churches of England, while they lived there ; and, besides, had declared his opinion that the magistrate might not punish the breach of the...

...Mr. Williams \ had refused to join with the congregation at Boston be- ] cause they would not make public declaration of their repentance for having...communion with the churches of England while they lived there, and besides had declared his opinion that the magistrate might not punish the breach of the...

...refused (174) CDAF. VIII.] ROGER WILLIAMS. 175 "to join with" the Boston church, "because they woulcl not make a public declaration of their repentance...communion with the churches of England while they lived there ; " and he condemned the magistrates, because they presumed to punish breaches of the Sabbath...

...striking fact, in connection with this letter, and with the charge of insincerity, and even hypocrisy, which has sometimes been so wantonly based upon it,...England was at war with Spain at that time'; and Spanish cruisers seem to have been swarming about Dunkirk and other ports of the Spanish Netherlands. On the...

...striking fact, in connection with this letter, and with the charge of insincerity, and even hypocrisy, which has sometimes been so wantonly based upon it,...communion with the churches of England while they lived there." 1 The voyage of the Arbella and her consorts was unusually long and stormy. It was attended,...

...striking fact, in connection with this letter, and with the charge of insincerity, and even hypocrisy, which has sometimes been so wantonly based upon it,...England was at war with Spain at that time ; and Spanish cruisers seem to have been swarming about Dunkirk and other ports of the Spanish Netherlands. On the...

...had refused to join with the congregation at Boston because they would not make public declaration of repentance for having communion with the churches of England while they lived there."8 He appears to have come to New England a full-blown separatist. He considered this the logical...

...whereas Mr. Williams had refused to join with the congregation at Boston because they would not make public declaration of their repentance for having...communion with the churches of England while they lived there, and besides had declared his opinion that the magistrate might not punish the breach of the...

...rendered so imperative. He " refused to join with the congregation at Boston because they would not make public declaration of their repentance for having...communion with the Churches of England while they lived there ; and maintained that the civil magistrate should not punish any breach of the first table."...