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Roger Williams

English-born New England Puritan minister, theologian, and author who founded the colony Providence Plantations which later became the U.S. State of Rhode Island.

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Born 1603
Died 1683

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  • Cover of: A key into the language of America.

    First published in 1827 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Letters of Roger Williams. 1632-1682.: Now first collected.

    First published in 1874 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: The bloody tenent yet more bloody

    First published in 1652 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: The bloudy tenent of persecution for cause of conscience discussed: and Mr. Cotton's letter examined and answered

    Cover of edition bloudytenentofpe00will First published in 1848 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Qveries of highest consideration proposed to Mr. Tho. Goodwin ... [et al.] and to the commissioners from the generall assembly, so called, of the Church of Scotland: vpon occasion of their late printed apologies for themselves and their churches : in all humble reverence presented to the vievv of the Right Honourable the Houses of the High Court of Parliament

    First published in 1644 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: A key into the language of America, or, An help to the language of the natives in that part of America called New-England: together with briefe observations of the customes, manners and worships, &c. of the aforesaid natives, in peace and warre, in life and death : on all which are added spirituall observations, generall and particular, by the authour ...

    First published in 1643 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: The bloudy tenent of persecution

    First published in 1867 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: blovdy tenent, of persecution, for cause of conscience, discussed, in a conference betweene trvth and peace.: Vvho, in all tender affection, present to the High court of Parliament, (as the result of their discourse) these, (amongst other passages) of highest consideration

    First published in 1644 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: A key into the language of America

    Cover of edition keyintolanguageo0000will_s0f0 First published in 2009 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Experiments of spiritual life & health, and their preservatives in which the weakest child of God may get assurance of his spirituall life and blessednesse

    Cover of edition cu31924029343732 First published in 1863 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The fourth paper, presented by Major Butler, to the honourable Committee of Parliament, for the Propagating the Gospel of Christ Jesus

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  • Cover of: Experiments of spiritual life and health

    First published in 1951 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: An answer to a letter sent from Mr. Coddington of Rode-Island, to Governour Leveret of Boston in what concerns R.W. of Providence.

    First published in 1678 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The bloody tenent yet more bloody: by Mr Cottons endevour to wash it white in the blood of the lambe: of whose precious blood, spilt in the blood of his servants ; and of the blood of millions spilt in former and later wars for conscience sake, that most bloody tenent of persecution for cause of conscience, upon a second tryal, is found now more apparently and more notoriously guilty. In this rejoynder to Mr Cotton, are principally I. The nature of persecution, II. The power of the civill sword in spirituals examined ; III. The Parliaments permission of dissenting consciences justified. Also (as a testimony to Mr Clarks narrative) is added a letter to Mr Endicot governor of the Massachusets in N.E

    First published in 1652 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The bloudy tenent of persecution for cause of conscience: discussed in a conference between truth and peace, who, in all tender affection, present to the High Court of Parliament, (as the result of their discourse) these, (among other passages) of highest consideration

    First published in 2001 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The bloudy tenent of persecution for cause of conscience discussed : and, Mr. Cotton's letter examined and answered

    First published in 1848 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Experiments of spiritual life & health and their preservatives: in which the weakest child of God may get assurance of his spiritual life and blessedness, and the strongest may finde proportionable discoveries of his Christian growth, and the means of it

    First published in 1652 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The fourth paper, presented by Maior Butler, to the honourable Committee of Parliament, for the Propagating the Gospel of Christ Jesus: ... also a letter from Mr. Goad to Major Butler, upon occasion of the said paper and proposals : together with a testimony to the said fourth paper, by way of explanation upon the four proposals of it

    First published in 1652 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The fourth paper presented by Major Butler

    First published in 1968 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: George Fox digg'd out of his burrovves, or An offer of disputation on fourteen proposalls made this last summer 1672 (so call'd) unto G. Fox then present on Rode-Island in New-England

    First published in 1676 — 1 edition
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Born 1603
Died 1683

Subjects

Freedom of religion, Early works to 1800, History, Liberty of conscience, Narragansett Indians, Controversial literature, Indians of North America, Narragansett language, Politics and government, Sources, Christian life, Society of Friends, Correspondence, Glossaries, vocabularies, Baptists, Christendom, Church and state, Church history, Doctrinal and controversial works, Gewetensvrijheid, Languages, Narragansett languages, Pamphlets, Persecution, Puritans

Places

New England, Rhode Island, Great Britain, Providence (R.I.), Conanicut Island, Conanicut Island (R.I.), England, Providence, United States

People

Roger Williams (1604?-1683), George Fox (1624-1691), John Cotton (1584-1652), William Coddington (1601-1678), Edward Burrough (1634-1662), John Cotton (1584-1652,), John Easton (1617-1705), John Leverett (1616-1679), John Winthrop (1588-1649), Roger Williams (1604?-1683,), Thomas Goodwin (1600-1680), Thomas Goodwin (1600-1680,)

Time

Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, 1649-1660, 17th century, 1642-1649

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  • Roger, Williams

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December 25, 2022 Edited by Tom Morris Update birth date and bio
December 25, 2022 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
February 9, 2022 Edited by wolfgang8741 name to natural order
June 7, 2012 Edited by VacuumBot Removed period from death date
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import