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<p> a Congregational minister, was born in Boston, March 13, 1640. He was pastor at Plymouth, Massachusetts, from June 30, 1669, to October 5, 1697; at Martha's [[Vineyard]] from 1664 to 1667; and at Charleston, S.C., from 1698 until his death, September 18, 1699. He rendered great assistance to [[Thomas]] Mayhew, at Martha's Vineyard; frequently preached to the Indians at Plymouth, and revised and corrected Eliot's Indian Bible, printed at [[Cambridge]] in 1685. See Drake, Amer. Biog. s.v.; Allibone, Dict. of Brit. and Amer. Authors, s.v. </p>
<p> an eminent Congregational minister, was born at Derby, Eng., Dec. 4, 1585. He was a student in Cambridge, became fellow of [[Emmanuel]] College, and was chosen successively head lecture and dean. In 1612 he was settled as minister at Boston, Lincolnshire. After preaching some few years, he was silenced for nonconformity with some ceremonies which he held to be unscriptural, but after a short time he was reinstated. About 1632, to escape examination before the High [[Commission]] Court, he secreted himself in London, and thence sailed for New England, arriving in [[Boston]] Sept. 3, 1633. On Oct. 10 he was appointed preacher in the First Church. He died Dec. 23, 1652. He published An Abstract of the Laws of New [[England]] (1641): '''''—''''' The Church's [[Resurrection]] (1642): '''''—''''' The [[Pouring]] out of the Seven [[Vials]] (1642): '''''—''''' The Way of Life (Lond. 1641, 4to): '''''—''''' Sermons on Mercy and [[Justice]] of God (Lond. 1641, 4to): '''''—''''' [[Exposition]] of the [[Canticles]] (Lond. 1642, 8vo): '''''—''''' The [[Covenant]] of Grace (Lond. 1662, sm. 8vo): '''''—''''' A practical [[Commentary]] upon the 1st [[Epistle]] of John (Lond. 1656, fol.), with several minor writings. '''''—''''' Sprague, Annals, 1:25. </p>


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<ref name="term_34979"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/cotton,+john John Cotton from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref>
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Latest revision as of 09:02, 15 October 2021

John Cotton [1]

an eminent Congregational minister, was born at Derby, Eng., Dec. 4, 1585. He was a student in Cambridge, became fellow of Emmanuel College, and was chosen successively head lecture and dean. In 1612 he was settled as minister at Boston, Lincolnshire. After preaching some few years, he was silenced for nonconformity with some ceremonies which he held to be unscriptural, but after a short time he was reinstated. About 1632, to escape examination before the High Commission Court, he secreted himself in London, and thence sailed for New England, arriving in Boston Sept. 3, 1633. On Oct. 10 he was appointed preacher in the First Church. He died Dec. 23, 1652. He published An Abstract of the Laws of New England (1641): The Church's Resurrection (1642): The Pouring out of the Seven Vials (1642): The Way of Life (Lond. 1641, 4to): Sermons on Mercy and Justice of God (Lond. 1641, 4to): Exposition of the Canticles (Lond. 1642, 8vo): The Covenant of Grace (Lond. 1662, sm. 8vo): A practical Commentary upon the 1st Epistle of John (Lond. 1656, fol.), with several minor writings. Sprague, Annals, 1:25.

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