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John Wheelwright (c. 1592–1679) was a Puritan clergyman in England and America, noted for being banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony during the Antinomian Controversy, and for subsequently establishing the town of Exeter, New Hampshire.
Feb 3, 2021 · John Wheelwright was a Puritan preacher who challenged the authority of John Winthrop and the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1637 CE. He was banished along with Anne Hutchinson and Roger Williams for advocating free grace over works in the Antinomian Controversy.
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John Wheelwright (c. 1592 – 1679) was a Puritan clergyman in England and America, noted for being banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony during the Antinomian Controversy, and for subsequently establishing the town of Exeter, New Hampshire.
John Wheelwright was a poet, architect, and Socialist activist who explored politics, form, and New England culture in his poems. He was influenced by modernism, Pound, Eliot, and Trotsky, and was killed by a drunken driver in 1940.
John Wheelwright, c.1592–1679, American Puritan clergyman, founder of Exeter, N.H., b. Lincolnshire, England. He studied at Cambridge and was vicar (1623–33) of Bilsby. Suspended by Archbishop Laud on a charge of nonconformity, he emigrated to New England in 1636.
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This article explores the life and writings of John Wheelwright, a controversial minister in early New England. It challenges the common view that he was a heretic and a seditionist, and argues that he was a loyal and orthodox Christian who defended himself against his critics.
John Wheelwright was a Puritan minister who migrated to Massachusetts in 1636 and faced persecution for his views on grace and works. He was banished from the colony and founded Exeter, Maine, and later returned to England and Salisbury, Massachusetts.
