New England clergyman John Cotton
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New England clergyman John Cotton was a prominent 17th-century Puritan minister and theologian who played a leading role in the religious and civic life of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
Observed surface forms (1)
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| John Cotton | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
New England Puritan
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Puritan minister ⓘ clergyman ⓘ person ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
First Church in Boston
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Massachusetts Bay Colony leadership NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1585-12-04 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Derby, Derbyshire, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | King's Chapel Burying Ground, Boston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child |
John Cotton Jr.
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Seaborn Cotton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Kingdom of England
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Massachusetts Bay Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo | development of New England town–church relations ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1652-12-23 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| denomination | Congregationalism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| education |
Emmanuel College, Cambridge
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Trinity College, Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 17th century ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| influenced |
Massachusetts Bay civil and religious policy
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New England Congregationalism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
influence on Congregational church polity
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leading Puritan minister in Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ opposition to Antinomianism ⓘ role in shaping religious life of Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ writings on church government ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| movedFrom | Boston, Lincolnshire, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movedTo | Massachusetts Bay Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | John Cotton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableStudentOf | William Perkins (indirectly, via Cambridge Puritan tradition) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
clergyman
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minister ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Antinomian Controversy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
teacher of the First Church in Boston, Massachusetts
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vicar of St. Botolph's Church, Boston, Lincolnshire ⓘ |
| religion | Puritanism ⓘ |
| spouse |
Sarah Hawkred
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Sarah Story NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theologicalTradition | Reformed theology ⓘ |
| wrote |
Milk for Babes
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Spiritual Milk for Boston Babes NERFINISHED ⓘ The Keyes of the Kingdom of Heaven NERFINISHED ⓘ The Way of the Churches of Christ in New England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfMigration | 1633 ⓘ |
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