Ill Newes from New England

E501660

17th-century work political tract religious tract

Ill Newes from New England is a 17th-century religious and political tract by John Clarke criticizing the persecution of Baptists in colonial New England and advocating for religious liberty.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Ill Newes from New England canonical	2
Connecticut "Sufferers"	1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	17th-century work ⓘ political tract ⓘ religious tract ⓘ
about	Puritan intolerance ⓘ advocacy of liberty of conscience ⓘ church–state relations in New England ⓘ colonial religious policy ⓘ freedom of worship ⓘ persecution of Baptists in Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ religious dissent ⓘ
advocatesFor	liberty of conscience for Baptists ⓘ religious toleration ⓘ separation of civil and religious authority ⓘ
author	John Clarke NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	England ⓘ
criticizes	Massachusetts Bay authorities NERFINISHED ⓘ Puritan establishment ⓘ compulsory religious conformity ⓘ
documentType	apologetic work ⓘ polemic ⓘ
genre	political literature ⓘ religious literature ⓘ
hasPerspective	Baptist ⓘ pro–religious liberty ⓘ
hasTheme	abuse of civil power in religious matters ⓘ conflict between conscience and law ⓘ minority religious rights ⓘ plea for toleration in the colonies ⓘ
historicalContext	persecution of Baptists in 17th-century New England ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Colonial America NERFINISHED ⓘ
influencedBy	Baptist theology ⓘ English debates on toleration ⓘ
intendedAudience	English readers ⓘ supporters of religious liberty ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
literaryForm	prose ⓘ
mainSubject	Baptists ⓘ colonial New England NERFINISHED ⓘ religious liberty ⓘ religious persecution ⓘ
placeOfNarrative	Massachusetts Bay Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ New England NERFINISHED ⓘ
politicalOrientation	pro-toleration ⓘ
religiousTradition	Baptist ⓘ
timePeriodDescribed	17th century ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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John Clarke → notableWork → Ill Newes from New England ⓘ

John Clarke → wrote → Ill Newes from New England ⓘ

Firelands → compensated → Ill Newes from New England ⓘ

this entity surface form: Connecticut "Sufferers"