Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. PREFACE xi
4. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xv
5. A NOTE ON EDITORIAL METHOD xvii
6. Introduction 1
7. ONE: LOOMINGS
8. Thomas Hooker, The Soul's Preparation for Christ (co 1626) 22
9. John Cotton, Christ the Fountain of Life (co 1628) 27
10. Thomas Shepard, The Sound Believer (co 1633) 33
11. TWO: THE MIGRATION
12. Robert Cushman, Reasons and Considerations Touching the Lawfulness of Removing out of England into the Parts of America (1622) 41
13. "Go Mourt," Mourt's Relation (1622) 45
14. Thomas Morton, New English Canaan (1634-1635) 48
15. William Bradford, Of Plymouth Plantation (1630-165°) 51
16. William Ames, Conscience with the Power and Cases Thereof (co 163 0) 59
17. Thomas Hooker, The Danger of Desertion (1631) 62
18. John Winthrop, Reasons to Be Considered for... the Intended Plantation in New England (1629) 70
19. John Cotton, God's Promise to His Plantations (1630) 75
20. John Winthrop, A Model of Christian Charity (1630) 81
21. John Cotton, Letter from New England (1634) 93
22. John Winthrop, Journal (1642) 97
23. William Hooke, New England's Tears for Old England's Fears (1640) 102
24. John Cotton, Foreword to John Norton, The Answer (1648) 107
25. Edward Johnson, Wonder-Working Providence of Sian's Savior in New England (co 1650) 112
26. Peter Bulkeley, The Gospel-Covenant (co 1639-164°) 117
27. THREE: CITY ON A HILL
28. Thomas Tillam, "Upon the First Sight of New England" (1638) 126
29. Anne Bradstreet, Poems and Prose (c. 1635-167°) 128
30. John Cotton, A Treatise of the Covenant of Grace (c. 1636) 149
31. Anne Hutchinson, The Examination of Mrs. Anne Hutchinson (1637) 154
32. John Winthrop, A Defense of an Order of Court (1637) 164
33. Henry Vane, A Brief Answer (1637) . 168
34. Thomas Shepard, The Parable of the Ten Virgins (1636-164°) 171
35. Thomas Hooker, The Application of Redemption (c. 1640) 176
36. Nathaniel Ward, The Simple Cobbler of Aggawam (c. 1646) 179
37. Robert Keayne, Last Will and Testament (1653) 185
38. FOUR: O NEW ENGLAND
39. Roger Williams, The Bloody Tenent of Persecution (1643) 196
40. John Cotton, The Bloody Tenent, Washed and Made White in the Blood of the Lamb (1646) 201
41. Roger Williams, Experiments of Spiritual Life and Health (c. 1650) 207
42. John Norton, Abel Being Dead Yet Speaketh (c. 1655) 210
43. John Davenport, The Saint's Anchor-Hold (1661) 218
44. John Norton, Election Sermon: Sion the Outcast Healed of Her Wounds (1661) 224
45. Michael Wigglesworth, "God's Controversy with New England" (1662) 229
46. Increase Mather, The Mystery of Israel's Salvation (1667) 237
47. Thomas Shepard, Jr., Eye-Salve (1672) 247
48. Mary Rowlandson, Narrative of Captivity and Restoration (c. 1677) 261
49. Solomon Stoddard, The Safety of Appearing at the Day of Judgment (c. 1685) 268
50. FIVE: COMING OF AGE
51. Samuel Sewall, Diary (1675-1727) 277
52. Samuel Sewall, Phaenomena quaedam Apocalyptica (1697) 291
53. Edward Taylor, Poems (c. 1680-1725) 294
54. Cotton Mather, Magnalia Christi Americana (1693-1702) 316
55. Cotton Mather, Reserved Memorials (1681-1724) 323
56. Cotton Mather, Agricola (c. 1725) 330
57. Cotton Mather, The Wonders of the Invisible World (1692 ) 337
58. Susanna Martin, Examination of Susanna Martin (1692) 342
59. Mary Easty, Petition of Mary Easty (169 2) 345
60. Robert Calef, More Wonders of the Invisible World (1697) 347
61. Gershom Bulkeley, Will and Doom (1692 ) 351
62. John Wise, A Vindication of the Government of New England Churches (1717) 359
63. Jeremiah Dummer, A Defense of the New England Charters (1715) 366
64. Benjamin Colman, Practical Discourses on the Parable of the Ten Virgins (c. I705) 370
65. SIX: THE DISPRESION OF THE NEW ENGLAND WAY
66. Joseph Morgan, The History of the Kingdom of Basaruah (I7I5) 383 Solomon Stoddard, An Examination of the Power of the Fraternity (c. I7I5) 383
67. Samuel Johnson, "My Present Thoughts of Episcopacy" (I7I9, I722) 389
68. Benjamin Franklin, Dogood Paper No.4: On the Higher Learning (I722) 395
69. John Bulkeley, Preface to Roger Wolcott, Poetical Meditations (I725) 400
70. Afterword 405
71. BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTES 415
72. INDEX 433