"Mr. Winthrop, governor: Mrs. Hutchinson, you are called here as one of those that have troubled the peace of the commonwealth and the churches here... You have spoken divers things, as we have been informed, very prejudicial to the honor of the churches and ministers thereof, and you have maintained a meeting and an assembly in your house that hath been condemned... as a thing not tolerable nor comely in the sight of God nor fitting for your sex." — Transcript, Examination of Anne Hutchinson at the Court at Newtown (1637)
Which doctrinal claim associated with Hutchinson's preaching most provoked her trial?
- Acheck_circle
That the indwelling Holy Spirit, not outward conduct, evidenced a person's salvation
- B
That Indigenous peoples should be baptized without prior catechism
- C
That all sacraments should be reduced to two as in Lutheran practice
- D
That bishops should govern New England congregations
Explanation
Hutchinson's "antinomian" position emphasized direct grace and inner assurance over visible works, threatening the colony's covenant theology and ministers' authority and prompting her banishment.