John Cotton (minister)
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John Cotton was a clergyman in England and the American colonies, and was considered the preeminent minister and theologian of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. He studied for five years at Trinity Colleg
Portrait originally identified as John Cotton. It is now thought it is probably another member of the Cotton family.
Plaque on the Old Grammar School, Derby
Cotton was an undergraduate at Trinity College, Cambridge
Richard Sibbes was Cotton's spiritual counselor.
Antinomian Controversy
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The Antinomian Controversy, also known as the Free Grace Controversy, was a religious and political conflict in the Massachusetts Bay Colony from 1636 to 1638. It pitted most of the colony's ministers
John Cotton (minister)
…he became involved in the banishment of Roger Williams, who blamed much of his trouble on Cotton. Soon after, Cotton became embroiled in the colony's Antinomian Controversy when several adherents of his "free grace" theology (most notably Anne Hutchinson) began criticizing other ministers in the colony. He tended to support…
Anne Hutchinson at trial and John Winthrop
John Cotton was Hutchinson's mentor.
Henry Vane the Younger
John Wheelwright's fast-day sermon fanned the flames of the controversy.