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,30 Memoir of
fragrant Christians be: England hath yielded
these. Yet not England, but the grace of God
that hath been ever with them. We see what
hope we may have concerning New England,
though we do not deserve to be named the
same day with our dear mother."
On the 7th of December, the General Court
again assembled for consultation and prayer;
in this assembly Mr. Whiting bore a part: *
and two years later ('I668) the ministers of the
several towns assembled in Boston (Ibth April)
to hold a public discussion with the Baptists;
the clergymen of Lynn were among the princi-
pal speakers.t
During the years i67o-I67I a controversy
arose which involved the clergy, the govern-
ment, and the people. It grew out of the last
attempt made by the General Court, during
the lifetime of Mr. Whiting, to overrule and
control the proceedings of the churches. As
the people finally sustained the ministers
against the legislature, and thus gave their
sanction to a principle for which Mr. Whiting
• Annals of Lynn, p. 256. "["Annals of Lynn, p. 257.