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themselves. It is evident, not only from Mrs.
Hutchinson's trial, but by many other public
proceedings, that inquisition was made into
men's private judgments as well as into their
declarations and practice. Toleration was
preached against as a sin in rulers which would
bring down the judgments of Heaven upon the
land." In a note he adds that " Mr. Dudley
died with a copy of verses in his pocket, wrote
with his own hand. The following two lines
made part of it:-
, Let men of God it_court and churches watch
O'er such as do a toleration hatch.'
This was the prevailing doctrine for many
years, until their eyes were opened by a flesh
persecution coming upon themselves from
King James. This made his declaration for a
general liberty of conscience welcome, and they
thanked the King for allowing them what they
before thought themselves bound in conscience
to deny others." * Intolerance drove away from
Boston many of its worthy people, and some
I Hutchinson, Hist. Mass., 75.