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Rev. Samuel WhiNny. 8 7
During the year following Mr. Whiting's
settlement, his son John was born; of whom it
is sufficient here to say that he was fitted for
college by his father and mother, educated as a
physician but subsequently took holy orders,
went to England, and was appointed rector of
Le_erlon, near Boston, where he remained as
long as he lived. This year was marked in the
annals of the town, by changing its name from
Saugust to Lynn, as a compliment to Mr. Whi-
ting, who had been rector at Lynn Regis, in
England,* and by the installation of Mr. Cob-
bert as his colleague, who remained there with
him eighteen years. The friendship of these
co-laborers ended only with their lives.
To these events one more was added, which
was looked upon as important, namely, the
meeting of a great church assembly, or synod,
at Cambridge, convened to consider and condemn
the heresies of the earnest and resolute
in I636 , of "Mr. Samuel Whiting, who hath also with keeping to the
patterne of sound and wholesome doctrine, much stopped the spreading
leaven of the Pharasees."
* Winthrop's Hist., 2o5, note. Lewis's Lynn. Turner's Journal.
Hubbard. x Mass. Records, 2II.