The Roger Williams Page

( c. 1603-1683 )

Major Works
A Key into the Language of America ( 1643 ). Reprint with an introduction by Howard M. Chapin. Applewood, 1997.
Mr. Cottons Letter Lately Printed, Examined and Answered ( 1644 ).
The Bloudy Tenent of Persecution, for Cause of Conscience, Discussed ( 1644 ). On-Line. Selected Passages.
Queries of Highest Consideration ( 1644 ).
" Christenings Make Not Christians " ( c. 1645 ).
The Bloody Tenent Yet More Bloody ( 1652 ).
The Fourth Paper Presented by Major Butler ( 1652 ).
The Hireling Ministry None of Christs ( 1652 ).
Experiments of Spiritual Life and Health ( 1652 ). Reprinted Westminster, 1951.
George Fox Digged Out of His Burrowes ( 1676 ).
An Answer to a Letter Sent from Mr. Coddington ( 1678 ).
Correspondence of Roger Williams. Edited by Glenn Lafantasie. New England, 1988.

About Williams
Perry Miller, Roger Williams: His Contribution to the American Tradition. Bobbs, Merrill, 1953.
Edmund S. Morgan, Roger Williams: The Church and the State. Harcourt, 1967.
Roger Williams from D. Campbell.
Roger Williams: Champion of Liberty. Discusses A Key to The Language of America.

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