The Bloudy Tenent of Persecution for Cause of Conscience Discussed and Mr. Cotton's Letter Examined and Answered
The Bloudy Tenent of Persecution for Cause of Conscience, published in London in 1644 and ordered burned by Parliament, is Roger Williams's plea for complete religious liberty, written while the founder of Rhode Island was in England securing his colony's charter. Cast as a dialogue between Truth and Peace, it answers point by point the arguments of John Cotton of Boston for the civil enforcement of orthodoxy, insisting that the state has no authority over the soul, that Christ's garden is to be kept by spiritual weapons only, and that even Jews, Turks and pagans must be left free to worship. This edition of 1848 adds Williams's reply to Cotton's letter and a biographical introduction. The full text is available to read online in your browser on Vinteuil, and the first chapter is free.
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