The bloody tenet, washed, and made white in the blood of the LambThe bloudy tenent, washed, and made white in the bloud of the Lambe

What kind of light that was came to our view upon this occasion: One or two of the Indian-Sagamores, who lived near Providence, came over into the Bay, to offer the subjection of themselves, and their people, to the Government of the English, hoping by this means to avoid the oppression of the Narhagansets (their potent Neighbours) as also of Mr. Gortons company, who took their lands from them. Afterwards those Indians complaining to our Magistrates of some further injury done to them by Mr. Gortons company; our Court sent over to Mr. Gortons company, requiring some of them to come over, and show what right they had to those lands, which they had taken from the Indians, their Subjects. He and his company in stead of coming, or sending any to clear their Right, sent two Books written by some of themselves, full of sundry heresies, and malignant blasphemies, against Christ, against his Churches, Ministers, Sacraments, Censures, and Magistrates: yet withal offered that if this Court would send their Agents over unto them, they would clear their Right to the Land, which they took from the Indians. The Court therefore sent over some, with Commission to Treat with them; and because Gortons company had threatened the former Messengers with the offer of some violence, they therefore sent as many armed men with these, as might secure their Agents from injury: And in case they refused to show the right, and equity of their cause, then to bring some of the principal of them, by strong hand, to clear it here. When hither they were come, (not to digress to another Story) Gorton, desiring liberty to speak his mind freely, held it forth (as the mind of himself, and his company,) (whereof those of Mr. Williams his friends were no small part;) That Christ was Incarnate when Adam was made after Gods Image: For God had but one Image, and that Image was Christ. And this making of Adam in that Image, was the exinanition of Christ. But when it was objected, that that exinanition of Christ was unto life in Adam, but Christ was to suffer exinanition unto death: He answered; That Christ dyed when the Image of God dyed: and the Image of God dyed in Adams fall.

What kind of light that was came to our view upon this occasion: One or two of the Indian-Sagamores, who lived neare Providence, came over into the Bay, to offer the subjection of themselves, and their people, to the Government of the English, hoping by this meanes to avoyde the oppression of the Narhagansets (their potent Neighbours) as also of Mr. Gortons company, who took their lands from them. Afterwards those Indians complaining to our Magistrates of some further injury done to them by Mr. Gortons company; our Court sent over to Mr. Gortons company, requiring some of them to come over, and shew what right they had to those lands, which they had taken from the Indians, their Subjects. He and his company in stead of coming, or sending any to cleare their Right, sent two Books written by some of themselves, full of sundry heresies, and malignant blasphemies, against Christ, against his Churches, Ministers, Sacraments, Censures, and Magistrates: yet withall offered that if this Court would send their Agents over unto them, they would cleare their Right to the Land, which they took from the Indians. The Court therefore sent over some, with Commission to Treat with them; and because Gortons company had threatened the former Messengers with the offer of some violence, they therefore sent as many armed men with these, as might secure their Agents from injury: And in case they refused to shew the right, and equitie of their cause, then to bring some of the principall of them, by strong hand, to cleare it here. When hither they were come, (not to digresse to another Story) Gorton, desiring libertie to speak his minde freely, held it forth (as the minde of himselfe, and his company,) (whereof those of Mr. Williams his friends were no small part;) That Christ was Incarnate when Adam was made after Gods Image: For God had but one Image, and that Image was Christ. And this making of Adam in that Image, was the exinanition of Christ. But when it was objected, that that exinanition of Christ was unto life in Adam, but Christ was to suffer exinanition unto death: He answered; That Christ dyed when the Image of God dyed: and the Image of God dyed in Adams fall.