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Mather, Richard
Mather, Richard (1596–1669),preached in England until 1633, when he was suspended from the ministry for his Puritanism. Stimulated by John Cotton and Thomas Hooker, he emigrated to Massachusetts Bay (1635) and the following year became teacher of the church in Dorchester, where he continued his ministry until his death. He was a prominent preacher and a leader in the development of the church polity. His anonymously published works included Church‐Government and Church‐Covenant Discussed (1643), the earliest complete exposition of the New England theory of the church, and Apologie of the Churches in New‐England for Church Covenant (1643), arguing for a covenant of members as the basis of the Congregational Church. With John Eliot and Thomas Welde, Mather was an author of the Bay Psalm Book (1640). His most important work was the original draft of A Platform of Church‐Discipline (1649), the celebrated Cambridge Platform, which was the basic statement of New England Congregationalism. He also drafted the original Half‐Way Covenant. He was the author of many other works and was the subject of biographies by his son Increase and his grandson Cotton, being famous as the founder of the “Mather Dynasty” in New England.
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James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Mather, Richard." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Mather, Richard." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O123-MatherRichard.html James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Mather, Richard." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O123-MatherRichard.html |
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Richard Mather
Richard Mather 1596–1669, British Puritan clergyman in North America, b. Lancashire, England. He studied at Oxford, began preaching, and was ordained in 1620. His Puritan beliefs led him into difficulties, and he fled to Massachusetts (1635), where he was pastor of Dorchester until his death. He helped to draw up the Cambridge Platform and, with John Eliot and Thomas Welde, prepared the Bay Psalm Book. |
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"Richard Mather." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Richard Mather." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Mather-R.html "Richard Mather." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Mather-R.html |
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