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Jonathan Mayhew and the Biblical Source of the American Revolution

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Jonathan Mayhew and the Biblical Source of the American Revolution
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John Adams once said the American Revolution began not on a battlefield but “in the minds and hearts of the people.” Among those who lit the fuse was the influential Boston preacher, Rev. Jonathan Mayhew. His 1750 sermon on the limits of obedience to government became, in Adams’ view, one of the founding texts of American liberty.



Preaching on the centennial of King Charles I’s execution, Mayhew argues in his “Discourse Concerning Unlimited Submission” that political resistance can be a

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