Hello, thank you for allowing me to speak at this meeting. Despite the fact that I was not chosen to be allowed into the Boston Church and the General Court. That means that I have no official say in the vote that is to occur later today. But, I would like to inform you of my opinion on the matter, in hopes that it helps all of you to come to the best decision for your community. First of all, I do not think that all of you have discussed everything that needs to be discussed regarding the matter of Anne Hutchinson. To expel a woman from the Boston area is a large decision, and I believe that a great deal of thought and discussion is necessary to successfully determine this.
1 Timothy 2:12, “But I suffer not a woman ... to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence”. Women are not to usurp authority over men. But I view what Miss Hutchinson has been doing as indeed practicing authority over men. She has been preaching to members of the Boston community at her house, and the people in attendance have been both females and males. It is known that women can interact with other women in this way, so in that Hutchinson does no wrong. …show more content…
I do not believe that you will absolutely know what he has decided for you until you have left this life. There may be hints, you may have a notion as to what is to come for you. But who is to say what exactly tells you in this life if you are to be sanctified. Perhaps Anne is correct, and there is an instantaneous change in your life where God speaks directly to you and that is the strongest evidence you may receive. I do not think that you should so quickly dismiss her’s and many others’ views of that. When they may be the right ones in all of
1 Timothy 2:12, “But I suffer not a woman ... to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence”. Women are not to usurp authority over men. But I view what Miss Hutchinson has been doing as indeed practicing authority over men. She has been preaching to members of the Boston community at her house, and the people in attendance have been both females and males. It is known that women can interact with other women in this way, so in that Hutchinson does no wrong. …show more content…
I do not believe that you will absolutely know what he has decided for you until you have left this life. There may be hints, you may have a notion as to what is to come for you. But who is to say what exactly tells you in this life if you are to be sanctified. Perhaps Anne is correct, and there is an instantaneous change in your life where God speaks directly to you and that is the strongest evidence you may receive. I do not think that you should so quickly dismiss her’s and many others’ views of that. When they may be the right ones in all of