Anne Hutchinson Quotes

But after he was pleased to reveal himself to me I did presently, like Abraham, run to Hagar. And after that he did let me see the atheism of my own heart, for which I begged of the Lord that it might not remain in my heart.

Will it please you to answer me this and to give me a rule for then I will willingly submit to any truth.

I am called here to answer before you, but I hear no things laid to my charge.

The Lord knows that I could not open scripture; he must by his prophetical office open it unto me. So after that being unsatisfied in the thing, the Lord was pleased to bring this scripture out of the Hebrews.

How did Abraham know that it was God that bid him offer his son, being a breach of the sixth commandment?

You have power over my body but the Lord Jesus hath power over my body and soul; and assure yourselves thus much, you do as much as in you lies to put the Lord Jesus Christ from you, and if you go on in this course you begin, you will bring a curse upon you and your posterity, and the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.

One may preach a covenant of grace more clearly than another ... But when they preach a covenant of works for salvation, that is not truth.

In considering found that the papists did not deny him to be come in the flesh, nor we did not deny him - who then was antichrist? Was the Turk antichrist only?

If any come to my house to be instructed in the ways of God what rule have I to put them away? Do you think it not lawful for me to teach women and why do you call me to teach the court?

I desire to know wherefore I am banished?

I do here speak it before the court. I look that the Lord should deliver me by his providence.

But now having seen him which is invisible I fear not what man can do unto me.

I conceive there lies a clear rule in Titus that the elder women should instruct the younger and then I must have a time wherein I must do it.

An oath, sir, is an end of all strife, and it is God's ordinance.

It was never in my heart to slight any man, but only that man should be kept in his place and not sit in the room of God.

Must not I then entertain the saints because I must keep my conscience.

Neither do I think that I ever put any dishonour upon you.

I have been guilty of wrong thinking.

They thought that I did conceive there was a difference between them and Mr. Cotton ... I might say they might preach a covenant of works as did the apostles, but to preach a covenant of works and to be under a covenant of works is another business.

I feel that nothing important ever happens that is not revealed to me beforehand.