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Gov. John Winthrop: The law of God and of
the state.
Mrs. Anne Hutchinson: In
what particular?
Gov. John Winthrop: Why in this among the rest, whereas the Lord
doth say honour thy father and thy mother.
Mrs. Anne Hutchinson: Ey Sir in the Lord.
Gov. John Winthrop: This honour you have broke in giving
countenance to them.
Mrs. Anne Hutchinson: In entertaining those did I entertain them
against any act (for there is the thing) or what God has appointed?
Gov. John Winthrop: You knew that Mr. Wheelwright did preach this
sermon and those that countenance him in this do break a law.
Mrs. Anne Hutchinson: What law have I broken?
Gov. John Winthrop: Why the fifth commandment.
Mrs. Anne Hutchinson: I deny that for he (Mr. Wheelwright) saith
in the Lord.
Gov. John Winthrop: You have joined with them in the faction.
Mrs. Anne Hutchinson: In what faction have I joined with them?
Gov. John Winthrop: In presenting the petition.
Mrs. Anne Hutchinson: Suppose I had set my hand to the petition.
What then?
Gov. John Winthrop: You saw that case tried before.
Mrs. Anne Hutchinson: But I had not my hand to (not signed) the
petition.
Gov. John Winthrop: You have councelled them.
Mrs. Anne Hutchinson: Wherein?
Gov. John Winthrop: Why in entertaining them.
Mrs. Anne Hutchinson: What breach of law is that, Sir?
Gov. John Winthrop: Why
dishonouring the commonwealth, Mrs. Hutchinson.
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