Abstract
W HEN the Reverend Cotton Mather praised those Christian heroes who first rescued Massachusetts Bay from the heathen, his enthusiasm usually satisfied all the demands of local patriotism. But when he came to John Winthrop, even his powers proved inadequate. The best he could do was to compare the first governor of Massachusetts with the most famous figures of antiquity. Greece might boast the greatness of Lycurgus and Rome that of Numa, but who were they beside New England's Winthrop! He had all their virtues and none of their vices-none of the crim-
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