Mr. Nowell. How do you know that that was the Spirit?
Mrs. H. How did Abraham know that it was God?...
Dep. Gov. By an immediate voice.
Mrs. H. So to me by an immediate revelation.
Then she proceeded to state how, through various texts which she cited, the Lord showed her what He would do; and she particularly dwelt on one from Daniel. So far all was well; she had planted herself on ground upon which orthodox opinion was at least divided; but she now committed the one grave error of her long and able defence. As she went on her excitement gained upon her, and she ended by something like a defiance and denunciation: “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.”
Gov. Daniel was delivered by miracle. Do you think to be delivered so too?
Mrs. H. I do here speak it before the court. I look that the Lord should deliver me by his providence....
Dep. Gov. I desire Mr. Cotton to tell us whether you do approve of Mrs. Hutchinson’s revelations as she hath laid them down.