Jonathan Mayhew

Jonathan Mayhew (October 8, 1720 - July 9, 1766) was a vigorous Boston preacher who was unafraid to speak out on political issues. Mayhew is widely credited with coining the phrase "No Taxation without Representation".

A Discourse concerning Unlimited Submission

In Mayhew's most well known^[1] sermon, he discusses the tyranny of the British Crown(specifically, King Charles) and makes the following observation:

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He levied many taxes upon the people without consent of parliament

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References

↑ (1956) The American Puritans, Their Prose and Poetry. Columbia University Press, 137.

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A discourse, concerning unlimited submission and non-resistance to the higher powers : with some reflections on the resistance made to King Charles I, and on the anniversary of his death: in which the mysterious doctrine of the Prince's saintship and martyrdom is unriddled: the substance of which was delivered in a sermon preached in the West Meeting-House in Boston, on the Lord's-Day after the 30th of January, 1749-50

[1] (1956) The American Puritans, Their Prose and Poetry. Columbia University Press, 137.

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