The Importance Of Mayhew's Freedom

Although Mayhew wasn’t one of the “New Light” enthusiasts, he often preached that civil and religious liberty were mandatory and inseparable. This led Mayhew to compose a document known as A Discourse Concerning Unlimited Submission and Non-Resistance to Higher Powers in the 1750’s. Throughout the text, Mayhew re-established his argument which states that whoever resisted authority resisted God and therefore, they must be condemned. The written document is now known as one of the most famous sermons preached in pre-revolutionary America. After this, it does not come as a surprise that Boston adopted an elm as its symbol of liberty, rather than the royal oak. This was mostly due to the fact that the royal oak is closely related to England.
Throughout his lifetime, Mayhew was known for rather controversial opinions on people and major events as well as his radical view of government within his sermons. For example, he publicly disassociated from Cromwell’s “maladministration” in his well-known defense of the principle of regicide. He also renounced the mother of harlots, who is spoken about in
He stated how the physics of gravity were too complex to understand. This made him one of the major foundations of material on the new knowledge of our physical world. But, due to his educated background, Mayhew warned against self-interest since it is not an adequate excuse to overlook the needs of the rest of mankind. His viewpoints have merit since they support his predominant argument that he continually reinforced: that both civil and religious liberty were not essential in the quest for happiness within mankind. He and his fellow clergymen all encouraged altruism while discouraging selfish reasons for charity. For example, donating money to better their position in a social group, preaching that they must do things for humanity for selfless reasons, rather than selfish