[2] He began a diary by writing that he was "born a sinner into an evil world," a notion that demonstrated a Calvanistic religious philosophy as well as a suspicion that God was punishing him.
[3] After being denied entrance into Harvard in August 1667, he returned a month later with his uncle and was accepted.
[4] Two weeks after graduating from Harvard, John Allin, the minister in Dedham, died.
[1] Two of his sermons survive, including one given before the Great and General Court and another given in Dedham on November 21, 1678.
[1] His tenure in Dedham was mostly calm, save for some complaints about seating arrangements in the meetinghouse and delays in paying his salary.