John Wise (clergyman)

John Wise (* August 1652 in Roxbury, Massachusetts, † April 8, 1725 in Ipswich, Massachusetts) was a North American pastor and writer.

Life

Wise was the son of a serf. Sponsored by patrons, he managed to study theology. After completing his studies, he became a pastor in several congregations in Connecticut and Massachusetts.

For celebrity Wise was when he entered the infamous Salem Witch Trials in 1692 for the defendants. He grabbed the hitherto universal church policy on American soil.

Great themes of his work are the natural state of man, and a functioning community. His ideas and requirements influenced the design of the Independence of the United States of America, since all the founding fathers John Wise and his work knew.

On April 8, 1725 John Wise died in Ipswich (Massachusetts ).

Works

• The churches quarrel espoused. 1710
• A friendly check from a child relation. 1721
• A vindication of the government of the New England churches. 1717
• A word of comfort to a melancholy country. 1721