'Like to an anatomy before us': Deborah Huish's Spiritual Experiences and the Attempt to Establish the Fifth Monarchy

As textual 'anatomies' could dissect bodies, it was a logical step that they would also look at spiritual matters, examining the inward 'hearts' of men and women. If divine order could be observed in the construction of the human body, it could also be seen in the examining of th...

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Published inThe Seventeenth century Vol. 26; no. 1; pp. 44 - 68
Main Author ADCOCK, RACHEL
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Durham Taylor & Francis Group 01.03.2011
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Baptist churches
Body/Body Parts
Huish, Deborah
Narratives
Writers
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Summary:As textual 'anatomies' could dissect bodies, it was a logical step that they would also look at spiritual matters, examining the inward 'hearts' of men and women. If divine order could be observed in the construction of the human body, it could also be seen in the examining of the work of God on men's hearts by their spiritual experiences. Here, Adcock examines Huish's experiences as an 'anatomy' of her inward spiritual condition, and explores how her plight is used as an allegory for the troubles of the people of Zion.
ISSN:0268-117X
2050-4616
DOI:10.1080/0268117X.2011.10555658