1648 measure included “Idolatry, Blasphemy, Heresy, venting corrupt & pernicious opinions, that destroy the foundation.”[16] The third threat to the Puritan communal ideal was the fear of an encroaching pietism. In real terms it was more actualized by Baptist doctrine and more personified by individuals like Anne Hutchinson than anyone else in the colonies.[17] Similar to the fear of schism, pietism posed a serious risk to a politically structured and ecclesiastically controlled