A plea before the Ecclesiastical Council at Stockbridge, in the cause of Mrs. Fisk, who was excommunicated by the Reverend Pastor and church in that place, for marrying a man whom they called immoral and profane.----Delivered the 6th and 7th of October, 1779. To which is added, Letters of friendship to those clergymen who have lately renounced communion with the ministers and churches of Christ, in consequence of the above-mentioned affair.--With illustrations and recent examples. Likewise, A droll, a deist, and a John Bacon, master of arts, gently reprimanded. [One line of Scripture text] By a gentleman of Connecticut.
- Huntington, Joseph, 1735-1794.
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- M.DCC.LXXXII. [1782]
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Boston : Printed by N. Coverly and R. Hodge, in Newbury-Street, near the Sign of the Lamb, M.DCC.LXXXII. [1782]
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v, [1], 7-130 p. ; 120.
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- Excommunication
- Congregational churchesDoctrinesEarly works to 1800
- Fisk, Lavinia Deane.
- Perkins, Nathan, 1748-1838. Letters of gratitude.
- Bacon, John, 1738-1820. Illustrations illustrated.
- West, Stephen, 1735-1819. Vindication of the principles and conduct of the church in Stockbridge.
- First Congregational Church (Stockbridge, Mass.)