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Isaac Backus

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Isaac Backus, born in the village of Yantic, now part of the town of Norwich, Connecticut, was a leading Baptist preacher during the era of the American Revolution who campaigned against state-established churches in New England. He was converted in 1741. For five years, he was a member of a Separatist Congregationalist church. In 1746, he became a preacher. He was ordained in 1748.[1] Backus became a Baptist in 1751 when he became pastor of the Middleborough Baptist Church in Middleborough, Massachusetts. Considered a leading orator of the "pulpit of the American Revolution", Backus published a sermon in 1773 that articulated his desire for religious liberty and a separation of church and state. Backus served as a delegate from Middleborough to the Massachusetts ratifying convention, which ratified the United States Constitution in 1788. He voted in favor of ratification. Source: Wikipedia

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  • An Abridgment Of The Church History Of New-england From 1602 To 1804

    Representative edition published 2018

    Open Work
  • Church History of New England, from 1620 to 1804

    Representative edition published 2018

    Open Work
  • An Abridgment of the Church History of New-England from 1602 to 1804

    Representative edition published 2018

    Open Work
  • A Short Description of the Difference Between the Bond-Woman and the Free, as They Are the Two Covenants. with the Characters and Condition of Each of Their Children. the Second Edition Corrected

    Representative edition published 2018

    Open Work
  • Spiritual Ignorance Causeth men to Counter-act Their Doctrinal Knowledge. A Discourse From Acts Xiii. 27. By Isaac Backus, Pastor of a Church of Christ, in Middleborough. [Two Lines From Titus]

    Representative edition published 2018

    Open Work
  • A Church History of New-England. Extending from 1783 to 1796. ... Vol.III. by Isaac Backus, ... of 3; Volume 3

    Representative edition published 2018

    Open Work
  • True Faith Will Produce Good Works. A Discourse, Wherein are Opened the Nature of Faith, and its Powerful Influence on the Heart and Life; Together With the Contrary Nature and Effects of Unbelief

    Representative edition published 2018

    Open Work
  • Universalism

    Representative edition published 2016

    Open Work
  • Isaac Backus on Church, State, and Calvinism

    Representative edition published 2013

    Open Work
  • A History of New England, Volume 2

    Representative edition published 2006

    Open Work
  • A History of New England Baptists

    Representative edition published 2001

    Open Work
  • Church history of New England from 1620 to 1804

    Representative edition published 1996

    Open Work
  • History of New-England

    Representative edition published 1969

    Open Work
  • Isaac Backus on church, state, and Calvinism

    Representative edition published 1968

    Open Work
  • A history of New England

    Representative edition published 1871

    Open Work
  • Church history of New England from 1620 to 1804

    Representative edition published 1844

    Open Work
  • An abridgment of the Church history of New-England from 1602 to 1804

    Representative edition published 1804

    Open Work
  • An abridgment of the church history of New-England

    Representative edition published 1804

    Open Work
  • A history of New England

    Representative edition published 1777

    Open Work
  • An appeal to the public for religious liberty against the oppressions of the present day

    Representative edition published 1773

    Open Work
  • Church History of New England from 1620 to 1804, Containing a View of the Principles and Practice, Declensions and Revivals, Oppression and Liberty of the Churches, and a Chronological Table. with a Memoir of the Author

    Representative edition published 2018

    Open Work
  • The diary of Isaac Backus

    Representative edition published 1979

    Open Work
  • New England With Particular Reference to the Baptists

    Representative edition published 1969

    Open Work
  • Isaac Backus on Church, State and Calvinism

    Representative edition published 1968

    Open Work