A History of the Church in Brattle Street, Boston

Ante-Communion baptism become the pastor Benjamin Colman Benjamin Walker Boston Brattle Square Brattle Street Church Breck brethren Buckminster called Centinel character charge Christ Christian church and congregation church in Brattle circumstances committee communion Congregational churches Congregationalism connected Cotton Mather council covenant deacons December declaration desire divine doctrine duty early ecclesiastical eminent England erected faith fathers feel friends full communion give Gospel grace Harvard College heart holy honor important Increase Mather influence interest invitation isters JAMES BOWDOIN Joseph Stevens Buckminster letter liberty live Lord Lord's day Manifesto matter meeting meeting-house memory mind minister ministry months Old South Church opinion ordination Palfrey pastor peace period person Peter Thacher pews piety prayer preached present principles profession prosperity public worship pulpit records relation religion religious society Samuel Cooper says Scriptures sermon spirit talents theological thing thought tion town truth undertakers vote William Cooper zeal