Church and State in New England

¹ Bradford adopted aforesaid America Anabaptists attend Baptist church Baptists became Bill of Rights brought Brownists Catholic certificate church members church membership Church of England chusetts citizens citizenship civil claimed colonists Congregational church Congregationalism Congregationalists Connecticut Connecticut colonies constitution Court declared dissenting sects doctrine early ecclesiastical eighteenth century enacted Episcopal church Episcopalians established by law exemption laws favor franchise freemen Gospel Governor granted Half-way covenant Hampshire History inhabitants Isaac Backus jurisdiction King Legislature liberal Maine Massa Massachu minister or ministers ministry minor sects opposition organized party pastor persecution persons petition Pilgrims Plymouth colony political preaching privileges Protestant province public worship Puritan Puritan Colonies Quakers Reformation Relations of Church religion religious freedom religious liberty repealed Rhode Island Salem Saybrook Platform says sect or denomination separation of church Separatists settled society Standing Order Swansea taxes tion toleration town or parish township unto Vermont vote