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Isaac Backus

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.

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American theologian, preacher, missionary, writer, and biblical scholar (1724-1806)

Born January 9, 1724
Died November 20, 1806

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  • Cover of: A door opened for equal Christian liberty, and no man can shut it: This proved by plain facts. : [Five lines of Scripture texts]

    First published in 1783 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: A Church History of New-England. Extending from 1783 to 1796. ... Vol.III. by Isaac Backus, ... of 3; Volume 3

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  • Cover of: An abridgment of the Church history of New-England from 1602 to 1804
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  • Cover of: A history of New England: with particular reference to the denomination of Christians called Baptists ...
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  • Cover of: Isaac Backus on Church, State and Calvinism: pamphlets 1754-1789

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  • Cover of: 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
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  • Cover of: 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]

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  • Cover of: 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

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  • Cover of: An address to the Second Baptist Church in Middleborough, concerning the importance of Gospel discipline: [Four lines of Scripture texts]

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  • Cover of: Abridgment of the church history of New-England from 1602 to 1804: containing a view of their principles and practice, declensions and revivals, oppression and liberty, with a concise account of the Baptists in the southern parts of America and a chronological table of the whole

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  • Cover of: An address to the inhabitants of New-England, concerning the present bloody controversy therein

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  • Cover of: church history of New-England.: Extending from 1783 to 1796. : Containing an account of the religious affairs of the country, and of oppressions therein on religious accounts; with a particular history of the Baptist churches in the five states of New-England

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  • Cover of: The doctrine of sovereign grace opened and vindicated: and also the consistency and duty of declaring divine sovereignty, and mens impotency, while yet we address their consciences with the warnings of truth, and calls of the Gospel.

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American theologian, preacher, missionary, writer, and biblical scholar (1724-1806)

Born January 9, 1724
Died November 20, 1806

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Baptists, Freedom of religion, Church and state, Church history, Baptism, Infant baptism, Early works to 1800, History, Clergy, Controversial literature, Doctrines, Election (Theology), Preaching, Theology, Appointment, call, and election, Christianity, Church discipline, Church polity, Faith, Government, Separatists, Atonement, Biography, Church membership, Church tax

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Massachusetts, New England, United States, Maine, Middleboro

People

Isaac Backus (1724-1806), Benjamin Lord (1694-1784), Ebenezer Hinds (1719-1812), Joseph Fish (1706-1781), Asa Hunt (1744-1791), Ebenezer Frothingham (1717?-1798), Elhanan Winchester (1751-1797), Elizabeth Backus (1698-1769), Israel Holly (1728-1809), James Relly (1722?-1778), John Cleaveland (1722-1799), Jonathan Dickinson (1688-1747), Robert Sandeman (1718-1771), Abraham Lord, Daniel Martin, Elizabeth Lord, Elizabeth Tracy Backus (1698-1769), Matthew Merriam (1739-1797), Nathaniel Shepard (1712-1752), Nathaniel Shepherd (1712, 13-1752), Stephen Smith Nelson (1772-1853), Susanna Mason Backus (1725-1800)

Time

18th century

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  • Isaac 1724-1806. [from old cata Backus
  • Isaac 1724-1806 [From Old Cata Backus

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September 23, 2022 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
March 27, 2016 Edited by Hemanth Kumar author bio & photo
March 27, 2016 Edited by Hemanth Kumar Added new photo