Excerpt from A Discourse, on the History of the First Christian Church and Society in Marbelhead Those who heard this discourse, as it was delivered in two parts, will perceive that it has been considerably abridged, in order that it might be reduced even to its present form; for which an apology, it is presumed, is unnecessary. It has received no other material alteration. To the members of the Church and Society, for Whose information and benefit it was particularly designed, and to the other gentlemen of the town, who have kindly expressed an interest in the publication, it is now affectionately inscribed. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.