Project Gutenberg 2011-08-06 Public domain in the USA. 187 Adams, Charles Francis 1835 1915 Adams, C. F. (Charles Francis) Adams, Charles F. (Charles Francis) 01012390 Some Phases of Sexual Morality and Church Discipline in Colonial New England Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Some Phases of Sexual Morality and Church Discipline in Colonial New England" by Charles Francis Adams is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work examines the intricate relationship between sexual morality and church discipline within the context of Colonial New England, focusing specifically on the practices and societal norms of the time. Adams delves into the historical records to shed light on how church authorities addressed issues of fornication, public confessions, and individual morality within the community. The opening of the work presents Adams’ exploration of the records from the First Church of Quincy, which serve as a window into the challenges faced by church leaders in maintaining moral standards in their congregations. He discusses various documented cases of church discipline related to sexual immorality, and contrasts the public perceptions of morality with the realities captured in these records. Adams also reflects on the implications of these instances in relation to the prevailing attitudes towards sin, repentance, and community accountability, setting the stage for a more profound inquiry into how these factors shaped social life in the region and what they reveal about the complexities of human behavior during that era. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 51.8 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Sexual ethics F001 Text Category: History - American Category: History - Religious 137025 2025-09-15T06:04:23.349877 text/html 135805 2011-08-06T16:40:54 text/html 158037 2025-09-15T06:04:29.571312 application/epub+zip 158681 2025-09-15T06:04:26.825392 application/epub+zip 108341 2025-09-15T06:04:25.618378 application/epub+zip 396907 2025-09-15T06:04:31.504367 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 386207 2025-09-15T06:04:28.803383 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 137187 2022-09-17T04:32:19.053003 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 124964 2025-09-15T06:04:23.051871 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 124835 2011-08-06T16:40:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 124826 2011-08-06T16:40:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20407 2025-09-15T06:04:31.622356 application/rdf+xml 26684 2025-09-15T06:04:26.120323 image/jpeg 4824 2025-09-15T06:04:25.870358 image/jpeg 46106 2011-08-06T16:40:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 48534 2011-08-06T16:40:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 46085 2011-08-06T16:40:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 158730 2025-09-15T06:04:23.360873 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia