Why was Edwards ejected from his pastorate?
• This is a complex question without a simple answer, and it’s best to read the standard works on this subject. Simply, Edwards was embroiled in a controversy that came known as “the communion controversy” and involved doctrinal questions as to who could be admitted to full communicant membership of the church. There are also indications from Edwards’ sermons that a ‘party spirit’ had long existed in Northampton, and he may have been its victim too.
