Reasons for Edwards Leaving Northampton

1.Edwards was a perfectionist who had insufficient ways of coping with imperfections in others. Part of Edwards’ problem was that he was building his nearly perfectionist hopes for the long-term spiritual strength of the town on the inherently unstable sands of revival. 2. Edwards’ conflict with Northampton …over the terms of admission to the sacraments. Without his clumsily managed reversal of direction on that subject, he would have remained pastor in Northampton.

3. …his pastorate was undone by his commitment to principle

- George Marsden, Jonathan Edwards: A Life, 370