, ▁and ▁taken ▁this ▁as ▁a ▁sign ▁- ▁he ▁left ▁his ▁con greg ation ▁to ▁become ▁an ▁it iner ant . ▁His ▁actions ▁during ▁this ▁time ▁often ▁caused ▁him ▁to ▁run ▁af oul ▁of ▁both ▁ecc les iast ical ▁and ▁civil ▁authorities . ▁ ▁D aven port ▁often ▁den ounced ▁fellow ▁cl erg ymen ▁for ▁their ▁conduct , ▁such ▁as ▁when ▁he ▁l abeled ▁Joseph ▁No yes , ▁the ▁past or ▁of ▁New ▁H aven , ▁a ▁" w olf ▁in ▁sheep ' s ▁cl othing ." ▁D aven port ▁is ▁also ▁noted ▁for ▁his ▁" B on f ires ▁of ▁the ▁Van ities ", ▁the ▁public ▁burn ings ▁he ▁organized ▁in ▁New ▁London . ▁As ▁with ▁those ▁of ▁Gi rol amo ▁Sav on ar ola , ▁D aven port ▁ur ged ▁his ▁follow ers ▁to ▁destroy ▁imm oral ▁books ▁and ▁lux ury ▁items ▁with ▁fire . ▁ ▁He ▁often ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁could ▁distinguish ▁people ▁who ▁were ▁saved ▁versus ▁people ▁who ▁were ▁dam ned ▁just ▁by ▁looking ▁at ▁them . ▁▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 7 4 2 , ▁D aven port ▁and ▁fellow ▁pre acher ▁Benjamin ▁Pom ero y ▁were ▁ar ra igned ▁before ▁the ▁Col onial ▁Assembly ▁at ▁Hart ford , ▁Connecticut , ▁charged ▁with ▁dis order ly ▁conduct . ▁Pom ero y ' s ▁case ▁was ▁dismiss ed , ▁but ▁D aven port ▁was ▁declared ▁to ▁be ▁under ▁" enth us iast ical ▁impress ions ▁and ▁imp uls es , ▁and ▁thereby ▁dist urbed ▁in ▁the ▁rational ▁fac ult