T he Puritans were the Protestant religious movement in England throughout the 17 th century that sought to “purify” the Church of England from its Roman Catholic influences. They wanted to ...
The word Puritan comes from ‘purity’ or ‘purify’. These were extreme Protestants who wanted to purify the Church of England by returning to the simple and uncomplicated worship and way of ...
Some Puritans valued good preaching above the services ... they threatened her position as Supreme Governor of the Church of England. In 1577 therefore, Elizabeth issued instructions to her ...
Believe it or not, the Church of England has been in worse straits than this. 376 years ago today the beheading of King Charles I ushered in a period of oppression, disestablishment, violence and ...
Like the Pilgrims, the Puritans believed that the Church of England needed to be reformed, but they elected to remain within the church, rather than separate from it. They arrived by the thousands ...
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Like the Pilgrims, the Puritans believed that the Church of England needed to be reformed, but they elected to remain within the church, rather than separate from it. They arrived by the thousands ...