The Puritans

The Puritans : 

The Puritans

Puritanism : 

Puritanism The puritans were a significant grouping of English Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries The purpose of this movement was to purify the Anglican church from all forms not required by Scripture According to the Puritans the church had to be separated from political power

Puritanism : 

Puritanism The main point of Puritanism was the supreme authority of God over human affairs They opposed the Anglican idea of the supremacy of the monarch in the church The only head of the Church in heaven or earth is Christ, not the Pope or the Archbishop of Canterbury

Other important views of the puritans: : 

Other important views of the puritans: • An emphasis on private study of the Bible • The desire for education and enlightenment for the masses (especially so that the faithful could read the Bible alone) • Priesthood • Perception of the pope as the Antichrist • Simplicity in worship, the exclusion of vestments, pictures, candles and other objects.

Gallery of famous seventeenth-century Puritan theologians: Thomas Gouge, William Bridge, Thomas Manton, John Flavel, Richard Sibbes, Stephen Charnock, William Bates, John Owen, John Howe, Richard Baxter. : 

Gallery of famous seventeenth-century Puritan theologians: Thomas Gouge, William Bridge, Thomas Manton, John Flavel, Richard Sibbes, Stephen Charnock, William Bates, John Owen, John Howe, Richard Baxter.

Elizabethan Puritanism : 

Elizabethan Puritanism Throughout the reign of Elizabeth I, the Puritans appeared as a reforming movement. Politically, they attempted unsuccessfully to have Parliament pass legislation to replace episcopacy with a congregational form of church governance.

Conflict within the Church of England under Charles I : 

Conflict within the Church of England under Charles I Laud became Archbishop of Canterbury in 1633, and moved the Church of England away from Puritanism, rigorously enforcing the law against ministers. The unpopularity of Laud was a major factor leading to the English Civil War

Cultural consequences : 

Cultural consequences Some strong religious views common to Puritans had direct impacts on culture. They eliminated music in religious services

Social consequences and family life : 

Social consequences and family life With their way of living they wanted to demonstrate that they had experienced true evidence of the workings of God’s grace in their souls Authority and obedience characterized the relationship between Puritan parents and their children.

Restrictions and pleasures : 

Restrictions and pleasures . The first Puritans of New England certainly disapproved of Christmas celebrations, as did some other Protestant churches of the time. Celebration was outlawed in Boston from 1659 to 1681.

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