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I have been interested in the Puritans ever since watching a documentary on the life of John Bunyan. His classic book "Pilgrim's Progress" is one of the best sellers of all time. I love this rich allegory which is heavily based in scripture. I wondered if anyone else here would like to discuss their thoughts on the Puritans? It would be fun to learn more on the history of them! 

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I don't know alot about them, but think their prayers and devotionals are quite insightful.   I have a Congregational hymnal (I think the Congregational churches came from the Pilgrims).  The prayers and readings in the back of the hymnal are really beautiful.

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The Puritans feared God a lot more than we do today.

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On 7/6/2018 at 9:28 AM, KPaulG said:

The Puritans feared God a lot more than we do today.

:thumbsup: Good observation! I definitely agree with you.

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I was just reading about the Puritans in Dr. David Jeremiah's devotional magazine.   He gave their background:  Basically the Catholic Pope in 1527 began denying King Henry VIII's petition to divorce his wife.  So King Henry VIII made himself head of the Catholic Church in England and granted himself a divorce.   The church in England eventually became the Church of England (Protestant).

But many reformation-minded Christians felt the Church of England retained alot of Catholic tradition.  So these Christians separated themselves into non-Church of England congregations.  They were known as Separatists....later known as Puritans.

Many had to flee to other countries as they were persecuted.   One congregation settled in Leiden, Holland but life was difficult for them there.  So they decided to emigrate to America for religious freedom.  In 1620 half of the congregation sailed to America on a ship called the Mayflower.

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The Puritans has aspects of their lives to admire. However, I fault them with three errors: I. Oliver Cromwell and the holy war, II. The fact they were so strict their children fell away from the faith, and III. That they have contributed to the geo-political Christianity known as Network Christianity today or Preterism. 

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I'm trying to revive this thread in hopes that there is some out there who can inform me about the Puritans. I appreciate the replies I already got but I just feel there may be different people reading this now in October.

John Bunyan's 'Pilgrim's Progress' made a good impression on me. And many, many other folks. This prompted my interest in the Puritans.

If nothing else, maybe you could tell me about which of his books or other Puritan authors you have enjoyed. Thanks. :)

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