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The majority of people in this list were mainstream Puritans, adhering strictly to the doctrine of Predestination. The more moderate ones, who tended towards Arminianism , have the label "Arminian" behind their names.
Puritans were concerned about biblical errors and Catholic remnants within the prayer book. Puritans objected to bowing at the name of Jesus, the requirement that priests wear the surplice, and the use of written, set prayers in place of improvised prayers. [59] The sermon was central to Puritan piety. [60]
Johann Lachmann; Franz Lambert von Avignon; Johann(es) Lang(e), a Thuringian reformator Johannes Langer; Hubert Languet; Johannes á Lasco; Hugh Latimer; Anton Lauterbach; Johannes Lening
partially: Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches - around 15,000 members - Evangelical/Orthodox, Dutch Reformed/Presbyterian, Calvinistic; Netherlands Reformed Congregations - around 10,790 members - Puritan, Dutch Reformed, Calvinistic; Reformed Congregations in North America
The Puritan's main purpose was to purify the Church of England and to make England a more Christian country. History of the Puritans under Elizabeth I, 1558–1603; History of the Puritans under James I, 1603–1625; History of the Puritans under Charles I, 1625–1649; History of the Puritans from 1649; History of the Puritans in North America
This category comprises articles related to Puritans, the movement of Reformed Protestants that originated in England in the 16th century. The main article for this category is Definitions of Puritanism .
List of Puritans; R. List of Reformed Baptists; List of Protestant Reformers; List of women of the Restoration Movement This page was ...
In the early 17th century, thousands of English Puritans settled in North America, almost all in New England.Puritans were intensely devout members of the Church of England who believed that the Church of England was insufficiently reformed, retaining too much of its Roman Catholic doctrinal roots, and who therefore opposed royal ecclesiastical policy.