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The group is also extended to include some early colonial American ministers and important lay-leaders. 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.
John Milton (1608–1674), most famous for his epic poem "Paradise Lost" (1667), was an English poet with religious beliefs emphasizing central Puritanical views.While the work acted as an expression of his despair over the failure of the Puritan Revolution against the English Catholic Church, it also indicated his optimism in human potential.
[37] Puritan leaders were political thinkers and writers who considered the church government to be God's agency in social life. [38] The Puritans in the Colonies wanted their children to be able to read and interpret the Bible themselves, rather than have to rely on the clergy for interpretation.
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Puritan. John Harvard (1607–1638) Joseph Alleine (1634–1668) John Davenport (1597–1670) Matthew Henry (1662–1714) Jonathan Edwards (1703–1758)
Members of the House of Lords who served as Lay Assessors at the Westminster Assembly (in alphabetical order by family name) Dates of Participation Name 1643–1649: William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Salisbury (1591–1668)
This is a list of notable Christian theologians listed chronologically by century of birth This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
The Puritan culture of the New England colonies of the seventeenth century was influenced by Calvinist theology, which believed in a "just, almighty God," [1] and a lifestyle of pious, consecrated actions. The Puritans participated in their own forms of recreational activity, including visual arts, literature, and music.