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On the Record: The Character of an Old English Puritan or Noncoformist
The classic description of Puritanism from a 1646 tract by John Geree
posted 7/01/2008 08:54AM
The Old English Puritan was such an one, that honored God above all, and under God gave every one his due.
His first care was to serve God… making the word of God the rule of his worship. He highly esteemed order in the House of God: but would not under color of that submit to superstitious rites, which are superfluous, and perish in their use…
He was much in prayer; with it he began and closed the day… He esteemed that manner of prayer best, where by the gift of God, expressions were varied according to present wants and occasions; yet did he not account set forms unlawful… He did not wholly reject the liturgy, but the corruption of it.
He esteemed reading of the word an ordinance of God both in private and public but did not account reading to be preaching… He accounted preaching as necessary now as in the Primitive Church, God's pleasure being still by the foolishness of preaching to save those that believe. He esteemed the preaching best wherein was ... To view this item, you must be a member of ChristianHistory.net.
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