The Lives of the Puritans (3 vols.)
Overview
The Puritans dedicated their lives to consistent study of the Bible, treasured devotional feelings and close communion with God. As a people, they wanted to eliminate impurities in the church in the area of secularity and corruption and promoted religion and the impact and it’s power it has on people. Benjamin Brook wrote The Lives of the Puritans with the mindset that it be a historical narrative of facts.
In his book, Benjamin Brook gives a history of the Puritans as well as discussions about their reservations regarding rites, ceremonies, Lent, and their views regarding baptism. The majority of his book gives a history of those who played a major role in Puritan history such as Richard Sibbes and Henry Scudder. The 3-volume Lives of the Puritans includes a biography of over 450 Puritan theologians who lived during 1495–1693 and gives background into their lives, accomplishments and contributions.
The Lives of the Puritans makes accessing information on the Puritans easier than ever before! In your digital library, you can read their history together with other prominent Puritan theologians that you own, and Scripture passages, theological terms, and a wealth of other information is only a click away!
- Includes a detailed history of influential Puritan theologians
- Contains a list of each Puritan theologian
- Title: The Lives of the Puritans (3 vols.)
- Author: Benjamin Brook
- Series: The Lives of the Puritans
- Publisher: Printed for James Black
- Volumes: 3
- Pages: 1,597
Partially includedBenjamin Brook (1776–1848) was born in 1776 at Nether Thong, England and was a nonconformist divine and historian. He began attending Rotherham College in 1797 as a ministry student and became first pastor of the congregational church at Tutbury, Staffordshire in 1801. He continued his ministry there until 1830, when he turned his focus to writing. He was also a member of the Springhill College educational board. Brook died in 1848.
Reviews
5 ratings
David Anfinrud
12/30/2023
This is a good way to get an overview of the Puritan era and those involved in it.Richard
4/16/2021
This work is an enormous resource to get to know the Puritans better. The Puritans were persons that bowed their knees only for Jesus Christ. All kinds of horrible tortures could not break them. In midst of persecution, their movement grew. Many Christians nowadays can learn so much from our faithful ancestors. The book describes a part of the history but is mostly concerned with explaining the lives of individual persons. Concerning the English, it is not all too hard, however, it could have been written a bit more engaging. Still, reading and meditating on this book is never a waste of time.
Kevin Bratcher
6/12/2018
Bernard GRAESSEL
11/5/2014
Bill Shewmaker
10/8/2013
