History of the Puritans; or, Protestant Nonconformists: vol. 1

by Daniel Neal

Publisher:

W. Baynes and Son

, 1822

Overview

First published in 1732, The History of the Puritans has been a historical standard on the life and times of the Puritan fathers. In The History of the Puritans, the influence of the Puritans in England is carefully documented and traced over the course of over a hundred years, beginning with the time of Henry the VIII. Daniel Neal, a minister and historian, tracks the Puritans’ effects on politics and social change, resulting in a dynamic and contextual exploration of this time frame. This set is essential for understanding how the Puritans helped to shape England, as well as comprehending the key events and figures involved.

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Contents

• Preface
• Memoirs of the Author, by Dr. Toulmin
• Dr. Toulmin’s Advertisement
• History of the Puritans , from the Accession of Henry VIII to the Death of Queen Elizabeth
• Reign of Henry the Eighth
• Reign of King Edward the Sixth
• Reign of Queen Mary
• From the beginning of Queen Elizabeth's reign to the separation of the Protestant Nonconformists
• From the separation of the Protestant Nonconformists to the death of Archbishop Parker
• From the death of archbishop Parker to the death of archbishop Grindal
• From the death of Archbishop Grindal to the Spanish invasion
• From the Spanish invasion to the death of Queen Elizabeth

Top Highlights

“About this time flourished the famous John Wickliffe, the morning-star of the Reformation. He was born at Wickliffe, near Richmond in Yorkshire,† about the year 1324, and was educated in Queen’s college, Oxford, where he was divinity professor, and afterward parson of Lutterworth in Leicestershire. He flourished in the latter end of the reign of king Edward III. and the beginning of Richard II. about one hundred and thirty years before the Reformation of Luther.” (Pages 2–3)

“This Wickliffe was a wonderful man for the times in which he lived, which were overspread with the thickest darkness of antichristian idolatry; he was the first that translated the New Testament into English; but the art of printing not being then found out, it hardly escaped the inquisition of the prelates, at least it was very scarce when Tyndal translated it a second time in 1527.” (Page 4)

“the power of the church was independent of the civil government” (Page 2)

“By this law the king’s subjects were put from under his protection, and left to the mercy of the bishops in their spiritual courts, and might, upon suspicion of heresy, be imprisoned and put to death, without presentment, or trial by a jury, as is the practice in all other criminal cases.” (Page 6)

“Lollards, increased after his decease, which gave occasion to the making sundry other severe laws against heretics.” (Page 5)

Product Details

• Title: The History of the Puritans; or, Protestant Nonconformists: vol. 1
• Author: Daniel Neal
• Series: The History of the Puritans
• Publisher: William Baynes and Son
• Publication Date: 1822
• Pages: 527

About Daniel Neal

Daniel Neal, born in 1678, was a British historian and clergyman. With the publication of History of New England in 1720, he was awarded an honorary M.A. from Harvard College. Neal wrote The History of the Puritans between 1732 and 1738. He died in 1743.