The Lives of the Puritans, Vol. 1
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.
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!
Biographies Included:
- John Bale
- John Pullain
- John Hardyman
- Miles Coverdale
- William Turner
- Robert Hawkins
- Andrew Kingsmill
- Christopher Coleman
- William Axton
- Thomas Becon
- Gilbert Alcock
- David Whitehead
- Mr. Millain
- William Bonham
- Robert Johnson
- Richard Taverner
- R. Harvey
- Edward Deering
- Thomas Aldrich
- Thomas Lever
- Francis Merbury
- William Whittingham
- Mr. Lawrance
- John Handson
- Robert Wright
- Bernard Gilpin
- John Copping
- Thomas Underdown
- Mr. Sanderson
- John Hill
- Nicholas Brown
- Richard Crick
- Anthony Gilby
- John Edwin
- Edward Brayne
- Barnaby Benison
- William Negus
- John Stroud
- John Browning
- Stephen Turner
- John Ward
- Edmund Rockrey
- H. Gray
- Robert Moore
- Edward Gellibrand
- Edward Glover
- John Walward
- John Gardiner
- Nicholas Standen
- John Field
- John Huckle
- John Fox
- John Wilson
- John Elliston
- Robert Crowley
- Nicholas Crane
- Lawrence Humphrey
- Thomas Sampson
- William Fulke
- John Garband
- Dudley Fenner
- Cuthbert Bainbrigg
- Edmund Littleton
- Edward Lord
- Andrew King
- Malancthon Jewell
- Edward Snape
- John Holmes
- Richard Greenham
- Giles Wigginton
- Thomas Barber
- Robert Cawdrey
- Lever Wood
- Humphrey Fenn
- Daniel Wright
- William Proudlove
- John More
Top Highlights
“The Puritans were a race of men of whom the world was not worthy. They devoted their days and nights to hard study; they cherished devotional feelings; and they enjoyed intimate communion with God. The stores of their minds were expended, and the energy of their souls was exerted, to separate the truths of the gospel from the heresies of the times in which they lived; to resist the encroachments of arbitrary power; to purify the church from secularity and corruption; and to promote the power of religion among the people. They persevered in this course amidst a host of difficulties, and in defiance of the most powerful opposition. The rulers of those times persecuted them with wanton cruelty, in total contempt of every sacred law, of every just principle, and of every humane feeling.” (Pages vii–viii)
“In the conclusion, the contrary party prevailed: and the bishops, conceiving themselves empowered by the canons of this convocation, began to exercise their authority by requiring the clergy of their respective dioceses to subscribe to the liturgy, the ceremonies, and the discipline of the church; when such as refused, were branded with the odious name of Puritans. This was a term of reproach given them by their enemies, because they wished to serve and worship God with greater purity than was allowed and established in the church of England.‡ All were stigmatized by this name, who distinguished themselves in the cause of religions liberty, and who could not in all points conform to the ecclesiastical establishment.” (Page 22)
Product Details
- Title: The Lives of the Puritans, Vol. 1
- Author: Benjamin Brook
- Series: The Lives of the Puritans
- Publisher: Printed for James Black
- Publication Date: 1813
- Pages: 493
