English Puritan churches
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English Puritan churches were Reformed Protestant congregations in England that sought to purify the Church of England of remaining Catholic practices and emphasized strict moral discipline, biblical preaching, and congregational governance.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| English Puritans | 2 |
| English Puritan churches canonical | 1 |
| English Puritanism | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Reformed Protestant congregations
ⓘ
religious organization ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Commonwealth of England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
English Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ Westminster Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| corePractice |
Sabbath observance
ⓘ
catechism instruction ⓘ congregational singing of psalms ⓘ expository preaching ⓘ family worship ⓘ strict moral discipline ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| denominationalFamily | Reformed tradition ⓘ |
| doctrineEmphasis |
authority of Scripture
ⓘ
covenant theology ⓘ justification by faith alone ⓘ predestination ⓘ total depravity ⓘ |
| governance |
congregational polity
ⓘ
presbyterian influences ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Elizabethan religious settlement
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
English Reformation NERFINISHED ⓘ Stuart period ⓘ |
| influenced |
Baptist churches in England
ⓘ
English Nonconformist denominations NERFINISHED ⓘ New England Congregational churches NERFINISHED ⓘ Presbyterianism in the British Isles ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Genevan Reformation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Calvin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| liturgicalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| mainTerritory | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| moralEmphasis |
discipline of church members
ⓘ
honesty in business ⓘ sexual purity ⓘ temperance ⓘ |
| opposedPractice |
bishops
ⓘ
elaborate liturgy ⓘ use of images in worship ⓘ vestments ⓘ |
| parentTradition | Church of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfFlourishing |
17th century
ⓘ
late 16th century ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestant Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Protestantism
|
| religiousMovement | Puritanism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptureView | sola scriptura ⓘ |
| separatedFrom | Church of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theology |
Calvinism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Reformed theology ⓘ |
| worshipPrinciple | regulative principle of worship ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
William Laud
this entity surface form:
English Puritans
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English Puritans
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English Puritanism