The Religious and Legal Constitution of the Pilgrim State: The Facts of Early Pilgrim History (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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The following questions are discussed and answered in the pages of The Religious and Legal Constitution of the Pilgrim State: What was the distinction between the Pilgrims of Plymouth and the Puritans of Massachusetts Bay? Wherein did the Pilgrims differ from the Puritans in religious belief and practice? Did the Pilgrim Church profess a creed? In the matter of ordination did the Pilgrim Church accept the full Congregational polity? What part did the Evangelical move ment of \vhitefield have in the Pilgrim Church, and what was the effect? Under what circumstances and at what time did the original Church of the Pilgrims become Unitarian? Were persons accused of witchcraft ever executed in Plymouth Colo ny? How did the treatment of Quakers in Plymouth Colony differ from the treatment of that religious body in Massa chusetts Bay?

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