The Lives of the Puritans, Vol. 1 of 3: Containing a Biographical Account of Those Divines Who Distinguished Themselves in the Cause of Religious ... Act of Uniformity in 1662 (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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Excerpt from The Lives of the Puritans, Vol. 1 of 3: Containing a Biographical Account of Those Divines Who Distinguished Themselves in the Cause of Religious Liberty, From the Reformation Under Queen Elizabeth, to the Act of Uniformity in 1662

And 1because they sought, though in the most peaceable manner, to have the church of England purged of all its antichristian impurities, they were stigmatized with the odious name of Puritans, and inany of them; on account of their nonconformity, were suspended, imprisoned, and persecuted even unto death. 'these' volumes} therefore, present to the reader a particular detail of the arduous and painful struggle for religious freedom, during the arbitrary reigns of Queen Elizabeth, King James, and King Charles l., to the restoration of King Charles II.

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