puritans

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What happened to the English Presbyterian non-conformists after 1662? Did the ejected ministers of such persuations survive, preservere and maintain some sort of presence? Or were they succesfully supressed and forced out of existance? If there was such a movement, did they have any ties with...

Friends, Many more great Bible commentaries have become fully available online in the last several years. At Reformed Books Online around only 55% of the Bible commentary collection of over 2,200 works were previously online. Now about 86% are fully online. That's around 680 more. Not only...

This is a collection of Puritan & Non-Conformists sermons available in EEBO-TCP categorized by scripture; book, chapter, and verse. To access the specific verses, go to the "notes" section for each title, and there is a direct link for the sermon. All are welcome to use in any way, and share...

Hello everyone. Puritan Search is a fully searchable database of over 980 Puritans and Non-Conformists, containing the full texts of almost 6,600 works. That is about 600,000 pages of Puritan and Non-Conformists literature! This software allows one to, within seconds, search this entire corpus...

A Devotional on Our Savior’s Death and Passion by Charles Herle (1598-1659) Charles Herle (1598-1659) was an active member of the Westminster Assembly of Divines, and, in 1646, was chosen to preside over the assembly; he was known as a deep divine, a great scholar and eminently pastoral. Every...

The puritans suffered through many spreading diseases and plagues and have given us: (1) Careful and even handed, cautionary advice in such situations, (2) noble and heroic examples to follow, and (3) a wealth of moving and poignant spiritual treasure on this topic. Here is a webpage that has...

Greetings All! Wondering if some of our historians could provide some of the context here. I was going through Dickens' A Christmas Carol with my students in class, when I came across the following (the context is Scrooge in conversation with the Ghost of Christmas Present, after seeing...

A couple of days ago I came across a video and article by Bob Wilkin of the Grace Evangelical Society where he says (in the article): "Dr. R. T. Kendall in his book Calvin and English Calvinism to 1649 reports that nearly to a man the great Puritan theologians lamented on their death beds that...

1. What was the understanding and position of the puritans regarding secular music? 2. Does anyone have recommendations of puritan books on this issue?

Hey everyone! I have a question for you guys to help me out with today. I want to start by saying I love the puritans. I hold them in high esteem and reverence as thinkers of the Bible. Secondly, I would like to say all of us believe that abortion is sin. Minus the nuances and exceptions...

What would be some of the best or most popular Puritan commentaries/expositions on Leviticus?

I am looking to begin reading the Puritans more, but I do not know where to start. What are your favorite Puritan works?

Hey folks, We're hosting a retreat this weekend focused on Heaven. We'll be doing lots of teaching on it and reflecting on what the Bible has to say about Heaven. So, it got me thinking: What did the Puritans have to say about Heaven? I was wondering if you guys had any quotes or extracts on...

Two things: I have been teaching a Bible Study using Jeremiah Burroughs' book, "Gospel Fear". 1.) I have been trying to get a better understanding of what it is to Fear God, and to Fear and Tremble at His Word. Class is going great, and we are having great instruction and discussion time...

I just wrote an article on Ecclesiastes and the Puritans for an upcoming book. Would anyone be interested to read it and give me some feedback, corrections, etc? I am sure that would be very helpful. I am not sure how to make the article accessible other than emailing it...? Many...

Last night I began lecturing through Manton's sermons on the temptation of Christ. The first lecture is historical and biographical, and is entitled, "Who Was Thomas Manton?" Details here.

What books would your recommend to get a basic understanding of historic reformed belief and practice for someone who doesn't have that background? I've believed the doctrines of grace for several years now and continue to move in the direction of the historic reformed faith (I think). The...