Mar 25, 2025 · Puritanism, a religious reform movement in the late 16th and 17th centuries that sought to “purify” the Church of England of remnants of the Roman Catholic “popery” that the …

Oct 29, 2009 · The Puritans were members of a religious reform movement known as Puritanism that arose within the Church of England in the late 16th century. They believed the Church of …

They formed and identified with various religious groups advocating greater purity of worship and doctrine, as well as personal and corporate piety. Puritans adopted a covenant theology, and …

These symbols of a death head or winged skull, reflect the strict orthodox puritan values. The death head with hollow eyes and ginning mouth depicts the soul’s voyage through death.

The Puritan clergy could preach expositional sermons, offer extemporaneous prayers, maintain a strict Sabbatarianism, and advocate (with certain effect) for individual and corporate piety …

Jan 4, 2022 · What is Puritanism and what did the Puritans believe? The Puritans were a widespread and diverse group of people who took a stand for religious purity in the 16th, 17th, …

To the Puritan, the uncultivated soul, overgrown with an accumulation of hypocrisies, stifled by a plague of vicious parasites feeding on whatever virtue it possesses, is one that is barren of …

Jan 12, 2021 · Although initially a small sect of dissenters who drew inspiration from the writings of the religious reformer John Calvin (l. 1509-1564 CE), Puritanism became more widespread …

Jul 20, 2023 · Puritan gravestones are known for their austere design and symbolism. These gravestones often feature simple, geometric shapes and traditional Puritan symbols that …

Nov 25, 2022 · After considerable amount of research, it is believed to be one of many types of Puritan symbols that have appeared on headstones from the early 1600s into the 1700s. …