The Puritans Against The Church Of Rome
Thesis:The Puritans were a widespread and diverse group of individuals who took a stand for religious purity in the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries. They had been strongly against the Catholic Church. As a matter of fact the Puritan colonists believed that English Reformation had not gone far enough and that the Church of England, also known as the Anglican church, was still tolerating too many practices that were associated with the Church of Rome they wanted greater reforms to do away with all the traces and the effects of the Roman Catholic Church. As a matter of fact the faith of the Puritans was not to separate entirely from the Church of England.
I. The Puritans had been strongly against the Catholic Church they wanted greater reforms
by cleansing and bringing change to the church from within.
A. Consequently, they wanted the Church of England to become pure by getting rid of Catholic practices.
B. Nevertheless, the Puritans wanted religious freedom from strict and harsh moral codes of Catholic practices.
C. Accordingly, they wanted to return to the simple faith of the New Testament.
II. The actions of the Puritans was not to separate entirely from the Church of England they wanted to make reforms or changes.
A. In fact with greater reforms they would be free of any traces or effects of the Roman Catholic Church.
B. The actions of the Puritans was not to separate entirely from the Church of England they wanted to make reforms or changes.
III. During the early 1500s, all the people in England practiced the Roman Catholic religion.
A. During the reign of King Henry VIII England had broken away from the Catholic Church to form the Protestant Church of England known as the Anglican church.
1. Throughout the length of Reformation the doctrine and practices of the Catholic Church and religion was under scrutiny.
2. An essential leader in the Reformation was John Calvin, his ideas and writings gave rise to Protestantism, which was pivotal to the Christian revolt.
B. England had broken away from the Catholic Church to form the Protestant Church of England known as the Anglican church during the reign of King Henry VIII.
1. An essential leader in the Reformation was John Calvin, his ideas and writings gave rise to Protestantism, which was pivotal to the Christian revolt.
I. The Puritans had been strongly against the Catholic Church they wanted greater reforms
by cleansing and bringing change to the church from within.
A. Consequently, they wanted the Church of England to become pure by getting rid of Catholic practices.
B. Nevertheless, the Puritans wanted religious freedom from strict and harsh moral codes of Catholic practices.
C. Accordingly, they wanted to return to the simple faith of the New Testament.
II. The actions of the Puritans was not to separate entirely from the Church of England they wanted to make reforms or changes.
A. In fact with greater reforms they would be free of any traces or effects of the Roman Catholic Church.
B. The actions of the Puritans was not to separate entirely from the Church of England they wanted to make reforms or changes.
III. During the early 1500s, all the people in England practiced the Roman Catholic religion.
A. During the reign of King Henry VIII England had broken away from the Catholic Church to form the Protestant Church of England known as the Anglican church.
1. Throughout the length of Reformation the doctrine and practices of the Catholic Church and religion was under scrutiny.
2. An essential leader in the Reformation was John Calvin, his ideas and writings gave rise to Protestantism, which was pivotal to the Christian revolt.
B. England had broken away from the Catholic Church to form the Protestant Church of England known as the Anglican church during the reign of King Henry VIII.
1. An essential leader in the Reformation was John Calvin, his ideas and writings gave rise to Protestantism, which was pivotal to the Christian revolt.