Puritan sermons often aimed at stirring the holy affections of congregants, and Van Engen writes, The imaginative work of sympathy, furthermore, constituted its own distinct practice. Puritan ...
Hand-colored engraving of Puritans about to embark for America. (Alamy) When the word “Puritan” entered the English language almost 500 years ago, it came as an insult—a “soul-killing Nick-name,” as ...
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