A Short History of Puritanism. A Handbook For Guilds and Bible Classes
James Heron [1836-1918]

Book Description

Title:

A Short History of Puritanism. A Handbook For Guilds and Bible Classes

Authors:

James Heron [1836-1918]

Publication Year:

1908

Location:

Edinburgh

Publisher:

T & T Clark

Pages:

236

Subjects:

Reformation, Puritanism

Copyright Holder:

Public domain

Table of Contents

• Introduction. Is the History of Puritanism of Our Study?
• Book I. Puritans Prior to the Rise of the Name
1. Origin of the Name 'Puritan'
2. Mediaeval Puritans:
• Sec. I. Marsiglio of Padua
• Sec. 2. John Wyclif
• Sec. 3. The Lollards
3. Puritans under Henry VIII
4. Puritanism "Conceived" under Edward VI
5. Puritanism under Mary: "Its Birth Beyond Sea"
• Book II. Puritanism "Nursed and Weaned" Under Elizabeth
1. The Vestments and Ceremonies Opposed
2. A New Constitution Demanded
3. Puritan Institutions set up
• Sec. 1. The Prophesyings Established
• Sec. 2. The Presbyterian Order Erected
• Sec. 3. Presbyterianism set up in Jersey and Guernse
4. The Whitgift Tyranny
5. Puritanism a Bulwark against Papal Aggression: the Im;ncible Armada
6. Puritanism in the Higher Literature: Bacon; Spenser; Shakespeare; Milton
• Book III. Puritanism Under the Stuarts
1. Puritanism under James I. : "A Tall Stripling" 177 II. Puritanism under Charles I. : " In the Full Strength and Stature of a Man" 199 III. Puritanism under Charles II,: An Outcast
• Index

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