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The History of the Puritans—Preface, Vol. II

Background of the American Revolution No one can understand the foundations of the American nation without understanding the Protestant Reformation—in particular the Dissenters (or Puritans) who...

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The History of the Puritans—Preface, Vol. III

Background of the American Revolution No one can understand the foundations of the American nation without understanding the Protestant Reformation—in particular the Dissenters (or Puritans) who...

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The History of the Puritans—Preface, Vol. IV

Background of the American Revolution No one can understand the foundations of the American nation without understanding the Protestant Reformation—in particular the Dissenters (or Puritans) who...

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The History of the Puritans Series—Daniel Neal

Prefaces to The History of the Puritans—Daniel Neal No one can understand the foundations of the American nation without understanding the Protestant Reformation—in particular the Dissenters (or...

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Cotton Mather (March 12, 1681)

American Thought     Cotton Mather, a month after his eighteenth birthday, asks God for help with his speech impediment the day before he preaches a Sabbath sermon. He also writes down his daily...

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Weekly Story: Goffe At Hadley

Weekly Story     During King Philip’s War, an old English Civil War commander makes an appearance. The people instantly betook themselves to their arms, which, according to the custom of the times,...

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Milton: Who Only Stand And Wait

  SONNET XIX. On His Blindness. ————— WHEN I consider how my light is spent, Ere half my days, in this dark world and wide, And that one talent which is death to hide, Lodged with me useless, though my...

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Edward E. Hale: Puritan Politics

American Thought       On February 12, 1869, Historian Edward Everett Hall delivers a requested lecture before the Lowell Institute on his chosen subject. In its success, as I believe, the history of...

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The Pilgrims Leave The Old World Behind

Freedom of Religion   William Bradford, Governor of the Plymouth Plantation, relates their reasons for leaving the Old World. The other partie, though under many colours & pretences, endevored to...

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Isaac Watts—Am I a Soldier of the Cross

Western Thought     In 1709 Isaac Watts writes a two-part sermon on Christian courage. To illustrate the first section he writes a still popular hymn. Where the life or the estate of our neighbour is...

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