The history of Puritans

1. Puritans refer to reformists who demand the removal of the remnants of Catholicism in the Anglican Church. Its word began to be used in the 65438+60' s, which comes from the Latin word Purus, meaning clean. Puritans believe in Calvinism and believe that the Bible is the only supreme authority, and no church or individual can be the interpreter and defender of traditional authority. Pioneers of Puritans were born in the late period of Mary I's rule, and they were exiled in the Protestant groups in Britain on the European continent. Later, some of them moved to America.

2. Puritans are not only a faction, but also an attitude, a tendency and a value, which is the general name of believers' beliefs. Puritans are the most devout and sacred Protestants. They believe that "everyone is a priest and everyone has a call". It is believed that every individual can communicate directly with God and oppose the tyranny, corruption, red tape and formalism of priests. They advocate that believers live a simple, practical and equal life before God.