On Religious Liberty: Selections from the Works of Roger WilliamsBanished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony for his refusal to conform to Puritan religious and social standards, Roger Williams established a haven in Rhode Island for those persecuted in the name of the religious establishment. He conducted a lifelong debate over religious freedom with distinguished figures of the seventeenth century, including Puritan minister John Cotton, Massachusetts governor John Endicott, and the English Parliament. |
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... Presbyterianism thrived ; surely he would have greater sympathy for the Calvinist cause than Elizabeth's careful politics had allowed . While Elizabeth had failed to satisfy the Puritans ' long- ings , however , they quickly discovered ...
... Presbyterians and Independents caused civil discord for the next two decades . Presbyterians were committed to a form of church gov- ernment in which individual congregations participated in , and were re- sponsible to , higher ...
... Presbyterianism simply a variation of the " papist " hierarchy already at work in the Church of England . In particular ... Presbyterians quickly responded , and the rising hostility between Protestant factions threatened to divide the ...
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