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Before the outbreak of hostilities between Charles I and the Long Parliament, the King had authorized a regular monthly fast for the realm which members of parliament later adopted as a program of national humiliation. At the invitation of individual members of parliament, two preachers, generally leading puritan clerics connected with the Westminster Assembly, which had been convened for the purpose of reforming the Church of England, were invited to speak. Drawing from some 240 published sermons, Professor Wilson presents a survey of the program, giving detailed scrutiny to the form and contents of the sermons. His aim throughout is to clarify the puritans' conceptions of the relationship between their religious movement and the political events of the period, and to assess the importance of these sermons for the interpretation of Puritanism. Originally published in 1969. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press.These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

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Author:   John Frederick Wilson
Publisher:   Princeton University Press
Imprint:   Princeton University Press
Volume:   2333
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.595kg
ISBN:  

9780691648378

ISBN 10:   0691648379
Pages:   302
Publication Date:   19 April 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Language:   English

Table of Contents

*Frontmatter, pg. i*Preface, pg. vii*Contents, pg. xi*I. Preaching in the Long Parliament, pg. 1*II. The Genesis of the Commons Preaching Program, pg. 22*III. The Program of Humiliations and Thanksgivings, pg. 60*IV. Parliamentary Sponsors and the Puritan Preachers, pg. 98*V. The Plain Style and Puritan Texts, pg. 137*VI. Puritan Piety for a Covenanted Nation, pg. 166*VII. Puritanism in the Time of Civil War, pg. 197*Appendix One: Calendar and Checklist of Humiliations, Thanksgivings, and Preachers in the Long Parliament, pg. 237*Appendix Two: Calendar of Printed Sermons Preached to Members of the Long Parliament, pg. 255*Appendix Three: Sermons Preached to Sundry of the House of Commons, 1641, pg. 275*Index, pg. 281

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