The Puritans were a group of English Reformed Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries who sought to "purify '' the Church of England from its "Catholic '' practices, maintaining that the Church of England was only partially reformed.
who were the puritans and what were their beliefs and practices
a group of English Reformed Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries sought to "purify '' the Church of England from its "Catholic '' practices, maintaining that the Church of England was only partially reformed