{"id":13148,"date":"2015-12-18T18:35:16","date_gmt":"2015-12-18T18:35:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.watchmanmedia.org\/?p=13148"},"modified":"2016-08-10T19:36:49","modified_gmt":"2016-08-10T19:36:49","slug":"the-impact-of-the-puritans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchmanmedia.org\/?p=13148","title":{"rendered":"The Impact of the Puritans"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_15297\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/watchmanmedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/2Assertion_of_Liberty_of_Conscience_by_the_Independents_of_the_Westminster_Assembly_of_Divines_1644.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15297\" class=\"wp-image-15297 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/watchmanmedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/2Assertion_of_Liberty_of_Conscience_by_the_Independents_of_the_Westminster_Assembly_of_Divines_1644.jpg\" alt=\"2Assertion_of_Liberty_of_Conscience_by_the_Independents_of_the_Westminster_Assembly_of_Divines_1644\" width=\"1000\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/watchmanmedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/2Assertion_of_Liberty_of_Conscience_by_the_Independents_of_the_Westminster_Assembly_of_Divines_1644.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/watchmanmedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/2Assertion_of_Liberty_of_Conscience_by_the_Independents_of_the_Westminster_Assembly_of_Divines_1644-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/watchmanmedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/2Assertion_of_Liberty_of_Conscience_by_the_Independents_of_the_Westminster_Assembly_of_Divines_1644-768x422.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-15297\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Liberty of Conscience by the Independents of the Westminster Assembly of Divines. 1644 Palace of Westminster; Supplied by The Public Catalogue.<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In this short video, Dr Joe Boot talks about the history of the Puritans and their impact on Christianity. He highlights their engagement with society as &#8220;civilisation-builders, not just people seeking the reform of the Church&#8221;, noting their &#8220;faithful application of Scripture to every area of life&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The unique contribution of the Puritans, as Joe sees it, is their &#8220;covenantal understanding of our relationship to God and to one another and to apply that to the various spheres of life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ag5OqHoSmDY?feature=player_embedded\" width=\"760\" height=\"416\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Article originally <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/christianconcern.com\/media\/joe-boot-the-impact-of-the-puritans\" target=\"_blank\">posted here.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-bottom-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/watchmanmedia.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F13148&print=pdf\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-pdf\" target=\"_blank\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/watchmanmedia.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/pdf.png\" alt=\"image_pdf\" title=\"View PDF\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/watchmanmedia.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F13148&print=print\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_blank\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/watchmanmedia.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this short video, Dr Joe Boot talks about the history of the Puritans and their impact on Christianity. 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