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A quest for godliness the Puritan vision of the Christian life
"The suggestion that we need the Puritans...with all our sophistication and mastery of techniques in both secular and sacred fields--may prompt some lifting of eyebrows....What could these zealots give us that we need, it is asked. the answer, in one word, is maturity. Maturity is a compound of wisdom, goodwill, resilence, and creativity. The Puritans exemplified maturity, we don't....They were great believers, great hopers, great doers, and great sufferers. both sides of the ocean ( in old England from the authorities and in New England from the elements), seasoned and ripened them till they gained a stature that was nothing short of heroic.....(back cover).
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- ""The suggestion that we need the Puritans...with all our sophistication and mastery of techniques in both secular and sacred fields--may prompt some lifting of eyebrows....What could these zealots give us that we need, it is asked. the answer, in one word, is maturity. Maturity is a compound of wisdom, goodwill, resilence, and creativity. The Puritans exemplified maturity, we don't....They were great believers, great hopers, great doers, and great sufferers. both sides of the ocean ( in old England from the authorities and in New England from the elements), seasoned and ripened them till they gained a stature that was nothing short of heroic.....(back cover)."@en
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