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The English Reformation in all its branches had as one of its major elements the emphasis upon the sanctified , the holy , life . ... radical party that the Church of England should be reformed according to the ' pure ' Word of God .
The English Reformation in all its branches had as one of its major elements the emphasis upon the sanctified , the holy , life . ... radical party that the Church of England should be reformed according to the ' pure ' Word of God .
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22 The Presbyterians , following the general Reformed church tradition , had gone the whole way in their implementation of this equation of the bishop and presbyters by eliminating the office of bishop and using only the designation of ...
22 The Presbyterians , following the general Reformed church tradition , had gone the whole way in their implementation of this equation of the bishop and presbyters by eliminating the office of bishop and using only the designation of ...
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Wesley's tenacious refusal to recognize this fact , though it has been shown he may well have seen the end result , could only retard but not stop this movement toward a closer identity with the Reformed tradition .
Wesley's tenacious refusal to recognize this fact , though it has been shown he may well have seen the end result , could only retard but not stop this movement toward a closer identity with the Reformed tradition .
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Contents
Abbreviations | 11 |
Puritan Authors in Wesleys Publications | 31 |
Wesleys Abridgment of Puritan Literature | 47 |
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