The Sabbath in Puritan New England
by Alice Morse Earle
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Nineteenth-century historian Alice Morse Earle brings the religious beliefs and practices of the Puritans to life in this fascinating discussion of the Protestant sect's way of worship. From the accompanying music to the common themes of sermons, no detail of Puritan religious services is overlooked..
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Good condition. Former library copy - book plate inside front cover and pencil markings on first page. Former owner's name inscribed in ink on title page. Hand sewn binding is loosening but intact. The front hinge has come apart. Small tear on first page. Minor foxing and staining on a few pages.
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- Original title
- The Sabbath in Puritan New England
- Original publication date
- 1891
- First words
- When the Pilgrim Fathers landed at Plymouth they at once assigned a Lord's Day meeting-place for the Separatist church,--"a timber fort both strong and comely, with flat roof and battlements;" and to this fort, every Sunday, ... (show all)the men and women walked reverently, three in a row, and in it they worshipped until they built for themselves a meeting-house in 1648.
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- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Nothing can more plainly show their distinguishing characteristics, nothing is so fully typical of the motive, the spirit of their lives, as their reverent observance of the Lord's day.
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