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Mar 2023
26m 26s

Elizabeth and the Rise of the Puritans

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Under Elizabeth I, England once again became a Protestant nation. But some Christians were concerned that several unbiblical practices in the church still needed to be changed. Today, Michael Reeves introduces the Puritans.

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