Puritan Political Thought and the “Cases of Conscience”

Looking back over the stormy times of Revolution and Civil War, Thomas Hobbes came to the conclusion that it was superior force which had been decisive. The sword rather than the heavens had passed judgment upon the people of the Lord. The holy zeal of the early Puritans had run its course; the crus...

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Main Author: Mosse, George L. (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 1954
In: Church history
Year: 1954, Volume: 23, Issue: 2, Pages: 109-118
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