Lee Gatiss: The Great Ejection of the Puritans

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The Great Ejection of the Puritans


Today is the 350th anniversary of the Great Ejection of the Puritans from the Church of England.

 



1662 may have been a significant year for the Book of Common Prayer. It was not, however, a good year for those to whom the gospel and a good conscience were more precious than

7 Feb 2012: History of Cromwellian and 1662 Restoration Periods

We missed this "Service of Reconciliation" on 8 Feb 2012 at Westminster Abbey.  It recalls the divisions of the Cromwellian and Restoration periods in England. What follows below is taken from the service booklet for the occasion.  And here we are--old Westminsterians in theology and old Prayer Book Churchmen, putting both together. 



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Puritans in Canterbury Cathedral

From the Canterbury Cathedral guide book: 

"Many of the Cathedral treasures disappeared at that time [1540, dissolution of the monasteries]. More destruction followed. During the Commonwealth period, Parliamentary soldiers rode into the Cathedral and wantonly broke the organ, the font, and many monuments. They burnt the Prayer Books and smashed the windows. For quite some years afterwards