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JOHN CALVIN : LIFE, LEGACY AND THEOLOGY -<br />
PROF. M. M. NINAN<br />
The Puritans<br />
<strong>Calvin</strong>ism: The Spiritual Foundation of America<br />
https://www.geopolitica.ru/en/article/calvinism-spiritual-foundation-america<br />
Christopher Pisarenko<br />
http://www.sfu.ca/content/dam/sfu/philosophy/docs/bradley/fatalism.pdf<br />
https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/determinism-causal/#Int<br />
http://www.wrs.edu/the-story-of-calvinism-in-the-new-world-a-synopsis/<br />
http://www.pbs.org/godinamerica/people/puritans.html<br />
http://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/tserve/eighteen/ekeyinfo/puritan.htm<br />
As the difference between the Anglican Church <strong>and</strong> the Puritans following the <strong>Calvin</strong>ist reform went<br />
from bad to worse, the English were quite glad to be rid of the Puritans <strong>and</strong> for the most part let them<br />
go whither they would. Many went to the Virginia colony, where the Anglican Church was<br />
established in the charter of 1606. Pilgrims (the separatists of their day) <strong>and</strong> Puritans made their<br />
way to what would become the Plymouth <strong>and</strong> the Massachusetts Bay Colonies. The Pilgrims at<br />
Plymouth listened to the preaching of <strong>John</strong> Robinson, whose ideas of a totally autonomous local<br />
church were a strange br<strong>and</strong> of <strong>Calvin</strong>ism for the time, but a natural outgrowth of <strong>Calvin</strong>istic principles.<br />
The Plymouth Plantation members adhered to devout obedience to the Scripture interpreted<br />
according to <strong>Calvin</strong>istic hermeneutical principles <strong>and</strong> courageous living trusting in the sovereign<br />
providence of God.<br />
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