HOW DID THE PURITAN DOCTRINE CHANGE WORSHIP?
Now that we know what they were aiming for and on what basis they made their decisions, its good to ask: How did the Puritan Doctrine change the worship of the Church? In short, it simplified things. Heres a string of quotes, “I am of the opinion that all things in the church should be pure, simple, and removed as far as possible from the elements and pomps of this world”. If the religion be pure, spiritual, simple, and lowly, As the Gospel most surely is, such must the face Of ministry be.” “Our principal care and desire is to administer the ordinances of Christ Himself in their native purity and simplicity, without any dressing or painting of human invention”. The Puritans simplified just about everything in the churches. For example, they simplified their Ritual. The Catholics and the Church of England excelled in ceremony; their services were multi-media presentationsthe Word was heard, bright colors were seen, the incense was smelled, holy water was felt, and the Wafer was eaten.
