History of the Pilgrims and Puritans, their ancestry and descendants; basis of Americanization . TABLET MARKING SITE OF BREWSTERS HOME IN SCROOBY. in Olde England, rioted in the Conformist churches, rippedthe surplice from the clergy, smashed the communion plate,and pitched into flame and flood the Book of CommonPrayer. Neither beautiful architecture nor rare paintings werespared by the radical Puritan-despot, who rode rough-shoddown chancel nave and quenched his horses thirst in thebaptismal font before the altar. Nevertheless, from thesedisruptions was ultimately evolved a developed and per-
History of the Pilgrims and Puritans, their ancestry and descendants; basis of Americanization . TABLET MARKING SITE OF BREWSTERS HOME IN SCROOBY. in Olde England, rioted in the Conformist churches, rippedthe surplice from the clergy, smashed the communion plate,and pitched into flame and flood the Book of CommonPrayer. Neither beautiful architecture nor rare paintings werespared by the radical Puritan-despot, who rode rough-shoddown chancel nave and quenched his horses thirst in thebaptismal font before the altar. Nevertheless, from thesedisruptions was ultimately evolved a developed and per-fected Congregationalism. Stupendous and bitter upheavals 132 HISTORY OF THE PILGRIMS AND PURITANS jSfcM^issKifr?.^. Courtesy of RcicII & Co. PEW IN SCROOBY CHURCH INTENSIFYING THE GRAPE SYMBOL. as these were, they were kernelled with the sustaining beliefthat where two or three are gathered together in the nameof the Christ, He fulfils His promise to be with them, andthere dwelleth the Holy Spirit. Stripped of formalism,barren of gorgeous adornment, incense, posturing, and vainrepetition of prayers was the creed practiced with sacredunction by the Pilgrim and developed with an added shade THE SEPARATISTS IN ENGLAND 133
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