Our first century . ple withdrew from the church itself and set upa church of their own in antagonism to it. They werecalled Separatists, because they had separated themselvesfrom the Church of England. At the little town of Scrooby in thenorth of England there was a very ear-nest and active congregation of theseSeparatists. They presently foundthemselves subject to so much perse-cution for their religion that they de-cided to leave the country, in search ofa place where they might worship Godin their own way without incurring painsand penalties of any kind. They emi-grated in a body to Ley de
Our first century . ple withdrew from the church itself and set upa church of their own in antagonism to it. They werecalled Separatists, because they had separated themselvesfrom the Church of England. At the little town of Scrooby in thenorth of England there was a very ear-nest and active congregation of theseSeparatists. They presently foundthemselves subject to so much perse-cution for their religion that they de-cided to leave the country, in search ofa place where they might worship Godin their own way without incurring painsand penalties of any kind. They emi-grated in a body to Ley den in they lived for a little more than a dozen years,enjoying perfect freedom of conscience and an absoluteliberty to worship as they pleased and to teach their doc-trines without interference. At the end of that time, however, they had begun tosee what must happen to them. They were still stoutlyloyal to their English birthright and were in no way dis-posed to surrender it. They began to understand by. Puritan Lady. 64 OUR FIRST CENTURY that time that if they were to remain in Holland theirchildren and their grandchildren would not be English-men but Dutchmen and they were very unwilling thatthis should occur. Their desire was to settle themselvessomewhere in English territory where they might be freeto hold their own religious views, at the same time main-taining their status as Englishmen.
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