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They attacked the idea of hierarchy in the church which may have led to them attacking the hierarchy in general. However the evidence shown from the aftermath of the Marprelate Tracts shows that the majority of Puritans did not want to be engaged in violence with the State.

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AnswerFor a fuller discussion, see the link below. The Puritans were known as non-comformists and thought that the Church of England had not sufficiently rid itself of Catholic externals like kneeling to receive Holy Communion, clerical dress, Church bells, bowing at the name of Jesus. Queen Elizabeth and the Archbishop of Canterbury both saw this as a personal assault on their authority.
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