Post Reformation, they became known as the 'Separatists.'
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The Puritans, Quakers, Baptists, and Methodists all left the Anglican Church to form their own churches in the first century or two of its existence.
The people among the Pilgrims who wanted to purify the Church of England are called Puritans.
The Puritans
The puritans wanted to purify the catholic church of the Quakers
They wanted to reform, or purify the church of England's Practices.
They had both disagreed with the Church of England. It was said that the wanted to "purify" the church.
The Puritans wanted to "purify" the Church, but the Church would not let them.
The Puritans did not entirely agree with the Church of England. They wanted to purify the Church of England because they felt the Church of England was still like the Catholic faith. As a result, they were persecuted.
Protestans who wanted to reform the Anglican Church were called Puritans
The Puritan religion came from England (The Anglican Church) Puritans wanted to purify the Church.
The Pilgrims wanted to separate from the church in England, which is why they left for America. The Puritans wanted to purify or improve the practices of the church which is why they came to America. The similarities were that they wanted to leave to escape discrimination by the king for their religious practices which did not follow the rules of the English church.
In order to "Purify" the English church. The puritants wanted to eliminate the Romans away from the English church. to spread Cathoilicism.
The Puritans, a religious group within the Church of England during the sixteenth century, sought to purify the church of what they viewed as Catholic remnants and return to a simpler form of worship centered on the Bible. They were critical of practices they deemed as too elaborate or superstitious.