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Now, this time, the 1650s, they were really a golden age for Puritan activity in the universities,

in the churches, in society, and the freedom that the Puritans now had in this Commonwealth,

this, it's hard for an Englishman to say it, the Republic of England,

was simply unprecedented.

After the death of the king, this was a time of special fruitfulness, giving

birth to many of the Puritan's greatest achievements. Queen Elizabeth the second reined for over seven decades the longest

reigning British monarch. King Charles the third now on the throne, but did you know

that there was a period of time when there was no king or queen in England? This is

the Thursday edition of renewing your mind and it's that period in history that we'll learn about today.

Our guest teacher this week is Michael Reeves, and he serves as president and professor of theology at Union School of Theology in the United Kingdom.

So far this week he has introduced us to Richard Sibbs and Thomas Goodwin and painted some of the picture of what life was like in the world of Sibs and

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