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  • 71Cromwell, Oliver — ( 1599 1658)    ruler of England during the Puritan Revolution    Oliver Cromwell, who as Lord Protector of the Commonwealth ruled England through the 1640s until his death, was born in Huntingdon in 1599. He was educated in his hometown by a… …

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  • 72John Cotton (Puritan) — John Cotton (December 4, 1585 ndash; December 23, 1652) was a highly regarded principal among the New England Puritan ministers, who also included John Winthrop, Thomas Hooker, Increase Mather (who became his son in law), John Davenport, and… …

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  • 73Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church — Infobox Christian denomination name = Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church imagewidth = 196px caption = The seal of the ARPC. main classification = Protestant orientation = Calvinist polity = Presbyterian founder = founded date = 1782 founded… …

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  • 74Marshall, Stephen — ▪ English clergyman born c. 1594, , Godmanchester, Huntingdonshire, Eng. died Nov. 19, 1655, London       Presbyterian minister and popular Puritan leader. He was an influential preacher to the English Parliament and a participant in the… …

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  • 75Assemblies — Assembly As*sem bly, n.; pl. {Assemblies}. [F. assembl[ e]e, fr. assembler. See {Assemble}.] 1. A company of persons collected together in one place, and usually for some common purpose, esp. for deliberation and legislation, for worship, or for… …

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  • 76Assembly — As*sem bly, n.; pl. {Assemblies}. [F. assembl[ e]e, fr. assembler. See {Assemble}.] 1. A company of persons collected together in one place, and usually for some common purpose, esp. for deliberation and legislation, for worship, or for social… …

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  • 77Assembly room — Assembly As*sem bly, n.; pl. {Assemblies}. [F. assembl[ e]e, fr. assembler. See {Assemble}.] 1. A company of persons collected together in one place, and usually for some common purpose, esp. for deliberation and legislation, for worship, or for… …

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  • 78Unlawful assembly — Assembly As*sem bly, n.; pl. {Assemblies}. [F. assembl[ e]e, fr. assembler. See {Assemble}.] 1. A company of persons collected together in one place, and usually for some common purpose, esp. for deliberation and legislation, for worship, or for… …

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  • 79Meditative poetry — combines the religious practice of meditation with verse. It occurs in many cultures, especially in Asian, European and Hindu cultures. Especially Buddhist and Hindu writers have developed extensive theories and phase models for meditation (Bevis …

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  • 80History of socialism — The history of socialism, sometimes termed modern socialism , [Encyclopedia Australia entry on socialism] finds its origins in the French Revolution of 1789 and the changes brought about by the Industrial Revolution, although it has precedents in …

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