Neal's History of the Puritans

Author: Daniel Neal
Publisher: Geoffrey Main
Classic found in many Christian homes in the past. Now very scarce. Abridged from 1.2 million words in 4 volumes to 260K words in one volume. 660 pages Our Puritan ancestors were mighty in the things of God. We are little aware of the debt of gratitude which we owe to these defenders of civil and religious liberty – that trial by jury is the law of the land, that the press is free, that we are governed by laws which we help to make, that life and liberty are respected, and above all that we can quietly and peaceably worship God according to the dictates of conscience – we owe to the Puritans (J C Philpot) This book is the closest thing we have to an official Dissenting history of England and one which demonstrates the role of Puritanism in fostering English liberty. (Professor Laird Okie)