The Church Book of the Cockermouth Congregational Church (1651–c.1765)

• Published in: Bunyan studies no. 20; pp. 33 - 50
• Main Author: Wordsworth, R B
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Newcastle Upon Tyne Northumbria University, Department of Humanities, Faculty of Arts, Design and Social Sciences 01.01.2016
• Subjects: 17th century; Allusion; British & Irish literature; Bunyan, John (1628-1688); Christianity; Congregational churches; Death & dying; English literature; Historians; Literary devices; Politics; Religious congregations; New York; United Kingdom > UK; United States > US; England; Scotland; Edinburgh Scotland

Of late, however, interest has shifted to the impact of reform on the faith of the ordinary folk that populated the communities of parish, village and small market town, the weavers and miners, the farmers and artisans, the housewives and servants that inhabited the pews each Sunday to hear preacher...