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Congregations
were to raise up their own leadership.
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Puritans focused
strongly upon the Priesthood of all Believers.
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And so, for
Puritans, the congregation raised up their own
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elders, who
shared leadership with the elders of other
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congregations.
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The office of
bishop, in their view, was not scriptural—and their
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laying on of
hands at ordination was deemed a superstitious
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practice.
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Monarchs had no
role in selecting church leaders.
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The
State should exist as a theocracy.
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Puritans
believed that parliament was the proper council to enact
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and enforce
religious beliefs and practices.
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