I am in no way trying to win converts to the reading of Puritan theology. Rather, I am simply giving reasons for that reading of the Puritans which occupies a large part of my interest. The Old English Puritan was such an one, that honored God above all, and under God gave every one his due. His first care was to serve God, and therein he did not what was good in his own, but in God s sight, making the word of God the rule of his worship. The answer, in one word, is maturity.
Maturity is a compound of wisdom, goodwill, resilience, and creativity.
We are spiritual dwarfs. We meet here this evening to commemorate the 300 years of his death.