In what way were Martin Luther and John Calvin important to English Puritans?
A) These two men would help found the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
B) Luther and Calvin encouraged the Puritans to leave England for the New World.
C) Luther and Calvin advocated ideas of religious reform that influenced Puritan thought.
D) Luther and Calvin helped to break the hold of predestination on the Puritan mind.
E) They were the most influential English Puritans of the seventeenth century.

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Luther and Calvin were both leaders in the Protestant Reformation which advocated for religious reform. Their ideas influenced Puritan thought and helped shape the beliefs of English Puritans.

In What Way Were Martin Luther and John Calvin Important