davejonescue
Puritan Board Graduate
I was able to find a CSV with most of EEBO-TCP's titles. This makes searching for people so much easier; especially when it comes to the burdensome "Emmanuel College" list. And on top of that, today I found out that Sussex was also a Puritan stronghold, but that will have to come later. Ah, so much to do... Dont know how many more potential Puritan authors will be in the list; but my goal is really to strip EEBO-TCP of all its Puritan works and hopefully get them archived. This will make the re/ePublishing effort that much easier. It will take time, I kind of got to do things orderly. But God keeps opening doors to push this thing further and further. I really think we are at the point technologically that allows this type of research to be done with much less effort. It still takes effort; but with all these databases, indexes, lists, and everything digital there can really be an expansion of Puritan studies. My hope, is we will not only expand access to the works we know of that were otherwise unavailable; but that we might also discover works we previously didnt know existed. It is really exciting.
Of course, not everybody is going to fall into the category of strict Puritanism. But isolating and finding works in TCP from know Puritan strongholds is a start. Places like Emmanuel and it seems like Sussex, highlighting them, then vetting them further. 980 Puritan & Non-Conformist authors is already a lot to find. Many more than the average Puritan reader knows exists. But doing so lets you find works that others have passed on, works like one I am editing now called "The Dry Rod Blooming and Fruit-Bearing; or a Treatise of the Pain, Gain, and use of Chastening's" George Hughes, (1603-1677.) What a tremendous topic right? Something so severe, and something we all deal with, yet something with very little literature written specifically on it in our day. But it is a gem kind of hidden in the wood-works. PP doesnt have it, Banner doesnt have it, RHB doesnt have it, SDG doesnt have it, yet "Baxter considered it the best work of its kind." My hope is that this effort will bring forth other such titles. And with some help, we can get them cleaned, edited, and to the body of Christ to grow, be fed, and be edified. I just have to take it slow, and let God work it out.
Of course, not everybody is going to fall into the category of strict Puritanism. But isolating and finding works in TCP from know Puritan strongholds is a start. Places like Emmanuel and it seems like Sussex, highlighting them, then vetting them further. 980 Puritan & Non-Conformist authors is already a lot to find. Many more than the average Puritan reader knows exists. But doing so lets you find works that others have passed on, works like one I am editing now called "The Dry Rod Blooming and Fruit-Bearing; or a Treatise of the Pain, Gain, and use of Chastening's" George Hughes, (1603-1677.) What a tremendous topic right? Something so severe, and something we all deal with, yet something with very little literature written specifically on it in our day. But it is a gem kind of hidden in the wood-works. PP doesnt have it, Banner doesnt have it, RHB doesnt have it, SDG doesnt have it, yet "Baxter considered it the best work of its kind." My hope is that this effort will bring forth other such titles. And with some help, we can get them cleaned, edited, and to the body of Christ to grow, be fed, and be edified. I just have to take it slow, and let God work it out.
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