preacher who sparked the First Great Awakening Thomas Hooker was a Puritan minister and co-founder of the Connecticut Colony. Anne Hutchinson was a Puritan woman noted for speaking freely about her religious views, which resulted in her banishment from Massachusetts Bay Colony. John Milton is regarded as among the greatest English poets; author of epics like Paradise Lost, and dramas like Samson Agonistes. He was a staunch supporter of Cromwell. James Noyes was an influential Puritan minister, teacher and founder of Newbury. Philip Nye (minister) was the key adviser to Oliver Cromwell on matters of religion and regulation of the Church. Thomas Parker was an influential Puritan minister, teacher and founder of Newbury. John Winthrop is noted for his sermon "A Model of Christian Charity" and as a leading figure in founding the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Robert Woodford was an English lawyer, largely based at Northampton and London. His diary for the period 1637–1641 records in detail the outlook of an educated Puritan. See also Christianity in the 16th century Christianity in the 17th century Plymouth Rock Restorationism Work ethic References Notes Sources Further reading Bremer, Francis J. Lay Empowerment and the Development of Puritanism. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2015. Giussani, Luigi. American Protestant Theology: A Historical Sketch. McGill-Queens UP (2013). Hall, David D. (2019). The Puritans: A Transatlantic History. H-Net online review Neuman, Meredith Marie (2013). Jeremiah's Scribes: Creating Sermon LIterature in Puritan New England. Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press. Puritan works Christian terminology Protestantism Congregationalism English Reformation History of Baptists History of Calvinism History of Christianity in the United Kingdom History of Christianity in the United States History of the Thirteen Colonies Anti-Catholicism in the United States Anti-Catholicism in the United Kingdom Presbyterianism in the United Kingdom