<Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> The Puritans were English Reformed Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries who sought to "purify" the Church of England from its "Catholic" practices, maintaining that the Church of England was only partially reformed . Puritanism played a significant role in English history, especially during The Protectorate . </P> <P> The Puritans were in alliance with the growing commercial world, the parliamentary opposition to the royal prerogative, and the Scottish Presbyterians in the late 1630s with whom they had much in common . Consequently, they became a major political force in England and came to power as a result of the First English Civil War (1642--46). Almost all Puritan clergy left the Church of England after the Restoration of 1660 and the 1662 Uniformity Act . Many continued to practice their faith in nonconformist denominations, especially in Congregationalist and Presbyterian churches . The nature of the movement in England changed radically, although it retained its character for a much longer period in New England . </P>

Which of the following was a calvinist doctrine believed by the puritans