Godly discipline

Godly discipline is a term used by early modern Protestant reformers, particularly Puritans,^[1] to describe the regulation of personal and communal behavior according to biblical standards, often enforced through both civil^[2] and church authorities. This concept could often be in conflict with radical protestant views on individual spirituality.^[3]

See also

• Reformation of Manners
• Cambridge Platform
• Clerical Discipline

References

1. Ross, Richard J. (2007), Puritan Godly Discipline in Comparative Perspective: Legal Pluralism and the Sources of “Intensity”
2. "HIST 251: Early Modern England: Politics, Religion, and Society under the Tudors and Stuarts".
3. Rose, Jacqueline (2018), A godly law? Bulstrode Whitelocke, puritanism, and the common law in seventeenth century England