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Meet a Puritan: William Bates

William Bates (1625–1699)   Life William Bates was one of the most popular and esteemed preachers among the Nonconformists. A master of the Puritan “plain style” of preaching, his stress on piety earned him the name “silver-tongued.” He graduated from…