The Puritans in late sixteenth-century England...

   

• denied the concept that everyone had a calling” from God.
• incorporated into their religion many of the traditional Roman Catholic practices, such as burning incense and praying to dead saints.
• championed literacy so that everyone could read and interpret the Bible.
• gave final authority over religious doctrine to bishops and synods. 

ANSWER: The Puritans in late sixteenth-century England championed literacy so that everyone could read and interpret the Bible.