The main concern of Puritan preaching was to transmit God’s infallible word to His people.  Puritan preaching was marked by an unadulterated concern to search the Scriptures, collate their findings, and apply them to all areas of life.  For the Puritans, all theological language was ultimately God’s language (provided it is true).  To that end, how could a preacher possibly endeavor to employ God’s Word from the pulpit without making strident and vigorous effort to understand it not just generally, but particularly?  The Puritans aimed simultaneously for telescopic knowledge of the Scriptures as well as for microscopic knowledge; their sermons exhibit appreciation for the texture of both systematic and biblical theology.  Indeed, this is hardly surprising because, “Puritan preachers received the Bible as a coherent unit rather than a random collection of unconnected fragments.” – Joseph Steele