Oh, please. Cromwell's disgusting career demonstrated that he only cared about himself. He revolted against his king for simply not having called upon Parliament (of which he was a member) but later, as dictator, he went so far as to actually dissolve a Parliament in session because it didn't give him what he wanted ("It's good to be the king" but 'it's better to be the dictator'). He killed his king for supposed treason against the kingdom while being, himself, the leader of the revolution which initially deposed him. He came to power championing the 'Levelers' and rallying them to his cause, but later, much like Hitler did the SA, he eliminated them after they had served his purpose. He established a psuedo-republic for the declared purpose of instituting rule-of-law, but then proceeded to run the country like a modern third world generalissimo. He destroyed the ancient vestiges of English monarchy in an attempt to end forever the inherited title but, in the fashion of the North Korean Kims, he established his son as his successor. Finally, he killed MANY people, all in the name of Christ, and all of them where Christian.
Cromwell was, truly, the PERFECT Puritan.
Excellent and succinct post.